Habib, Ebden eye Alcaraz and Djokovic shocks at Olympics tennis
When Carlos Alcaraz was winning $3.5 million for lifting the Wimbledon trophy, Hady Habib was more than 5,000km away, collecting a meagre $1,350 at a low-level tournament in Canada.
Read moreStocks rise as inflation data boosts rate cut hopes
Major stock markets pushed higher Friday as traders welcomed data showing US inflation is slowing, firming expectations for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates in September.
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Long queues, ticketing problems ahead of Paris opening ceremony
Thousands of spectators faced long queues and ticketing problems as they arrived for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics along the River Seine on Friday.
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Two Sinaloa Cartel leaders face US charges after stunning capture
US President Joe Biden on Friday welcomed the arrests of two notorious leaders of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel as details emerged of an elaborate ruse used to capture the drug kingpins.
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Spain train driver jailed for 2.5 years over deadly 2013 crash
A Spanish court on Friday sentenced a train driver and a safety director to two-and-a-half years in prison over a 2013 crash that was the nation's deadliest rail disaster in nearly eight decades.
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Paris poised for Olympic opening ceremony spectacular
The Paris Olympics were poised to open in an unprecedented ceremony along the river Seine on Friday to mark the formal launch of the global sporting spectacular.
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Judoka fails doping test in first case at Paris Olympics
An Iraqi male judoka has tested positive for banned anabolic steroids at the Paris Olympics, the International Testing Agency announced on Friday -- the first positive doping test at the Games.
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Holder and Da Silva keep England at bay after West Indies collapse
Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva held firm after the West Indies squandered a promising position on Friday's first day of the third Test against England at Edgbaston.
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Alpine F1 boss Bruno Famin to leave in August
The Alpine Formula One team announced Friday that team principal Bruno Famin will leave his post at the end of August.
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Ethiopia declares three days of mourning after landslide tragedy
Ethiopia announced on Friday three days of mourning following a devastating landslide in a southern remote part of the country where more than 250 people lost their lives.
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