• February 6, 2025
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Movie night to batting blitz: Iyer turns India hero

Nagpur (India) (AFP) – India’s Shreyas Iyer on Thursday said star batsman Virat Kohli’s late injury call cut short his movie night before he turned hero in the team’s opening ODI win over England.

  • February 6, 2025
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Papadakis, Hubbell breaking new ground as same

Zurich (AFP) – Olympic champions Gabriella Papadakis and Madison Hubbell on Thursday took to the ice at a figure skating gala in Zurich trying to “push the limit” of the sport as a first same-sex couple to skate together.

  • February 6, 2025
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COP30 president urges most 'ambitious' emissions targets possible

Brasília (AFP) – Countries must aim as high as possible when setting new goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Andre Correa do Lago, the president of the COP30 climate conference to be hosted by Brazil in November, told AFP in an interview.

  • January 31, 2025
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Nicaragua amends constitution, grants 'absolute power' to president and his wife

strongman and his wife were granted control of all state powers Thursday under a constitutional amendment ratified by the country’s legislature that also elevated her to the position of “co-president.”…

  • January 31, 2025
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McIlroy launches PGA season debut with hole

San Francisco (AFP) – Rory McIlroy marked his PGA Tour season debut with a sensational hole-in-one on his way to a six-under-par 66 in the opening round of the PGA Pebble Beach Pro-Am tournament on Thursday.

  • January 30, 2025
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Man Utd progress to Europa last 16 'really important' for Amorim overhaul

Bucharest (AFP) – Ruben Amorim said Manchester United’s progress to the Europa League last 16 with a 2-0 win over Romanian side FCSB will be crucial to his bid to revitalise his troubled team.

  • January 30, 2025
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Kim opens up four

Miami (AFP) – South Korea’s Kim A-lim opened up a four-shot lead after producing a dream start in the first round of the LPGA’s season-opening Tournament of Champions in Orlando, Florida on Thursday.

  • January 30, 2025
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Man Utd progress to Europa last 16 'really important' for Amorim overhaul

Bucharest (AFP) – Ruben Amorim said Manchester United’s progress to the Europa League last 16 with a 2-0 win over Romanian side FCSB will be vital to his bid to revitalise his troubled team.

  • January 30, 2025
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Postecoglou hails Europa League win 'made in Tottenham'

London (AFP) – Ange Postecoglou said his team’s 3-0 win over Elfsborg in the Europa League on Thursday was “made in Tottenham”, after three youngsters scored to fire Spurs into the last 16.

  • January 30, 2025
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'Not interested': Analysts sceptical about US, Russia nuclear talks

Paris (AFP) – The United States and Russia have pledged their readiness to resume nuclear disarmament talks after years of confrontation, but analysts are sceptical that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin can or even want to reach a breakthrough new agreement.