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Del Toro wins Tour de France stage, Pogacar up to 2nd

White supremacist march in DC just 'messy' democracy: US official

Euphoric homecoming for Cape Verde after heroic World Cup defeat

'Country Roads' stars as unofficial US anthem at World Cup

Tour de France stage under threat due to forest fires: official

UK hard-right leader Farage faces new allegations over gifts

Real Madrid sign Dumfries from Inter Milan

At the foot of Mount Olympus, a return to ancient Greek heritage

Azam to captain Pakistan on West Indies and England Test tours

Turkey eyes F110 fighter jet engines as Trump comes to town

England, Mexico take centre stage in Azteca blockbuster

Trump hails US, blasts 'communists' in 250th anniversary speech

US President Donald Trump hailed America on its 250th birthday Saturday as the "crowning achievement" of human history, even as he used the event to renew his attack on domestic opponents he branded communists.

'Very dangerous' super typhoon nears US Pacific islands

People in Guam and the Northern Marianas moved to emergency evacuation centers and made last-minute preparations on Sunday, hours before a "super typhoon" was projected to bulldoze through the US Pacific territories.

Taiwanese film hunters rescue ageing reels from bygone era

In a dimly lit red-brick house in central Taiwan, film hunter Wang Wei and his team haul out ageing film reels, salvaging the fragile remnants of a cinema boom that nearly vanished from history.

Australia stand by under-fire Popovic after World Cup exit

Football Australia have thrown their support behind under-fire coach Tony Popovic despite some questionable decisions in their World Cup penalty shootout loss to Egypt that saw them again fail to clear a knockout round.

Afghan car trade screeches to a halt due to regional wars

In Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, a once-thriving business of trading car parts from far-flung places has screeched to a halt due to conflicts at the country's borders.

All Blacks wing Fineanganofo's debut began 'in the toilet, spewing'

New Zealand's newest wing, Fehi Fineanganofo, admitted he was so nervous ahead of his debut against France on Saturday that he vomited in the changing room.

Pipe dreams: Bangladesh surfers chase waves at Asian Games

The headquarters of the Bangladesh Surf Girls and Boys Club is a weather-beaten white shack but, like the seemingly endless beach on which it sits, its members' ambitions stretch far.

Xhaka -- Switzerland's World Cup rock born to be skipper

Switzerland's World Cup captain Granit Xhaka says leadership is a role he learned aged four when he was handed the house keys as his Albanian parents worked overtime to make ends meet in their adopted country.

England can write new Azteca history by meeting Mexico challenge, says Tuchel

England manager Thomas Tuchel said the Three Lions can banish memories of World Cup pain at the Estadio Azteca by rising to the challenge of eliminating Mexico on Sunday.