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Antonelli tops times in final practice at Bahrain GP

India-Pakistan blockbuster brings cricket fever to Japan baseball field

Gauff digs deep to beat Osorio in China Open second round

Wong waiting on Rafa after winning Asian Games tennis gold

Fresh protests to hit Spain after housing measures defeated

With Russia next door and rising costs, Latvia goes to the polls

'He's here with me': Japan cycle queen dedicates gold to late brother

Penalty hero rues empty seats as Games hosts Japan win football gold

Japan Olympic chief says 'lot more' athletes at Games than expected

North Korea fires ballistic missile after Seoul's apology demand

Asian carmakers besting US rivals at home, China poised to strike

US regulator finds Boeing 737 MAX software bug 'not a safety concern'

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Ohtani 'managing' injuries as Dodgers launch MLB post-season

Ukraine says recaptured village of Urozhaine on southern front

Kyiv said Wednesday its forces had liberated the settlement of Urozhaine in the industrial Donetsk region as part of a grinding push to wrest Russian forces along the southern front in Ukraine.

Clashes between rival factions in Libya capital kill 27: medics

Gun battles between two leading armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli have killed 27 people and wounded 106, a toll update from the Emergency Medicine Centre said Wednesday.

Hong Kong exchange posts 31% rise in H1 profit despite IPO malaise

Hong Kong's stock exchange operator reported a "strong" first-half net profit of HK$6.31 billion ($807 million) on Wednesday, up 31 percent on the same period last year despite IPO activity being impacted by "global market fragility".

Alcaraz battles through rain, holder Garcia out

Carlos Alcaraz battled through a rain interruption to claim his 50th win of the season, defeating Jordan Thompson 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday at the Cincinnati Open.

North Korea claims 'racial discrimination' drove US soldier to defect

Travis King defected to North Korea to escape "mistreatment and racial discrimination in the US Army", state media said Wednesday, Pyongyang's first official confirmation they were holding the American soldier.

'Spy' chopper and 'old tricks' as Australia, England clash at World Cup

A "spy" helicopter and warnings they are entering "the jungle" are a taste of the national fervour England must overcome when they face Australia in the Women's World Cup semi-finals in Sydney on Wednesday.

All Black Franks 'can't wait' to watch World Cup as a fan

Double World Cup winner Owen Franks will be watching "on telly" when his former New Zealand teammates kick off this year's edition against hosts France on September 8.

Rugby takes a hold in Chile's poor suburbs

Of the 20 teams lining up in France only one is making its first appearance at the World Cup - Los Condores of Chile.

Asian markets fall on China woes, US rate concerns

Asian markets fell Wednesday on concerns about the Chinese economy and after stronger-than-expected US retail sales data increased the likelihood of a further Fed rate hike.

Hawaii wildfire toll tops 100

The number of people known to have died in the horrific wildfire that levelled a Hawaiian town topped 100 Tuesday, the state's governor said, as a makeshift morgue was expanded to deal with the tragedy.

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