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Italy's Cannone gets four-match ban for red card against All Blacks
Italy lock forward Niccolo Cannone was on Tuesday banned for four matches after receiving a red card against New Zealand last weekend, meaning he will miss the Nations Championship clash with Australia.
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Co-star says Sam Neill battled pneumonia before death
Actor Sam Neill battled pneumonia before his unexpected death aged 78, a former co-star said Tuesday as some of Hollywood's biggest names mourned the "Jurassic Park" leading man.
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Xhaka tells Swiss fans to 'keep dreaming' ahead of Argentina World Cup clash
Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka told fans to "keep dreaming" as he prepares to lead his team against Lionel Messi's Argentina in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.
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Drought threatens irrigation in northern Italy
Water reserves are being depleted rapidly in northern Italy, with farming under threat, as the region's main river dries up, local officials warned on Friday.
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Woad is unruffled by the lake as she sails into Evian lead
Lottie Woad found her range on Friday as she birdied five of the last eight holes for a seven-under par second round and a one-shot lead at the Evian Championship.
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Fery expects to thrive in spotlight after Wimbledon fairytale
Arthur Fery insists he can handle the increased scrutiny and expectations that will follow his fairytale run at Wimbledon after Alexander Zverev ended the Briton's bid for All England Club history.
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Brook hoping for double England cricket and football triumph
Harry Brook hopes to be involved in a special England cricket and football 'double' this weekend.
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Pressure off for 'scared' Merlier after Tour de France stage win
Tim Merlier admitted that he had been "scared" that he might not win a Tour de France stage this year before he triumphed in Bordeaux on Friday.
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Brazil deforestation hits new low in Amazon
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to its lowest level in a decade in the first half of the year, according to official figures released Friday.
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Indian cricket board to review T20 team's 'bad phase'
India's cricket board will review the T20 team's performance after a dismal run that saw the world champions lose successive series in Ireland and England, a top official said Friday.
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England captain George 'buzzing for special talent' Caluori
England captain Jamie George said he had "never seen anything like the athletic ability" of Noah Calouri as his teenage Saracens team-mate prepares to make his Test debut in a Nations Championship clash against Fiji in Liverpool on Saturday.
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Foreigners among 12 dead in Spanish wildfire, 23 missing
A fast-moving wildfire that has killed at least 12 people was tearing through area in southern Spain home to many foreign residents Friday after trapping people in burning vehicles and as they tried to flee on foot.
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Merlier wins Tour de France seventh stage in sprint finish
Belgian Tim Merlier won the Tour de France seventh stage in a sprint finish at the end of a 175km run from Hagetmau to Bordeaux on Friday.
India's Mandhana and Kaur fall in inaugural women's Test at Lord's
India suffered a double blow as opener Smriti Mandhana fell agonisingly short of becoming the first woman to score a Test century at Lord's on Friday before England dismissed Harmanpreet Kaur as well.
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New Portugal coach Jesus 'will call up' Ronaldo if available
Portugal appointed Jorge Jesus as their new national team coach on Friday and he said he would continue to call on veteran superstar Cristiano Ronaldo if he is available, insisting the forward will "never" be a problem.
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Zverev ends wildcard Fery's run to reach first Wimbledon final
French Open champion Alexander Zverev ended the remarkable run of British wildcard Arthur Fery with a dominant semi-final victory on Friday to reach his first Wimbledon final.
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Commerzbank staff's legal bid against UniCredit rejected
German prosecutors said Friday they had rejected a complaint filed by Commerzbank's staff over alleged market manipulation by Italy's UniCredit in its hostile takeover bid for the Frankfurt-based bank.
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England advised to avoid alcohol after off-field dramas - report
England men's cricketers have been advised to avoid drinking alcohol on the day before and after matches under new behaviour guidelines, Britain's Daily Telegraph reported Friday.
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Fiji captain shrugs off chairman's criticism ahead of England clash
Fiji captain Tevita Ikanivere insists his players are unconcerned by a call from the country's top rugby official to "deliver a return on investment".
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Memorable moments from Paris Haute Couture Week
Glowing minidresses, fairy tale-inspired designers, and clammy celebrities battling another summer heatwave all featured during the just-completed Paris Haute Couture Week.
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Hundreds welcome Salah's Egypt home after best World Cup run
Hundreds of euphoric supporters welcomed home Egypt's national football team on Friday after the country's best-ever performance at the World Cup, which ended with a thrilling last-16 exit to Argentina.
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Dust in the wind: intense storms struck China, US in 2025, says UN
China and the southern United States were hit last year by some of their worst sand and dust storms in decades, the United Nations said Friday.
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Piercing, matcha rituals lead Noskova in Kvitova's footsteps
An all-round athlete invoking lucky charms including a nose piercing, Linda Noskova is heading into Saturday's Wimbledon final following in the footsteps of compatriot and role model Petra Kvitova.
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Finally healthy, music lover Muchova eyes Wimbledon glory
Karolina Muchova's injury-plagued career was in danger of coming to a premature end just four years ago, but now the Wimbledon finalist is on the brink of a life-changing moment at the All England Club.
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Muchova, Noskova put friendship on hold to fight for Wimbledon title
Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova will fight for the Wimbledon title on Saturday, but the Czech pair's bond will remain intact no matter who wins their first Grand Slam crown on Centre Court.
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Mandhana's fifty lights up inaugural women's Test at Lord's
Smriti Mandhana's sparkling unbeaten fifty led India to 122-3 against England at lunch on the opening day of the inaugural women's Test at Lord's on Friday.
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England World Cup winner Stiles died with brain injury, court told
England World Cup winner Nobby Stiles died with a traumatic brain injury, a court heard Friday as a coroner ruled an inquest into his death must be held.
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Foreigners among 11 dead in Spanish wildfires
At least 11 people have been killed in a fast-moving wildfire that tore through a tourist area in Andalusia, southern Spain, trapping motorists in burning vehicles or as they tried to flee on foot.
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England bowl against India in historic first women's Test at Lord's
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt won the toss and elected to field against India on Friday as Lord's finally played host to its first women's Test in the ground's long history.
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Gagan Gupta, man on a mission to industrialise Africa
From timber and textiles to minerals, Indian entrepreneur Gagan Gupta has spent the past 15 years working to industrialise Africa.
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Eleven dead, 19 missing as Spain wildfire roars through southern Spain
Eleven people were killed including four suspected to be British, and 19 were missing after a wildfire tore through a rugged area of southern Spain, authorities said Friday.
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UK schools, mentors team up to rescue 'lost boys' with football
A pioneering project in UK schools has been harnessing the power of trusted mentors and a love of football to tackle what researchers call the "Lost Boys" crisis.
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India's choked pavements fail pedestrians
In India, a pavement can be many things -- a hawking site, parking area and garbage dumping space -- but rarely what it is meant to be: a safe path to walk.
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It's coming home: Bayeux tapestry arrives in London in overnight operation
In the dead of night on Friday, a large yellow truck led by a police escort made its way through the empty streets of London. Unbeknownst to late night stragglers, it was carrying a 1,000-year-old masterpiece: the Bayeux Tapestry.
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Beirne hails 'special moment' as he prepares to captain Ireland
Tadhg Beirne said Friday it was a "special, special moment" to be captaining Ireland after being handed the armband to lead the team out for the first time against Japan.
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Indonesia says landfill fire near Jakarta extinguished
A landfill fire on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, has been put out after burning for more than a week as evacuees returned home, a disaster agency spokesman said on Friday.
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Wallabies skipper Wilson has full faith in rookie flyhalf
Australian captain Harry Wilson insisted Friday that he had complete faith in flyhalf Declan Meredith, who will be making his Test debut against France in Brisbane on Saturday.
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Spain aim for World Cup date with France by beating Belgium
European champions Spain are on a World Cup collision course with Kylian Mbappe's France if they can beat Belgium in the quarter-finals on Friday.
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Bayeux Tapestry arrives in London after epic journey from France
The medieval Bayeux Tapestry arrived in London in the early hours of Friday after a hugely complicated journey to leave France for the first time in more than 900 years for an exhibition in the British capital.
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Bayeux Tapestry to arrive in London after epic journey from France
The medieval Bayeux Tapestry was on its way to London on Friday, undertaking a hugely complicated journey to leave France for the first time in more than 900 years for an exhibition in the British capital.
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H5 bird flu detected in Australian seabird for first time
Scientists have detected the highly contagious H5 bird flu in an Australian seabird for the first time, the government said Friday.