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'International rugby icon' Kolisi defies odds after horror injury

'International rugby icon' Kolisi defies odds after horror injury

Siya Kolisi had difficulty speaking immediately after his Springbok team completed an emphatic 35-7 demolition of New Zealand’s All Blacks in their final warm-up match before the Rugby World Cup.

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Scotland turn to mercurial Russell for World Cup miracle

Scotland turn to mercurial Russell for World Cup miracle

Scotland need some magic from a reformed Finn Russell if Gregor Townsend's men are to upset the odds just by making it out of a devilishly difficult World Cup pool.

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Arsenal face Man Utd test as Nunez targets Liverpool start

Arsenal face Man Utd test as Nunez targets Liverpool start

Manchester United will seek a cure for their travel sickness when they travel to face Arsenal in an early-season blockbuster on Sunday as Liverpool take on free-scoring Aston Villa.

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Alcaraz through at US Open as Sabalenka, Vondrousova advance

Alcaraz through at US Open as Sabalenka, Vondrousova advance

World number one Carlos Alcaraz edged closer to a US Open rematch with Italy's Jannik Sinner on Thursday as Grand Slam winners Aryna Sabalenka and Marketa Vondrousova booked their places in the third round.

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Pope arrives in Mongolia to back tiny Catholic presence on China's doorstep

Pope arrives in Mongolia to back tiny Catholic presence on China's doorstep

Pope Francis arrived Friday in Mongolia, beginning the first papal visit to the vast Asian nation landlocked between China and Russia.

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Cowboys again top Forbes list of most valuable NFL teams

Cowboys again top Forbes list of most valuable NFL teams

The Dallas Cowboys have once again been named the NFL's most valuable franchise by Forbes magazine, topping the list for the 17th straight year at a valuation of $9 billion.

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Alcaraz cruises into US Open third round

Alcaraz cruises into US Open third round

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz eased into the third round of the US Open with a 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) win over South Africa's Lloyd Harris on Thursday.

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US graduates brace for return of student loan repayments

US graduates brace for return of student loan repayments

After a three-and-a-half year pandemic-era pause, US federal student loans start accumulating interest again from Friday, with repayments set to cut the monthly take-home pay of millions of Americans by hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of dollars.

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Chinese carmakers confront European industry at Munich show

Chinese carmakers confront European industry at Munich show

Chinese manufacturers will be out in force at next week's IAA auto show, one of the industry's biggest, revving their new electric models on the turf of German carmakers, which have been lagging in the e-mobility race.

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Fiji lead high Pacific island hopes at Rugby World Cup

Fiji lead high Pacific island hopes at Rugby World Cup

Fiji head into the upcoming Rugby World Cup in France buoyed by their first-ever win over England and hoping to end a 16-year wait for a Pacific island nation to reach the knockout stage.

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