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Lowry, Straka share lead at windy Truist

Messi suffers worst defeat in MLS as Miami fall again

Celtics overwhelm Knicks to pull within 2-1 in NBA playoff series

Toulouse crush Toulon to reach Top 14 semis as Castres pay tribute to Raisuqe

Marseille, Monaco clinch Champions League qualification from Ligue 1

'One of those days': Atletico record-breaker Sorloth hits four

Toulouse's Ntamack suffers concussion in Top 14, Willemse nears exit

Record-breaker Sorloth hits four as Atletico smash Real Sociedad

'Weight off my shoulders': Bayern's Kane toasts breakthrough title

Sinner grateful for 'amazing' support on Italian Open return from doping ban

Hamburg return to Bundesliga after seven-year absence

Artist Emin demands Downing St remove artwork

British artist Tracey Emin demanded Thursday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street office remove an artwork of hers reading "More Passion," saying it did not need further encouragement to party.

Da Vinci should grace new euro notes, says Lagarde

European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde suggested Thursday that Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci and pioneering French politician Simone Veil appear on the new euro banknotes, as she waded into a politically sensitive topic.

Australian Open chief defends 'optional' Covid tests

Australian Open chiefs said Thursday that their Covid measures were working after several players questioned the "optional" testing policy at the Grand Slam.

'Remarkable' giant coral reef found off Tahiti

Scientists have discovered a vast reef of "pristine" rose-shaped corals apparently unharmed by climate change in deep water off the coast of Tahiti, UNESCO announced Thursday.

Rugby star Tameifuna worried tsunami will 'knock Tonga back' further

Tonga prop Ben Tameifuna said on Wednesday a tsunami that hit the Pacific Island nation last weekend will "knock it back a few steps" after also struggling due to coronavirus restrictions.

European stocks mostly fall after Wall Street losses

European stock markets mainly fell Thursday with sentiment jarred by sliding shares on Wall Street, which was rocked by surging global inflation and the prospect of rising interest rates.

Athlete surveillance warnings cloud China's Winter Olympics

A growing number of Western nations and cybersecurity groups have issued digital surveillance warnings for next month's Winter Olympics in Beijing, with some advising foreign athletes to leave personal phones and laptops at home.

Medvedev tames showman Kyrgios as women seeds suffer

Daniil Medvedev tamed Nick Kyrgios to surge into the Australian Open third round on Thursday and avoid joining Garbine Muguruza and Emma Raducanu on the list of high-profile casualties.

Beijing Olympics organisers say app security flaws 'fixed'

An app that Winter Olympics attendees must use has been patched, a Chinese official told AFP Thursday, after cyber security researchers said they had found a "simple but devastating" flaw that could allow data leaks.

Emirates to resume US flights after 'temporary' 5G reprieve

Emirates said Thursday it will lift a suspension of flights to several US destinations in a "temporary reprieve" after the launch of 5G networks was delayed near American airports over safety fears.

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