Jefferson-Wooden emulates Fraser-Pryce with world sprint double
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden became the first woman since Jamaican legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in 2013 to achieve the world sprint double after easing to victory in the 200 metres on Friday.
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Sweden offers $23 bn to finance nuclear power construction
Sweden's government said Friday it was ready to offer up to 220 billion kronor ($23.3 billion) in loans to utilities for the construction of new nuclear reactors as the Nordic country commits to developing more nuclear power.
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'Not myself' but defending champ Ingebrigtsen into 5,000m final
World and Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen rebounded from failing to make the 1,500m final by safely advancing to the final of the 5,000m at the world championships in Tokyo on Friday.
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Spurs boss Frank will ignore league table until April
Tottenham manager Thomas Frank said he will ignore the Premier League table until April despite his side's strong start to the season.
Read moreStocks steady, dollar up as Trump and Xi talk
Stock markets steadied and the dollar rose Friday at the end of a week marked by central bank decisions, as attention turned to a call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
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No letup in migrant crossings after UK-France 'one in one out' deal
As an agreement for the return to France of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers arriving in Britain in small boats is being haltingly implemented, an undiminished number of people are attempting the cross-Channel journey and taking advantage of stable weather.
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Ukraine courts foreign cash for military 'Silicon Valley'
At the opening of Ukraine's biggest defence tech fair, arms executives and government officials were welcomed by a giant movie screen blaring an action-style trailer with heavy base undertones.
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Guardiola wants no repeat of Man City 'disaster' at Arsenal
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said his side can ill afford a repeat of the "under-14s" defending that saw them thrashed 5-1 by Arsenal in February.
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Benjamin defies Warholm and disqualification for world 400m hurdles title
American Rai Benjamin outpaced rivals Alison Dos Santos and Karsten Warholm to claim a first world 400 metres hurdles title on Friday -- and survived a brief disqualification too.
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Notre-Dame's twin towers ready to thrill visitors after fire
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reopened the two great mediaeval towers of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris for public visits, one of the final steps in its immense reconstruction following a devastating fire.
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