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Australian mining giant BHP drops Anglo American takeover bid

Real Madrid drop points at Elche, Atletico scrape win

Bellingham rescues Real Madrid draw at Elche

Mahomes rescue act saves Chiefs as Colts stumble

Finland's Valimaki wins first PGA title at RSM Classic

Pulisic fires AC Milan to derby glory as Roma move top of Serie A

50 children in Nigeria escape after kidnapping as 38 worshippers rescued

Giroud brace earns Lille win over Paris FC in Ligue 1

US says 'very optimistic' on Ukraine plan as Geneva talks end

No.1 Jeeno defends title at LPGA Tour Championship

Slovenia referendum rejects contested assisted dying law

Australia to spend US$8 bn on nuclear sub shipyard facility

Australia will spend an initial Aus$12 billion (US$8 billion) to upgrade shipyard facilities for a future fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, the government said Sunday.

Wallabies 'dominated by disappointment' as All Blacks loom

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt lamented the slew of errors committed by his team in defeat to Argentina, saying they were "dominated by disappointment" and must nip it in the bud before a daunting clash with a wounded New Zealand.

Rubio to begin Israel visit in aftermath of Qatar strike

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio begins a visit to Israel on Sunday, after expressing the Trump administration's unwavering support for its ally in the war with Hamas following a strike in Qatar that drew broad criticism of Israel.

US Fed poised for first rate cut of 2025 as political tension mounts

The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to make its first interest rate cut of the year at its policy meeting this week, spurred by a weakening jobs market -- but political tension looms over the gathering.

Immigration raids sapping business at Texas eateries

Oscar Garcia Santaella's Mexican restaurant is hurting badly as US immigration agents stage raids in Texas: his customers are afraid to leave home and some of his staff are wary of coming to work.

Griffin maintains PGA Procore lead with Koivun, Scheffler chasing

Ben Griffin, warming up for his Ryder Cup debut, fired a two-under par 70 on Saturday to stay atop the leaderboard at the PGA Procore Championship, with amateur Jackson Koivun and top-ranked Scottie Scheffler in pursuit.

'Adolescence' and 'The Studio' tipped to win big at TV's Emmys

Searing teen murder saga "Adolescence" and Hollywood satire "The Studio" are expected to be among the big winners at Sunday's Emmy Awards, television's equivalent of the Oscars.

Kenya's Jepchirchir outsprints Assefa for world marathon gold

Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir produced a dramatic, lung-busting final 100m sprint to outpace Ethiopa's Tigst Assefa for gold in the women's marathon at the world championships in Tokyo on Sunday.

Injury-hit Ingebrigtsen fails to advance in world 1,500m

Jakob Ingebrigtsen's bid to put an injury-plagued season behind him bombed as the Norwegian failed to make it out of his 1,500m heat at the world championships in Tokyo on Sunday.

Brewers become first club to clinch MLB playoff berth

The Milwaukee Brewers became the first team to clinch a berth in the Major League Baseball playoffs on Saturday, and they did it before even walking onto the field.

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