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Serena back in the groove on triumphant return to tennis

'It doesn't matter': US star Reyna looks past World Cup scandal

Somali referee says World Cup 'dream' ruined

Knicks ready to 'throw the first punch' in NBA Finals

'Beaten to death': the grim toll of Ecuador's security crackdown

Anthropic opens most powerful AI model to public with safeguards

Serena Williams makes winning return in Queen's Club doubles

Trump vows response after Iran shoots down US helicopter

Real Madrid's 150 mn euros bid for Atletico's Alvarez rejected

Spurs handling physicality of Knicks and New York hostility

Peru election chief tells AFP count could take two weeks

Unexpected economic twist

AI and the Future of Wealth

Beijing's new Taiwan playbook

Russia’s dollar pivot

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Fentanyl trade unravels

Israel riled by US-Iran pact

Leao sees off Samp to snatch top spot for Milan

Rafael Leao fired AC Milan top of Serie A on Sunday with the only goal in a 1-0 win over Sampdoria which allowed his side to overtake champions Inter.

$80 billion in Aramco shares moved to Saudi sovereign fund

Saudi Arabia has moved four percent of Aramco shares worth $80 billion in the world's biggest oil exporter to the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund, authorities said on Sunday.

Ukraine vows to keep airspace open despite Russia threat

Ukraine on Sunday vowed to keep its airspace open to international travel despite Western warnings that Russian troops conducting drills near its borders could invade at any point.

'Surprised' Slovak teen scorer boosts NHL draft stock in Beijing

There might be no NHL stars at the Winter Olympics but Slovakia has one in the making in 17-year-old Juraj Slafkovsky, who has surprised even himself in topping the scoring charts in Beijing.

Masnada takes Tour of Oman lead

Fausto Masnada ended a long barren spell with a stylish solo stage four success to jump to the top of the Tour of Oman standings on Sunday.

Australia beat Sri Lanka after super over drama in 2nd T20

Australia scraped past Sri Lanka to take control of their five-match Twenty20 series Sunday after late fireworks from the visitors forced their second clash in Sydney to a rare super over after it ended in a tie.

Blanc booted out by Qatar club Al-Rayyan

Qatar club Al-Rayyan said Sunday that French coach Laurent Blanc has been replaced, with the World Cup winner paying for poor results despite big money signings.

Aberdeen sack manager Glass

Aberdeen sacked manager Stephen Glass on Sunday after less than a year in the job.

Swiss poised to ban nearly all tobacco advertising

Swiss voters appeared set Sunday to back a near-total ban of advertising for tobacco products but were expected to reject a blanket ban on animal testing.

McInally adamant Scots still in Six Nations hunt after new Cardiff blow

Stuart McInally has insisted Scotland remain contenders for the Six Nations Championship title despite seeing their long wait for a win in Cardiff continue with a 20-17 defeat by Wales on Saturday.

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'I really couldn't see': Heavy snow disrupts Beijing Olympics