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Duplantis kicks off Diamond League season in China

Duplantis kicks off Diamond League season in China

Serial world record setter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis will be on hand to kick off this season's Diamond League series when he takes to the pole vault runway at the Shanghai/Keqiao meet this weekend.

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Arsenal scent Premier League glory

Arsenal scent Premier League glory

Arsenal can move within touching distance of the Premier League crown before title rivals Manchester City next play as a gripping race enters its final stretch.

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Rare South-North Korea football match sells out in 12 hours

Rare South-North Korea football match sells out in 12 hours

Tickets in South Korea for a rare match against a visiting North Korean team sold out within half a day, Seoul's football association told AFP on Friday.

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Six hantavirus cruise passengers land in Australia

Six hantavirus cruise passengers land in Australia

A plane carrying six passengers caught up in the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship landed Friday at a military airbase in western Australia, where they will immediately enter a strict three-week quarantine.

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Markets wait on Trump-Xi summit, Seoul hits record

Markets wait on Trump-Xi summit, Seoul hits record

Oil inched higher and Asian markets traded in a narrow range Friday as investors awaited tangible results from US President Donald Trump's talks in Beijing, while an AI stock boom boosted Seoul to a new record.

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Football: 2026 World Cup stadium guide

Football: 2026 World Cup stadium guide

From iconic soccer cathedrals to modern state-of-the-art stadiums more accustomed to hosting American football, the 2026 World Cup will be played at 16 venues across the United States, Mexico and Canada.

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Hearts must run Celtic gauntlet to claim historic Scottish title

Hearts must run Celtic gauntlet to claim historic Scottish title

Hearts are on the brink of breaking Scottish football's glass ceiling but must emerge undefeated away to Celtic on Saturday to end a 66-year wait to win the title.

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All at stake for Bundesliga relegation battlers on final day

All at stake for Bundesliga relegation battlers on final day

For the first time in Bundesliga history, the bottom three clubs -- Wolfsburg, Heidenheim and St Pauli -- are level on points heading into the final round of matches.

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Canada's Cohere embraces 'low drama' amid AI giant tumult

Canada's Cohere embraces 'low drama' amid AI giant tumult

In an industry that runs on hype and grand gestures, Canadian AI firm Cohere is charting a different course from Silicon Valley. No talk of superintelligent machines, no public feuding, just one question: can it make money?

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Five things to look out for in La Liga this weekend

Five things to look out for in La Liga this weekend

With Barcelona crowned champions for a second consecutive season, attention in La Liga turns to other matters in the penultimate round of fixtures, including a gripping relegation battle.

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