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'Logical' that fatigued Spurs are faltering - Postecoglou

Syria authorities arrest official behind Saydnaya death penalties

Manmohan Singh: technocrat who became India's accidental PM

Panama president rules out talks with Trump over canal threat

India's former PM Manmohan Singh dies aged 92

Acid risk contained in deadly Brazil bridge collapse

Azerbaijan believes missile downed plane, Russia warns against 'hypotheses'

Chelsea stunned by Fulham in blow to Premier League title hopes

Finns probe ship from Russia for 'sabotage' of cables

Troubled Man City held by lowly Everton, Chelsea title bid rocked

Paterson, Bosch give South Africa edge over Pakistan in first Test

Cowan-Dickie sorry as England boss Jones takes blame for Scotland loss

Luke Cowan-Dickie has apologised to England supporters for conceding a penalty try in a 20-17 defeat by Scotland as Red Rose coach Eddie Jones accepted the blame for the Calcutta Cup loss at Murrayfield.

Japan's Kobayashi holds nerve to win Olympic ski jumping gold

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi won ski jumping gold on the men's normal hill at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, holding his nerve while his main title rivals lost theirs.

Cyclone Batsirai kills six, displaces tens of thousands in Madagascar

Cyclone Batsirai killed at least six people and displaced nearly 48,000 when it struck Madagascar overnight, the national disaster management agency said on Sunday.

Man City, Chelsea, Spurs get favourable FA Cup draws

Premier League leaders Manchester City will travel to Peterborough in the FA Cup fifth round, while Chelsea and Tottenham will also visit Championship opposition.

US-born Chinese skater savaged online after Olympics blunder

China appeared Sunday to censor an outpouring of social media vitriol against a naturalised US-born figure skater who took a tumble at the Beijing Games and nearly cost the hosts dear.

Barenboim clears schedule for surgery: La Scala

Legendary conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim has cleared his schedule for the coming weeks to undergo surgery, Milan's celebrated La Scala opera house said Sunday.

Bastianini fastest on last day of Malaysia MotoGP test

Italian speedster Enea Bastianini was fastest on day two of the MotoGP pre-season test Sunday, clocking a new lap record at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia.

Morocco mourns 'little Rayan' after daring well rescue bid fails

Morocco was in shock Sunday after emergency crews found a five-year-old boy dead at the bottom of a well in a tragic end to a five-day rescue operation that gripped the nation and the world.

Cyclone Batsirai weakens after displacing thousands in Madagascar

Cyclone Batsirai weakened overnight but not before pummelling Madagascar and displacing 27,000 people in a country still reeling from a deadly tropical storm weeks earlier.

'He's come!' Hanyu mania hits Beijing Games as skater finally arrives

Japanese figure skating idol Yuzuru Hanyu finally arrived in Beijing on Sunday to start his quest for a third Olympic gold, his team said, whipping his Chinese fans into a social media frenzy.

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