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Battling Norrie survives match point to oust de Minaur

No.1 Sabalenka and Pegula advance at Toronto

US firm takes on backyard mosquitoes -- with 600,000 mosquitoes

Most UK teens to opt out of planned social media curfew: poll

Battling Norrie survives match point to oust de Minaur at Montreal

UEFA maintains boycott threat as African confederation backs Infantino

2 killed, 13 wounded in bus blast near Syrian capital: state media

Real Madrid extend Vinicius deal, sign Diomande in title bid boost

All Blacks skipper Taylor cautiously recovering from calf strain

PSG sign France midfielder Akliouche from Monaco

CONMEBOL 'expresses concern regarding repeated unilateral actions' by FIFA

UEFA turn up the pressure on Infantino and repeat boycott threat

Pressure built further on FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his handling of the now shelved private investment plan on Thursday with European football's governing body UEFA reiterating their threat of boycotting the World Cups.

Warren coy over whether Fury-Joshua will be in UK or US

Promoter Frank Warren has refused to say if the 'Battle of Britain' between former world heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will take place in the United Kingdom or the United States.

Rodri approves Barcelona transfer talks with Man City: Barca source to AFP

Spain midfield talisman Rodri has authorised Barcelona to start talks with Manchester City for a potential transfer, a source from the reigning La Liga champions told AFP on Thursday.

Venezuela unable to tally missing from cataclysmic quakes

Official figures show that over 6,000 people died in the horrific earthquakes that struck Venezuela in June, but authorities are keeping their lips sealed about how many more are missing.

Le Court sprints to stage six Tour de France Femmes win

Mauritian rider Kim Le Court overcame an early fall and mechanical problems on Thursday to win a sprint finish for stage six of the Tour de France Femmes as Swiss rival Marlen Reusser retained the leader's yellow jersey.

Doping body says Parker's positive cocaine test caused by nutritionist

Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker has been cleared to return to the ring after serving a three-month drugs ban that authorities said was down to his nutritionist.

British Grand Prix stays on MotoGP calendar until 2028

The British Grand Prix will remain on the MotoGP World Championship calendar until at least 2028.

UEFA says boycott of World Cups stands despite FIFA backdown on private investment

European football's governing body UEFA said they would maintain their boycott of the men's and women's World Cups on Thursday despite FIFA withdrawing the plan to open up their competitions to private investment.

Britain's EasyJet flies into US hands as takeover confirmed

Britain's no-frills airline EasyJet confirmed Thursday a £5.7-billion ($7.7-billion) takeover by US private equity firm Apollo after a rival American firm pulled out of the bidding.

Real Madrid sign Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande

Real Madrid on Thursday announced the signing of 19-year-old Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande from Leipzig for what Spanish media reported was a club-record fee of 140 million euros ($161 million) including bonuses.

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