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Barca avoiding 'excuses' after Real Madrid ref complaints: Flick

Australia fear rank turner for second Sri Lanka Test

Oscars frontrunner 'Emilia Perez' suffers awards season crash

Swedish police say school killing spree gunman likely shot himself

Oil giants TotalEnergies, Equinor reduce low-carbon investments

Liverpool's Slot not a fan of in-stadium VAR announcements

Stiff competition awaits as Vonn hunts gold in world super-G

Pakistan health workers kick off polio drive despite snow

Austria's Puchner tops second downhill training at world champs

Aga Khan: racehorse billionaire and Islamic spiritual leader

Sri Lanka's Karunaratne to bow out of Tests after 'fulfilling dream'

UK's Kew tribute to Costa Rica at annual orchid fest

Britain's Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew unveiled its annual orchid festival Thursday, turning a sliver of southwest London into a riot of tropical colour and flora celebrating biodiversity hotspot Costa Rica.

Groenewegen off the mark for Bike Exchange at Saudi Tour

Dylan Groenewegen timed his sprint to perfection to win a mass dash to the line on stage three of cycling's Tour of Saudi Arabia on Thursday.

Meta slump and interest rate fears drag stocks lower

Stock markets slid Thursday, dragged down by a massive plunge in the shares of Facebook parent company Meta following disappointing earnings, as well as indications central banks may move more aggressively to raise interest rates.

Dolphins owner hits back at 'false' Flores claims

Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has hit back at accusations made by former head coach Brian Flores in a lawsuit, branding the allegations as "false, malicious and defamatory."

France have 'no issues' over Covid-hit Dupont before Six Nations opener

France's head of performance Thibault Giroud said on Thursday he expects captain Antoine Dupont to feature against Italy in the Six Nations this weekend despite playing just once in the past seven weeks.

Eriksen could be in action 'within weeks', says Brentford boss

Brentford boss Thomas Frank said Thursday he hoped new signing Christian Eriksen would be in action within "weeks" but could not make a full assessment until he had seen him train.

Barca official resigns after calling Nadal an 'enemy of the state'

A Barcelona official has resigned after calling Rafael Nadal, a known supporter of Real Madrid, an "enemy of the state".

Scotland boss Townsend laughs off Jones' Six Nations mind games

Gregor Townsend said on Thursday England coach Eddie Jones' suggestion that Scotland are "red-hot favourites" for this weekend's Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield was just a "song and dance" routine from his opposite number.

Lampard admits tough task as he prepares for Everton bow

Frank Lampard admitted on Thursday he has a tough job on his hands to revive the fortunes of struggling Everton after taking over as manager following Rafael Benitez's dismissal.

Race on to find laced cocaine that killed 20 in Argentina

Investigators in Argentina raced Thursday to track down laced cocaine and remove it from circulation after 20 people died and dozens were sent to hospital poisoned.

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