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Yamal injury complicated, return date uncertain: Barca coach Flick

Conservative Takaichi set to be Japan's first woman PM

Marsh ton powers Australia to T20 series win over New Zealand

Verstappen lays down marker in final Singapore practice

French air traffic controllers cancel three-day strike

'A bit unusual': Russia's Sochi grapples with Ukrainian drones

Test skipper Gill replaces Rohit as India ODI captain

Israel troops still operating in Gaza after Trump, hostage family appeals

Jadeja stars as India crush West Indies in first Test

Pogacar eyes 'explosive' Euros race with Vingegaard, Evenepoel

Minnie Hauk, Graffard, Japan vie for Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe glory

Tanks in Gaza - Hopes dim?

Cuba's hunger Crisis deepens

Poland trusts only hard Power

How Swiss Stocks tamed Prices

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Russia's Drone ploy in Poland

Why Nepal is burning

England thrash Serbia, Haaland stars in World Cup qualifying

England sent out a warning to their World Cup rivals with a brilliant 5-0 thrashing of Serbia in qualifying on Tuesday, while Erling Haaland scored five goals as Norway emphatically maintained their 100-percent record.

Sparkling England crush Serbia to ignite Tuchel's reign

England demolished Serbia with a 5-0 win in Belgrade on Tuesday as Thomas Tuchel's side finally delivered an eye-catching performance to move within touching distance of World Cup qualification.

Portugal edge Hungary in World Cup qualifying thriller

Joao Cancelo slotted home from the edge of the box to snatch Portugal a thrilling 3-2 win at Hungary on Tuesday, sending them top of their 2026 World Cup qualifying group.

Trump issues rare rebuke to Netanyahu over Qatar strike

Donald Trump gave Benjamin Netanyahu a rare slap on the wrist over Israel's strikes against Hamas in Doha, the White House said Tuesday, after an attack which could complicate the US president's push for peace in Gaza.

Cape Verde close to World Cup debut after beating Cameroon

Cape Verde, a west African island nation of fewer than 550,000 inhabitants, beat Cameroon 1-0 on Tuesday to strengthen hopes of playing at the World Cup for the first time.

Ganguly's Pretoria team lands big-hitting Brevis for record price

Coach Sourav Ganguly splashed out a record 16.5-million rand ($941,000) to land big-hitting Dewald Brevis for his Pretoria Capitals franchise in the SA20 auction in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

Apple's move to eSIM-only strengthens global trend

Apple's Tuesday announcement that the new iPhone 17 Air will only be available around the world without physical SIM cards marks a new advance for the virtual eSIM technology the firm has relied on in the US for years.

Macron names close ally Lecornu new PM

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday named defence minister and his close ally Sebastien Lecornu as the new prime minister to resolve a deepening political crisis as protests loom in the next days.

Afghanistan thrash Hong Kong in Asia Cup opener

Azmatullah Omarzai hammered a 20-ball fifty as Afghanistan thrashed Hong Kong by 94 runs in the opening match of the Asia Cup on Tuesday.

Deadly Israeli strikes targeting Hamas in Qatar earn Trump rebuke

Deadly Israeli air strikes targeted senior Hamas leaders in US ally Qatar, the venue of repeated rounds of Gaza peace talks, on Tuesday, drawing a rare rebuke from President Donald Trump.

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