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India's injured Gill out of must-win second South Africa Test

Japan's eel delicacy faces global conservation pressure

Starc takes seven as England rolled for 172 in Ashes opener

New York's incoming leftist mayor to face off with Trump

Fossil fuel showdown looms on UN climate summit's final day

Japan's Takaichi insists $135 bn stimulus fiscally 'responsible'

Norris tops red-flagged second practice for Las Vegas GP

Miss Mexico wins Miss Universe contest after host insult drama

Texans sack Allen eight times to beat Bills 23-19

Rusty France face 'tired' Australia at end of torrid year

Dortmund host new nemesis Stuttgart with title hopes slipping away

McIlroy shares lead with Race to Dubai title in sight

Rory McIlroy took another step closer to a seventh Race to Dubai crown when he broke through a logjam at the top of the DP World Tour Championship leaderboard with a flurry of late birdies on Saturday.

Climate protesters rally in Brazil at COP30 halfway mark

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Belem on Saturday to press for action from negotiators holding tough talks at the UN's COP30 climate conference in the Amazonian city.

Spike Lee gifts pope Knicks jersey as pontiff meets film stars

Spike Lee presented Pope Leo XIV with a New York Knicks jersey on Saturday as the US pope welcomed film stars to the Vatican, where he called cinema a vehicle of hope.

BBC caught in crossfire of polarised political and media landscape

Accused of being biased by some, defended as a champion of impartiality by others, the BBC is once again the subject of a thorny debate about the role of a publicly funded broadcaster in an increasingly polarised landscape.

'Happy' Shiffrin dominates in Levi slalom for 102nd World Cup win

American ski queen Mikaela Shiffrin laid down a marker to potential challengers this season with a crushing 102nd World Cup win in the opening slalom of the year at Levi in Finland on Saturday.

Palestinian national team on 'mission' for peace in Spain visit

On a "mission" in Spain, Palestinian national team coach Ehab Abu Jazar and his players will play symbolic friendlies against the Basque Country and Catalan national teams in the hopes of working towards safety and freedom for their people.

Brazilian 'Superman' cheers child cancer patients in Ghana

The three-storey Child Health Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana's capital Accra is a place with hushed corridors, laboured breathing and parents clutching on to hope.

India close in on win over South Africa after Jadeja heroics

Veteran spinner Ravindra Jadeja took four wickets to put India in sight of victory on a manic day two of a low-scoring opening Test on Saturday.

Huge explosions rock industrial area near Argentina's capital

Powerful explosions tore through an industrial park near Argentina's capital on Friday, sparking a huge blaze and injuring more than 20 people.

Bezzecchi takes pole for Valencia sprint and MotoGP

Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi claimed pole for the sprint race and the Valencia Grand Prix, the 22nd and final round of the MotoGP season, after setting the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday.

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Dominant Shiffrin leads after first slalom run in Levi