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Swearing, shoeys and swift legs: Singapore GP talking points

Football Australia names Tony Popovic as Socceroos coach

Japan quake, flood victim attempts fresh start with wife's memory

Japan quake, flood victim attemps fresh start with wife's memory

Asian markets extend gains as focus turns to US inflation

Six dead after floods in central Japan: media

Australian golf prodigy suffers career-threatening eye injury

Bibles, sneakers, silver coins: Trump's merch for sale

Met Opera opens season with tech-heavy 'Grounded'

Colombia's Inirida flower: from 'weed' to emblem for UN meeting

Rams fight back to upset 49ers, Cowboys lose again

'Proud' athletics great Weir calls time on marathon Paralympic career

An emotional David Weir said on Sunday he had "put his heart and soul" into his Paralympic career but now was the time for the British multiple champion to bring down the curtain on this chapter of his life.

'Brave' Afghanistan can beat anyone, says skipper ahead of NZ Test

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said Sunday his side have the potential to challenge the world's top teams, but will need more exposure in Test cricket.

Vaughan warns England against 'taking the mick' after Sri Lanka collapse

Michael Vaughan has warned England against "take the mick out of the game" after a careless batting display against Sri Lanka in the third Test at the Oval.

England's Moeen Ali retires from international cricket

England's World Cup-winner Moeen Ali has retired from international cricket, with the 37-year-old insisting: "I've done my part."

Japan's Hirata holds off inspired Smyth to win on Asian Tour

Japan's Kensei Hirata held off an inspired Travis Smyth to win the Asian Tour's Shinhan Donghae Open by a stroke on Sunday -- his second victory in as many weeks.

China's Paralympic domination fails to ignite enthusiasm back home

As the Paris Paralympics enters its final day, China's athletes are enjoying rampant success and are ahead of their nearest challengers -- but few in the country appear to be paying attention.

Sporting a feathered headdress, Pope finds 'Eden' in Papua New Guinea

Pope Francis visited a remote jungle-flanked community in Papua New Guinea Sunday, where he urged an end to violence, and "superstition and magic" that tarnishes a place he likened to Eden.

Super Typhoon Yagi toll rises to 9 in Vietnam after landslide

Super Typhoon Yagi ripped roofs off buildings, sank boats and triggered landslides in Vietnam, leaving nine people dead as of Sunday, after tearing through southern China and the Philippines.

Indonesian villagers dress corpses in ritual for the dead

A family on an Indonesian island poses with a relative dressed in a school uniform, while an elderly member of the local community stands patiently as loved ones put a sarong and a white shirt around him.

Williamson expects 'phenomenal' Root to keep breaking records

New Zealand's Kane Williamson admits he is a big fan of "phenomenal" Joe Root, believing England's top-ranked Test batsman will break many more records.

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