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Google-parent Alphabet shakes up AI division

Embattled Infantino sees minnows Malawi reach WAFCON quarter-finals

FIFA back Infantino, apologise for World Cup privatisation plan

Seeds Rybakina, Pegula and Gauff advance at WTA Toronto event

Auger-Aliassime out of Montreal ATP event with injury

Zverev, Auger-Aliassime exit star-short Montreal Masters

Colombian baby hippo of Escobar stock dies after rescue

Embattled FIFA chief Infantino in emergency talks in Morocco

Preakness shifts 2027 dates to entice more Derby horses

Castaway SpaceX rocket stage crashed into Moon, scientists say

Guatemalan volcano eruption ends, locals return home

Sweden’s welfare reckoning

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

Venezuela’s Oil Return

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Latin America’s age trap

Putin's peace threshold

Two die in 'respiratory illness' outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship

An outbreak of "severe acute respiratory illness" on board a cruise ship in the Atlantic has left at least two people dead, with a third in intensive care in Johannesburg, South Africa's health ministry told AFP on Sunday.

Barcelona sink Bayern to reach women's Champions League final

Alexia Putellas struck twice as Barcelona beat Bayern Munich 4-2 in an entertaining battle to reach the women's Champions League final, sealing a 5-3 aggregate win on Sunday.

True Love lands eighth English 1000 Guineas for O'Brien

Trainer Aidan O'Brien's second string True Love delivered the Irishman an eighth English 1000 Guineas success at Newmarket on Sunday to move him within one win of equalling the record for victories in the race.

Sinner dismantles Zverev to win Madrid Open, set record

World number one Jannik Sinner dispatched Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Madrid Open for the first time.

Brilliant Bordeaux clean out Bath to reach Champions Cup final

Louis Bielle-Biarrey was on target for holders Bordeaux-Begles as they booked their place in the Champions Cup final with a thrilling 38-26 win over English champions Bath at the Stade Atlantique on Sunday.

Second unexploded shell found at illegal French rave: minister

A second unexploded shell has been found at a French military site where thousands of revellers have spent the past three days partying at an illegal rave, the country's interior minister said Sunday

Bournemouth eye European place after crushing Palace

Bournemouth moved into sixth place in the Premier League with a 3-0 win against Crystal Palace that bolstered their bid to qualify for Europe.

Pogacar ends dominant Tour of Romandie with fourth win

Tadej Pogacar surged to the line Sunday for the fourth win in five full stages to complete an emphatic victory in the Tour of Romandie.

Chakravarthy, Narine help Kolkata stay alive in IPL

Spinners Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine helped Kolkata Knight Riders to their third straight win in the IPL as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets on Sunday.

Daughter says Maradona died after carers' plan 'went out of control'

Diego Maradona's entourage and medical team had a plan for the Argentine football star but things "went out of control" in the lead-up to his death, his daughter Gianinna said in an interview this week.

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