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'Leader' Raphinha rising to Barca striker challenge
Barcelona spent the summer fruitlessly pursuing Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez but Raphinha's blistering start to the La Liga season suggests they may already have the firepower they need.
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Motorsport governing body rejects Alpine boss's claims of impartiality
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) on Saturday refuted claims of impartiality made by Alpine team boss Flavio Briatore in a statement issued on behalf of the International Court of Appeal.
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Asher-Smith sparkles in Diamond League 100m
British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith powered to victory in the 100m in front of a home crowd at the Diamond League meeting in Birmingham on Saturday.
Millions stranded, dozens dead as flooding hits Bangladesh and India
Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in parts of Bangladesh and India, leaving millions stranded and at least 57 dead, officials said Saturday.
Mbappe chooses to stay at PSG in Real snub: reports
Kylian Mbappe has decided to stay at Paris Saint-Germain despite weeks of speculation linking the forward to a move to Real Madrid, according to widespread reports on Saturday.
Man City's De Bruyne voted Premier League Player of the season
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne was named the Premier League's Player of the season on Saturday, with his team-mate Phil Foden taking the Young Player prize for a second successive year.
Tiger hopes for early PGA charge at rain-hit Southern Hills
Tiger Woods, continuing his incredible comeback from severe leg injuries, teed off in Saturday's third round of the PGA Championship at storm-hit Southern Hills hoping to take advantage of rain-soaked greens and make an early charge.
Australia's new leader overcame crash, party coup rumblings
Anthony Albanese, Australia's newly elected prime minister, was rushed to hospital last year after a four-wheel-drive slammed into his car.
Australia's voters end decade of conservative rule
Australia's conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded election defeat Saturday, hours after voters issued a stinging rebuke of his party's inaction on climate change.
Palestinian militant teen killed by Israelis in West Bank clash
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teenage militant when clashes broke out during a Saturday raid in the flashpoint Jenin area of the occupied West Bank, Palestinian sources and the army said.
Va-va-vovinam: Vietnam's martial art flies on SEA Games return
Faced with a machete, the fighter leaps and locks his legs around the other man's neck, bringing him crashing down to a cacophony of cheers.
Sicily judge weighs trial of migrant rescue NGOs
Charities running migrant rescue ships in the Mediterranean faced a pre-trial hearing in Sicily Saturday over alleged collusion with people traffickers after a controversial probe that involved mass wiretapping.
Leclerc completes practice clean sweep in Spain
Championship leader Charles Leclerc completed a clean sweep of all three sessions when he topped world champion Max Verstappen in Saturday’s third and final practice for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix.
Two million stranded as worst floods in decades hit Bangladesh's northeast
Rivers in Bangladesh have burst their banks and caused the worst floods in the country's northeast for nearly two decades, with about two million people marooned by rising waters, officials said Saturday.
Early vote results show Australia's conservative PM in trouble
Early results in Australia's bitterly fought election showed conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison facing an almighty struggle to remain in power, as voters offered a stinging rebuke of his party's inaction on climate change.
Sindhu upstaged in badminton's Thailand Open
Indian badminton powerhouse P.V. Sindhu toppled out of the Thailand Open Saturday at the hands of Chinese Olympic champion Chen Yufei, who booked herself a finals berth.
McKeown and O'Callaghan shine at Australian championships
Olympic 200m backstroke champion Kaylee McKeown cruised to the Australian title Saturday as fast-rising prospect Mollie O'Callaghan punched her ticket for a fourth individual event at next month's world championships.
Toyota's Evans kicks up dust in Rally of Portugal
Elfyn Evans of Toyota extended his lead in the Rally of Portugal winning two of the three dirt-track specials around Braga on Saturday.
Women TV presenters defy Taliban order to cover faces on air
Women presenters on Afghanistan's leading TV channels went on air Saturday without covering their faces, defying a Taliban order that they conceal their appearance to comply with the group's austere brand of Islam.
Man City's Foden voted Premier League Young Player of the season
Manchester City forward Phil Foden was named the Premier League's Young Player of the season for the second consecutive year on Saturday.
'Putin destroyed everything,' says Odessa mayor
Once derided as a Kremlin sympathiser, Odessa's Mayor Gennady Trukhanov likes to collect his thoughts before delving into his feelings about Russia and President Vladimir Putin.
Biden, Yoon signal expanded military drills due to N. Korea 'threat'
US President Joe Biden and South Korea's new President Yoon Suk-yeol signalled Saturday an expanded military presence in response to the "threat" from North Korea, while also offering to help the isolated regime face a Covid-19 outbreak.
Ukraine warns only talks can end war as Russia cuts Finland gas
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday that only a diplomatic breakthrough rather than an outright military victory could end Russia's war on his country, as Moscow cut gas supplies to Finland.
Counting begins in Australia's nail-biter election
The first polls closed and counting was under way on Saturday in Australia's fiercely fought national election that could end a decade of unbroken conservative rule.
Bangladesh must defy injuries to win decisive Sri Lanka Test
Hosts Bangladesh hope that team spirit will propel them to victory in the series-deciding second Test against Sri Lanka from Monday with their four frontline bowlers all out injured.
Biden, Yoon consider ramping up military drills in response to N. Korea threat
US President Joe Biden and South Korea's newly sworn-in President Yoon Suk-yeol said Saturday they will consider stepping up joint military exercises in response to the "threat" from North Korea, while also offering to help the isolated dictatorship face down a Covid-19 outbreak.
Sicily judge to weigh trial of migrant rescue NGOs
Charities running migrant rescue ships in the Mediterranean face a pre-trial hearing in Sicily Saturday over alleged collusion with people traffickers after a controversial probe that involved mass wiretapping.
Graffiti brings Benin's walls alive with treasures from past
On a blue and yellow background, the graffiti artist retouches a spray-painted image of the half-man, half-shark statue of King Behanzin, one of the stolen treasures returned to Benin by France late last year.
Biden, Yoon meet in shadow of North Korean nuclear sabre rattling
US President Joe Biden and South Korea's newly sworn-in President Yoon Suk-yeol met Saturday in Seoul to discuss fears of a nuclear weapon test by North Korea, even as the secretive dictatorship battles a raging Covid outbreak.
Russia targets Ukraine's last link to besieged east
The wounded coal miner peered through his shrapnel-splayed windshield and tried to ignore the flopping noises coming from his blown tyres as he drove along Ukraine’s last link with the besieged east.
Malaysia sounds alarm over lowest SEA Games ranking in 40 years
A government minister says that "all Malaysians are disappointed" with what is threatening to be the country's lowest placing at the SEA Games in nearly 40 years.
Pentagon spokesman Kirby named to White House post
US Pentagon press secretary John Kirby will join the National Security Council as coordinator for strategic communications, the Biden administration announced on Friday.
Russia says Mariupol battle at end as Ukrainian defenders surrender
Russia has declared victory in its months-long operation to capture the strategic port of Mariupol after Ukraine ordered the last of its troops holed up in the city's Azovstal steelworks to lay down their arms.
Warriors comeback stuns Mavs to take 2-0 series lead
Stephen Curry scored 32 points as the Golden State Warriors staged a stunning fightback to defeat the Dallas Mavericks 126-117 on Friday and seize control of their NBA Western Conference finals series.