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Colombia's new president vows to 'defeat narco-terrorists'

Death of NBA forward Clarke ruled accident due to heroin, cocaine

Call for Infantino to resign comes amid wave of support

Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombian president and flamboyant millionaire

Trump ally Abelardo de la Espriella sworn in as Colombia president

Maradona's 'Hand of God' ball heads to US auction

FIFA chief Infantino gets backing of South American football

Rybakina advances while Andreeva exits at Toronto

Amazon behind massive private gas plant for new data centers

Shelton storms to Montreal win as title defence solidifies

Apple and OpenAI escalate legal battle over devices

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

Australia limits migration

Venezuela’s Oil Return

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

China’s cartel lifeline

Sweden’s welfare reckoning

Boston Red Sox fire coach Alex Cora

The Boston Red Sox on Saturday fired their World Series-winning head coach Alex Cora following a disappointing start to the Major League Baseball season.

Highway bomb attack kills 10 ahead of Colombia election

A highway bomb attack in a restive region of southwestern Colombia killed 10 people and injured at least a dozen on Saturday, the latest spate of violence ahead of next month's presidential election.

Rampant Gilgeous-Alexander fuels Thunder win, Magic hold off Pistons

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points in a ruthlessly efficient shooting display Saturday to propel Oklahoma City to a 121-109 victory over Phoenix and a commanding 3-0 lead in their NBA playoff series.

Korda's lead shrinks to five at LPGA Chevron

Nelly Korda tied the 54-hole scoring record but saw her lead reduced to five strokes with a third-round 70 at the LPGA Chevron Championship on Saturday.

Favored Renegade draws inside post for Kentucky Derby

Oddsmakers favorite Renegade drew the dreaded inside post on Saturday for next weekend's 152nd Kentucky Derby, a position that has not produced a Derby winner since 1986.

Barcelona on brink of La Liga triumph, Atletico build confidence

Fermin Lopez and Marcus Rashford's goals took Barcelona to the brink of the La Liga title with a 2-0 win at Getafe on Saturday.

Trump cancels Pakistan talks trip, says Iran war on hold

US President Donald Trump cancelled his envoys' trip to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran on Saturday, saying there was no point "sitting around talking about nothing" but adding the war would not immediately resume.

Atletico build confidence before Arsenal but Barrios hurt

Alexander Sorloth struck twice as Atletico Madrid built confidence for their Champions League semi-final clash against Arsenal with a 3-2 win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday in La Liga.

Reiss edges Wiley for Drake title in year's best outdoor mile

Annika Reiss overtook fellow American Addy Wiley at the finish to win the women's mile in 4mins 25.52secs, a 2026 world outdoor best, at the 116th Drake Relays on Saturday.

Swiatek laid low by illness, Sabalenka into Madrid Open last 16

Iga Swiatek was forced to retire in the third round of the Madrid Open on Saturday due to a viral illness, while reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka extended her winning run to 14 matches.

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Magic hold off Pistons for 2-1 series lead