England captain Stokes strikes for Durham as Test recall looms
Dropped England captain Ben Stokes eventually took a wicket as he returned to action for Durham in their County Championship match against Northamptonshire on Friday.
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Three-time Stanley Cup champion Toews retires
Jonathan Toews, a three-time Stanley Cup champion and a two-time Olympic gold medallist with Canada, announced his retirement from the NHL on Friday.
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Clark wants to win back fans as well as US Open title
Wyndham Clark has seized command at the US Open, but he would like to win back fans as well as capture his second title in four years.
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Japan wary of fired up and wounded Tunisia for World Cup landmark game
Hajime Moriyasu warned his Japan side Friday they will need to match the intensity of a Tunisia team fired up by a change of coach for the landmark 1,000th World Cup game.
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Clark leads as fellow major winners charge at US Open
Wyndham Clark fended off charges by fellow major winners Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick and Collin Morikawa to seize a four-stroke lead in Friday's second round of the US Open at blustery Shinnecock.
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'Like a fridge': France cave homes offer lucky few respite from heat
Millions in France are grappling with scorching heat, but Jean-Luc Eclercy-Deterpigny is not worried as his living room inside a former quarry offers refreshing refuge.
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Ton-up Nicholls turns the screw for New Zealand against England
Henry Nicholls's superb unbeaten century saw New Zealand into an utterly dominant position against England in the second Test at the Oval on Friday.
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Hormuz ship traffic climbs after war deal: trackers
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz rose to its busiest in two months after a deal to halt the US-Iran war, maritime trackers said on Friday.
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Sun shines on jockey Lee at Royal Ascot
Last October jockey Clifford Lee came within a "millimetre" of dying when he broke a vertebra in a motorbike crash -- on Friday he rode Venetian Sun to victory in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot.
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Kane hails World Cup 'Wonderwall' singalong as England highlight
Harry Kane says England's emotional "Wonderwall" singalong with fans after their opening World Cup win against Croatia was one of his top moments in the national shirt.
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