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Sun, 23 Nov 2025 09:33:12 GMTAonishiki beomes first Ukrainian to win sumo tournament
The 21-year-old won the Kyushu tournament after a tie-breaking victory over grand champion Hoshoryu from Mongolia.
Known by his ring name Aonishiki Arata and speaking fluent Japanese, he told fans at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in his televised victory ...
Sun, 23 Nov 2025 09:33:11 GMTHolders Australia drawn with New Zealand in Rugby League World Cup
The tournament was originally scheduled to be played this year, but host nation France pulled out due to financial constraints.
The International Rugby League (IRL) shifted the event to Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea with the action no...
Sun, 23 Nov 2025 07:03:09 GMTMyanmar junta says nearly 1,600 foreigners arrested in scam hub raids
Sprawling fraud factories have mushroomed in war-torn Myanmar's border regions, housing scammers who target internet users with romance and business cons worth tens of billions of dollars annually.
Myanmar's junta has long been accused of looking t...
Sun, 23 Nov 2025 06:41:20 GMTVerstappen wins Las Vegas Grand Prix, Norris closes on F1 crown
Red Bull ace Verstappen pounced on a slip by pole-sitter Norris on the first turn of Sin City's street circuit to grab the lead and controlled the race thereafter to claim the 69th Grand Prix win of his career, finishing more than 20 seconds clear.
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Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:53:10 GMTVerstappen wins Las Vegas F1 Grand Prix, Norris edges closer to crown
Red Bull ace Verstappen pounced on a slip by pole-sitter Norris on the first turn of Sin City's street circuit to grab the lead and controlled the race thereafter to claim the 69th Grand Prix win of his career, finishing more than 20 seconds clear.
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Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:47:13 GMTMuthusamy's maiden Test century powers South Africa to 428-7
The left-handed Muthusamy began the day on 25 with South Africa 247-6 and he went on to frustrate the Indian bowling with patience and grit in Guwahati.
He reached his hundred in 192 balls off pace bowler Mohammed Siraj as he punched the air and ra...
Sun, 23 Nov 2025 04:53:12 GMTVietnam flooding kills at least 90
Relentless rain has lashed south-central Vietnam since late October and popular holiday destinations have been hit by several rounds of flooding, with economic losses estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Whole sections of coastal Nha T...
Sun, 23 Nov 2025 04:07:10 GMTNorthern Australia cleans up after cyclone
Sun, 23 Nov 2025 03:55:12 GMTKim's first top-10 in 14 years as Ballester wins maiden pro title
Three-time PGA Tour winner Kim finished 14-under par in a six-way tie for fifth at Riyadh Golf Club on Saturday, his first top-10 finish since the 2011 Singapore Open.
The former American Ryder Cup player, now 40, recorded his best result since ret...
Sun, 23 Nov 2025 03:33:09 GMTGotham crowned NWSL champions after Lavelle breaks Spirit
Lavelle swept in an emphatic finish 10 minutes from time to settle a scrappy championship game at PayPal Park in San Jose.
The victory was doubly sweet for the 30-year-old Lavelle, who was a member of the Seattle Reign team beaten by Gotham in the ...
Sun, 23 Nov 2025 03:07:12 GMTHead shapes up as solution for Australia's opening woes
The 38-year-old Khawaja failed to open in either innings in Perth because of back spasms, paving the way for Head to seize the opportunity with all guns blazing.
His 123 from just 83 balls drove Australia to a crushing eight-wicket victory, with th...
Sun, 23 Nov 2025 03:03:30 GMTTomorrowland bets on Chinese dance music fans with first indoor event
Thousands roared back "yes!" as Tomorrowland, one of the world's biggest dance music festivals, made its China debut this weekend.
The move is a vote of confidence in the country's small but lively electronic dance music (EDM) scene -- and in its e...
Sun, 23 Nov 2025 02:35:16 GMTEngland slammed as 'brainless' after first Ashes Test capitulation
Ben Stokes's men lost the opening battle in Perth by eight wickets inside two days on the back of batting collapses and Travis Head slamming a sensational 69-ball century.
Since last claiming an Ashes series in Australia 15 years ago, they have now...
Sun, 23 Nov 2025 02:35:15 GMTSlovenia holds crunch vote on contested assisted dying law
Several European countries, including Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland allow terminally ill people to receive medical help to end their lives.
Slovenia's parliament approved a law in July allowing assisted dying after a 2024 refere...
Sat, 22 Nov 2025 22:33:10 GMTNo.1 Jeeno leads by six at LPGA Tour Championship
Defending champion Jeeno overcame a bogey-birdie start by reeling off three birdies in a row on the front nine and four in a row on the back nine, finishing 54 holes on a tournament-record 22-under 194 at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida.
"It h...