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France: Tadej Pogacar produced a climbing masterclass as he stormed to a stunning solo victory on Friday's stage 19 of the Tour de France in the Alps, a 145-km (90.1 miles) ride from Embrun to Isola...

Major U.S. airlines ordered ground stops on Friday citing communications issues, while other carriers, media companies, banks and telecoms firms around the world also reported system outages were...

LONDON: The search for the next England manager kicked off on Tuesday with plenty of names and no shortage of speculation about who might replace Gareth Southgate in one of the hottest seats in...

Miami: Lionel Messi was in tears after injury prevented him from finishing what is likely to be his last match for Argentina at a major tournament but his teammates came through for their captain by...

MADRID: France forward Kylian Mbappe said on Tuesday he was so convinced he would one day play for Real Madrid that he began taking Spanish classes at school."Since I was a child, I knew my destiny...

France: Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory as his team Alpecin-Deceuninck timed their lead-out to perfection on Tuesday's 16th stage of the Tour de France, a 189 km flat ride from Gruissan to...

The United Arab Emirates announced a cabinet reshuffle that included the appointment of Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as minister of defence and deputy prime minister, Dubai's ruler Sheikh...

Donald Trump was shot in the ear during a Saturday campaign rally, streaking the Republican presidential candidate's blood across his face and prompting his security agents to swarm him, before he...

BERLIN:Spain and England have experienced very different journeys to Sunday's Euro 2024 final. We look at their path to Berlin below.ENGLANDEngland 1 Serbia 0An early header by Jude Bellingham...

BERLIN: Spain go into Sunday's Euro 2024 final as slight favourites over England after not only being the most attractive team to watch at the tournament but having won every match they have...

BERLIN: Sunday's Euro 2024 final is likely to be Gareth Southgate's last match as England manager and he can walk away with his legacy "saved by the Bell", polished by penalties and enhanced by some...

President Joe Biden faced more calls from fellow Democrats to abandon his re-election bid on Friday, following a news conference in which he delivered nuanced responses but occasionally stumbled over...

DORTMUND, Germany: Substitute Ollie Watkins scored a stoppage-time winner to send England through to their second successive European Championship final on Wednesday as they finally turned on the...

Customers have booked out South Korean cosmetics giant AmorePacific's new artificial intelligence (AI) beauty lab, where robots custom mix face products and the latest technology recommends the most...

LE LIORAN, France: Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard held off race leader Tadej Pogacar to win the 11th stage of the Tour de France, having caught the Slovenian after he made a break with over 30...

Harare: Captain Shubman Gill struck a fluent half-century as India claimed a 23-run win over hosts Zimbabwe in the third T20 international in Harare on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match...

LONDON: Shares gained and the dollar firmed on Wednesday, after cautious but encouraging remarks on inflation by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell the day before raised expectations for imminent...

MUMBAI: Heavy rains flooded roads and railway lines on Monday in India's financial capital Mumbai, disrupting flights and forcing the closure of schools and colleges.Just ahead of the morning rush...

Ecuador: Ecuador have sacked head coach Felix Sanchez in the wake of Thursday's Copa America quarter-final defeat by Argentina, the country's football federation (FEF) said. Ecuador reached the last...

GREVEY-CHAMBERTIN, France: Tadej Pogacar stayed firmly on track for a Giro d'Italia/Tour de France double as he extended his lead over defending champion Jonas Vingegaard in a thrilling individual...