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Tim Ream to captain World Cup co-hosts USA

Toulouse seal top spot and Top 14 semi-final berth

Ancelotti says Neymar fit for 'first or second' World Cup match

Minhas helps Pakistan dismiss Australia for 200 in first ODI

Gujarat's Gill banks on home advantage in final against Bengaluru

Sabalenka, Osaka set up French Open clash, Gauff eyes second week

Vingegaard on verge of Giro glory after powering to penultimate stage

Heatwave makes conditions 'inhumane', say inmates at overcrowded Paris suburb prison

Sabalenka quells Kasatkina to march on at French Open

Liverpool sack Slot, Iraola in line to take over

Glittering Osaka edges Jovic to prolong French Open run

Israel launches more south Lebanon strikes after warnings

Israel launched strikes across south Lebanon Saturday after ordering evacuations from more than a dozen locations a day after its premier said Israeli forces had pushed even deeper into Lebanese territory.

Shnaider beats Oliynykova at French Open

Russian Diana Shnaider beat Ukrainian Oleksandra Oliynykova at the French Open on Saturday in a match overshadowed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Liverpool sack Slot after disastrous Premier League title defence

Liverpool sacked manager Arne Slot on Saturday, saying the club were seeking a "change of direction", after a disastrous defence of their Premier League title.

WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus landed on Saturday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo province worst-hit by a severe Ebola outbreak, an AFP journalist saw.

Vallejo apologises for criticising woman umpire at French Open

Paraguayan tennis player Adolfo Daniel Vallejo apologised for the remarks he made about the woman umpire who officiated his second-round defeat at the French Open.

Liverpool sack manager Arne Slot

Liverpool sacked head coach Arne Slot on Saturday after a disastrous defence of their Premier League title.

Championship leader Bezzecchi claims Italian MotoGP pole

Marco Bezzecchi took pole position for the Italian MotoGP on Saturday after breaking the lap record at Mugello and strengthening his bid for a first world title.

Israel orders new evacuations as forces push deeper into Lebanon

Israel's military issued evacuation warnings on Saturday for residents of seven villages in southern Lebanon, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces had pushed deeper into the country.

Edgar Morin: France's intellectual 'grandfather' dies at 104

France's favourite intellectual Edgar Morin, a World War II Resistance member who dedicated his life to promoting critical thinking and combatting intolerance, has died at the age of 104, his wife said Saturday.

Kohli and Bengaluru eye second IPL crown in final against Gujarat

Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be eyeing their second straight IPL title against an upbeat Gujarat Titans in the final at the 130,000-capacity Ahmedabad stadium on Sunday.

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