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LIVE -- Olympics 2024: Rowers battle it out and China win first gold of Games

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China rocket crashes after 'accidental' launch

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Root & Stokes steady England from 54-5 in reply to Windies' 282 -- Follow live text, in-play video clips and radio commentary as England host West Indies in the third Test at Edgbaston.

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LIVE - Second red flag as rain pours during Belgian GP practice – radio & text - Follow live text and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary from third practice and qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix.

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Which Premier League clubs fly the most in pre-season? Each summer Premier League clubs fly around the world on their pre-season tours. BBC Sport looks at the numbers. 1 hr ago

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Netanyahu says Israel to attend Gaza ceasefire talks -- Israeli PM says he hopes Hamas sees there is "no daylight" between his country and the US after meeting Trump, Biden and Harris.

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'Firenado' rips through California in year's biggest blaze -- US & Canada

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Canada used drones before and Tokyo gold could be 'tarnished' -- Olympic Games

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Vulnerable, messy and bratty: The pop girlies having a moment

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What's happening and when at the Paris Olympics? -- Your day-by-day guide to what is happening when - and who to watch out for - at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

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Who could have attacked France's high-speed rail? -- France's interior minister vows the attackers will be arrested fast, but does not say who was to blame.

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Opening ceremony lights up Paris in unique style -- The 2024 Olympics opened in Paris in spectacular style with thousands of athletes sailing along the River Seine past lively performers on bridges, banks and rooftops.

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Butterflies, Balloons and Paris Olympics: Photos of the week -- A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

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My family went to help landslide victims and ended up dead -- Meselesh Gosaye's home area in Ethiopia was hit by two landslides that buried hundreds under the mud.

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Venezuela holds elections on Sunday. Could real change be coming? -- An economic crisis has forced millions to flee Venezuela. Could Sunday's election bring real change?

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'Atomic bomb hell must never be repeated' say Japan's last survivors -- Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki believe their horrific past must act as a warning for the future.

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She conquered Everest 10 times - and escaped an abusive marriage -- Lhakpa Sherpa, who has climbed Everest more than any other woman, wants to inspire women and girls.

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Weekly quiz: How has Kamala Harris made history? -- Test how closely you've been paying attention to what has been going on over the past seven days.

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Firenado spotted after huge California park fire

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Watch: Astronauts enjoy zero-gravity Olympics

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Relive a wild month in US politics in about two minutes

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'There's mum and dad's house' - wildfire razes swathe of Jasper

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Weinstein in hospital with Covid and double pneumonia -- Disgraced film producer moved from New York prison cell, where he is serving a 23-year jail term for rape and sexual assault. -- US & Canada

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Trump shooting: The plan and the botched security -- New evidence tells us how the gunman's plan came together but not why. -- US & Canada

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Wax museum removes Sinéad O'Connor figure -- The National Wax Museum say it will remake a waxwork of the late Irish singer after an unveiling.

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From Olympic braids to sunsets: Africa's top shots -- A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.

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'Boneless' chicken wings can have bones, US court rules -- The ruling ends a lawsuit filed by a man who fell ill after swallowing a piece of bone from his boneless order. -- US & Canada

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JD Vance defends 'childless cat ladies' comment after backlash

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Spectacular photos from the Paris 2024 opening ceremony

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How cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada was lured to US in elaborate sting

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Celine Dion dazzles Olympics after four-year health absence

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Three ways Trump is trying to end the Harris honeymoon

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Canadians mourn as Jasper, jewel of the Rockies, burns

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South Korea wrongly introduced as North Korea at Olympics

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France trains cancelled as hunt for vandals continues

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Timberlake 'not intoxicated' during arrest, lawyer says

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'I didn't say I was leaving' - Guardiola undecided on future -- Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he could stay at the club beyond the end of the season, when his contract expires.

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France suspend Jaminet for 34 weeks over racist video -- France full-back Melvyn Jaminet is suspended for 34 weeks and fined by the French Rugby Federation (FFR) after he posted a racist video on social media.

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Szoboszlai goal gives Slot first win as Liverpool boss -- Hungarian midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai scores against Real Betis in Pittsburgh to give Arne Slot a first win in the post-Jurgen Klopp era. -- Liverpool

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GB men's hockey team start with emphatic victory -- Great Britain start their bid for Olympic hockey gold with a commanding 4-0 win over Spain in Pool A. -- Olympic Games

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