Mixed luck for Nigerian clubs in CAF Champions League draw
Nigerian clubs Enugu Rangers and Remo Stars had mixed luck when the draws for the 2025 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were made in Cairo on Thursday.
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Record 8.6 million tickets sold for Paris Olympics
The Paris Olympics already has one gold medal in the bag before it begins with 8.6 million tickets sold -- a record for any Games.
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Paolini into first Wimbledon final with victory over tearful Vekic
Italy's Jasmine Paolini reached her first Wimbledon final with a stirring fightback to beat tearful Croatian Donna Vekic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10/8) on Thursday in the longest women's semi-final at the All England Club.
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Girmay wins again as Roglic suffers costly Tour de France fall
Biniam Girmay won stage 12 of the Tour de France in a mass dash for the line on Thursday to extend his lead in the sprint points race with his third triumph so far, while Primoz Roglic was left bloody after another fall.
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Biden holds high-stakes news conference as he fights for survival
US President Joe Biden will on Thursday give his first press conference since his debate disaster against Donald Trump, in a make-or-break moment for the fate of his teetering reelection bid.
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Unusual rainfall brings winter flowers to Chile's Atacama desert
Large swaths of the Atacama desert, the driest on the planet, have been covered with purple and white flowers after unusual rainfall patterns in northern Chile.
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Delta profits drop despite solid demand, hitting airline shares
Delta reported lower quarterly profits Thursday despite still-strong travel demand as it moderated a plan to add capacity in the fall in light of industry overcapacity.
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Ukraine says it seized cargo ship used for Crimea grain exports
Kyiv said Thursday that it had seized a foreign cargo ship and detained its captain, alleging that the vessel had illegally exported Ukrainian grain from the annexed Crimean peninsula.
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Smith stars as England pile on the runs against West Indies
Jamie Smith marked his Test debut with an impressive 70 as England established a huge first-innings lead over the West Indies at Lord's on Thursday.
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Fire 'under control' at France's Rouen cathedral
A fire that broke out Thursday in the spire of the cathedral in northern French city Rouen is "under control", local fire services said, just hours after the city's mayor shared a photo of a column of smoke rising from the Gothic landmark.
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