Foster hails All Blacks fighting win over Wallabies
All Blacks coach Ian Foster said their fightback to beat the Wallabies 23-20 in Dunedin on Saturday was "ugly" but showed they're on track to challenge for the Rugby World Cup.
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Sweden not looking back for World Cup clash with holders USA
Sweden coach Peter Gerhardsson said that history will mean nothing when they face the United States in the Women's World Cup last 16 on Sunday, confident his team can dethrone the title-holders.
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Classy Bonmati takes five-star Spain into World Cup quarters
Aitana Bonmati played a starring role with a brace and two assists as Spain crushed Switzerland 5-1 at Eden Park on Saturday to march into the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup for the first time in their history.
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Singapore's only-ever Olympic champion Schooling out of Asian Games
Singapore's first and only-ever Olympic champion Joseph Schooling will not be competing at the Asian Games in Hangzhou next month, the swimmer said on Saturday.
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South Africa coach Ellis strikes defiant tone for Dutch World Cup clash
Coach Desiree Ellis says that "nothing can stand in the way" of her South Africa team ahead of their last-16 clash on Sunday with the Netherlands.
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Ukraine drone attack damages Russian tanker in Kerch Strait
A Russian tanker was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Kerch Strait, briefly halting traffic on the strategic bridge linking Crimea to Russia on Saturday, a day after one of Moscow's warships was hit in the Black Sea.
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Greek island healthcare in desperate need of revamp
When Maria's nephew had a car accident last month, the family had to wait around 40 minutes for the only operating ambulance on the Greek island of Kos to pick him up.
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Belgium canal city of Bruges hits 'red line' with tourist crowds
Inhabitants of Belgium's cobblestone-and-canal city of Bruges are clear: summertime tourism has hit capacity.
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South Africa's Kgatlana puts grief aside to star at World Cup
When South Africa's historic run at the Women's World Cup finally comes to an end, the first thing Thembi Kgatlana will do back home is visit three graves.
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China's village basketball league a slam dunk
Thousands of raucous Chinese basketball fans pack tightly into a floodlit stadium filled with swirling fog, eager to spur on the teams battling in the tournament final.
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