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Haddad Maia roars back to beat Kasatkina in Korea Open final

All-rounder Ashwin powers India to 280-run Test win over Bangladesh

Failed Springbok 'gamble' sets up rugby championship decider

Tony Popovic set to become new Socceroos coach - reports

All-round Ashwin powers India to big Test win over Bangladesh

NZ chase 275 to win first Sri Lanka Test after Patel bags six

Ashwin bags six wickets as India hammer Bangladesh in first Test

From blades to pull-up bars: UK charity tackles knife crime

Swiss vote on pensions and environment protections

No pain, no gain: Chinese pro wrestlers fight for recognition

Floods, landslides hit central Japan months after major quake

US Fed vice chair tones down proposals for fresh banking regulations

A senior US Federal Reserve official proposed Tuesday a number of "broad and material" changes to new banking rules, toning down plans to tighten regulation and supervision.

England Test captain Stokes back for Pakistan tour

Ben Stokes returns as captain for England's three-Test tour of Pakistan next month while Brydon Carse could make his debut just weeks after completing a ban for breaches of betting rules.

Floods hit millions in West and Central Africa

Parts of Central and West Africa have seen heavy flooding over an unusually intense rainy season, unleashing a humanitarian crisis in which hundreds have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced.

Brother of French football star Pogba to be tried in kidnap case

French judges on Tuesday ordered six men to stand trial in a kidnap and extortion case involving French footballer Paul Pogba, with the star's brother Mathias one of the accused, sources close to the case said.

Irish golfer Lowry ditches Kingspan sponsor after Grenfell fire report

Major-winning golfer Shane Lowry said Tuesday he had ended his sponsorship deal with an Ireland-based construction materials firm after it was criticised in a public inquiry report into London's Grenfell Tower fire disaster, which killed 72 people.

Teresa Ribera, the Spanish climate expert tipped to become EU commissioner

Spain's ecological transition minister Teresa Ribera, who is poised to become a European Union commissioner, is a longtime environmentalist known for her negotiating skills and climate expertise.

BMW recalls 1.5 mn cars over bad brake, cuts outlook

BMW said Tuesday it was recalling about 1.5 million vehicles due to problems with their brakes and cut its outlook for the year, sending the German luxury carmaker's shares tumbling.

F1 design guru Newey targets championship glory after joining Aston Martin

Formula One design guru Adrian Newey is plotting to turn Aston Martin into world champions after he was named managing technical partner at the team's Silverstone headquarters on Tuesday.

Heavy rains trigger flooding in Myanmar border town

Days of rain have lashed the Myanmar town of Tachileik and triggered flooding that has knocked out power and telephone lines, a resident and local media said on Tuesday, with more rain forecast.

Springboks rest Feinberg-Mngomezulu for Argentina

Springboks fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who has starred in his first Test season, is among seven players rested for a Rugby Championship match on September 21 in Argentina,

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