Pogacar favourite for Vuelta with Grand Tour treble in sight
Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar is the overwhelming favourite to win the Vuelta a Espana, which starts on Saturday in Monaco for the first time in its history.
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'Greatest' Springboks face All Blacks in clash of juggernauts
Springbok legend Victor Matfield believes the current South Africa team is the "greatest we have ever had".
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Bangladesh coach Simmons wary of Australia backlash in second Test
Bangladesh coach Phil Simmons has warned his players that Australia will come at them "harder" in the second Test at Mackay on Saturday after his side's shock win in the opening match.
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William and Harry: Britain's warring royal brothers
William and Harry were united in grief as children by the tragic death of their mother, Princess Diana, but their relationship as adults has been ripped apart by anger and hurt.
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Hong Kong Tiananmen activists to receive national security verdict
A Hong Kong court will deliver a verdict in the national security trial of two pro-democracy Tiananmen activists on Friday, in a case widely criticised as exemplifying the erosion of freedom of expression in the Chinese city.
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UN holds second informal poll for next leader
The UN's most powerful body, the Security Council, meets Friday to hold another straw poll to gauge the popularity of a growing field of contenders to lead the embattled organization.
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Who are the candidates vying to lead the UN?
Five women and three men are in the running to succeed Antonio Guterres as leader of the United Nations, which faces unprecedented global instability, wars and its own crushing budget crisis.
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In US mining hub, black lung rates soar
John used to love to go fishing with his son. But at age 45, after 20 years working in the coal mines of West Virginia, physical activity has become nearly impossible.
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Swiatek into Cincinnati semis after Rybakina injury
Iga Swiatek moved into the semi-finals of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters as Elena Rybakina was forced to retire with a heel injury less than half an hour into their clash Thursday.
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Champions Arsenal embrace being 'hunted' as Premier League returns
Mikel Arteta said Arsenal will embrace being "hunted" by their title rivals as the new Premier League season kicks off with the champions facing Coventry on Friday.
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