Messi mania hits Hong Kong as thousands flock to Miami training
Tens of thousands of football fans turned out to see Lionel Messi train with his Inter Miami teammates in Hong Kong on Saturday, as "Messi mania" took hold of the city.
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2026 Winter Olympics bobsleigh track row deepens
The row over the bobsleigh track for the 2026 Winter Olympics has gone up a notch after the IOC reacted angrily to the announcement that organisers had signed a deal for construction to begin in Italy.
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Kenyan president slams 'incompetence', 'corruption' after deadly blast
Kenyan President William Ruto on Saturday blamed incompetent and corrupt government officials for a deadly gas blast in Nairobi that killed three people and injured 280.
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Bomb explodes near Greek labour ministry, no casualties
A explosive device went off overnight in front of the Greek labour ministry in central Athens without causing any casualties, police said on Saturday.
Read moreUS reprisals against Iran-linked groups anger Iraq, Syria
The United States launched overnight air strikes against Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria, drawing condemnation from both governments Saturday, and promised more to come in retaliation for a deadly attack on US troops.
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La Liga investigating Bellingham allegedly insulting Greenwood
La Liga are using a lip-reader to investigate Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham allegedly insulting Getafe forward Mason Greenwood, the Spanish top flight told AFP Saturday.
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Six Nations not over, Galthie insists after thumping France defeat
The fight for the Six Nations title is not over, France coach Fabien Galthie has insisted, despite watching his team crash to the heaviest defeat since he took charge in 2019.
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Sri Lanka power ahead after Mathews, Chandimal fifties
Half-centuries by Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal helped Sri Lanka race ahead of Afghanistan on Saturday to be 287-3 at tea on day two of their one-off Test.
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Israel pounds Gaza as fears grow of push into Rafah
Israel pressed its blistering assault in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as fears grew of a push into Rafah, the southern city teeming with civilians uprooted by the nearly four-month war.
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Knife attacker wounds three at major Paris train station
Three people were injured Saturday in a knife attack at Paris's Gare de Lyon railway station, a major travel hub, police said, adding that a suspect had been arrested.
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