Starc strikes before England's Moeen Ali completes all-round double
Mitchell Starc struck an early blow before England's Zak Crawley and Moeen Ali denied Australia another breakthrough on the second day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford on Thursday.
Read moreAmateur Lamprecht takes shock clubhouse lead at British Open
South African amateur Christo Lamprecht took a surprise clubhouse lead on the first morning of the 151st British Open at Hoylake on Thursday.
Read moreKerr-less Australia grind down Ireland to win nervy World Cup opener
An Australian side missing injured superstar Sam Kerr made a winning start to their home Women's World Cup on Thursday with a nervy 1-0 victory over debutants Ireland in front of a pulsating 75,000-strong Sydney crowd.
Read morePutin opted out not to 'jeopardise' BRICS summit: S.Africa
Russian President Vladimir Putin decided against attending an upcoming BRICS summit in Johannesburg in person because he did not want to "jeopardise" the talks, a top South African diplomat said Thursday.
Read moreTears, cheers and hugs as New Zealand celebrate first World Cup win
New Zealand coach Jitka Klimkova described seeing her team claim the country's historic first World Cup win -- men or women -- as "an incredible feeling" on Thursday.
Read more'No way out': Ukraine farmers lament collapse of grain deal
Vitaliy Bylenko looked ruefully at the mountains of grain in his barn, contemplating the growing obstacles to shifting the stockpiles after Russia this week exited a deal allowing Black Sea exports.
Read moreRussia pummels Ukraine ports in third night of missile attacks
Russian missiles and drones hit the Ukrainian port of Odesa for a third "hellish" night in a row as Crimean authorities said a teenager had been killed in Kyiv's latest attack on the peninsula.
Read moreOne dead, 48 injured in unexplained Johannesburg blast
A body was found in central Johannesburg early Thursday after an unexplained blast ripped through a busy street at rush hour the previous evening, the emergency services said.
Read moreWoakes takes five as Australia all out for 317 in fourth Test
England's Chris Woakes took his first-five wicket haul against Australia as the Ashes holders were dismissed for 317 on the second day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford on Thursday.
Read moreStock markets mixed as rate hopes play against China fears
Stock markets traded mixed Thursday as hopes that central banks are close to ending their interest rate hikes were offset by worries about a lack of action by Chinese leaders to kickstart the country's stuttering economy.
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