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China braced for second typhoon in a week as Bavi approaches landfall
Hundreds of thousands of people are evacuated from eastern Zhejiang province, with the city of Wenzhou close to the path of the storm.

New species named after Cape Verde keeper Vozinha
A new species of sea slug has been named after Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha to mark his performance against Spain at the World Cup.

Should Argentina take Messi off penalties?
Lionel Messi keeps rewriting World Cup history, but after his latest miss from the spot, should Argentina hand penalty duties to someone else?

Pubs can stay open for full Norway game - even if kick-off delayed
The extended hours means fans can watch the entire game, even if the start is delayed.

Watch: 'We escaped Spanish wildfire, but our friends lost their lives'
Hundreds of firefighters in Spain have been battling a deadly wildfire in the south of the country.

‘It’s an awful feeling’: Ciraldo’s concern for Bulldogs skipper Crichton
Canterbury captain Stephen Crichton was stretchered off after losing feeling in one of his arms following a tackle from Noah Martin in worrying scenes at Accor Stadium on Saturday night.

Bulldogs captain stretchered off
Stephen Crichton is stretchered off the field after he is hit by Noah Martin.

NRL Highlights: Bulldogs v Tigers - Round 20
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs host the Wests Tigers in Round 20 of the 2026 NRL Premiership at Accor Stadium, Sydney.

Tupou makes it a hat-trick in his 300th NRL games
Daniel Tupou in his 300th game scores a hat-trick against the Parramatta Eels.

Volkswagen workers furious as management withholds cost-cutting plans

France storm back with 30 straight points to beat Australia 42-26
Romain Ntamack returned for France and orchestrated a huge comeback and turned a 21-12 half time deficit into a 42-26 victory over Australia.

Watch: France storm back with 30 straight points to beat Australia 42-26
Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang scored two tries and Romain Ntamack orchestrated a big comeback as France rallied for a 42-26 win over Australia on Saturday in the second round of the rugby Nations Championship.

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp agrees to replace Nagelsmann as Germany coach
Jurgen Klopp agrees a deal in principle to become the new head coach of Germany's men's national team after the resignation of Julian Nagelsmann.

If you ask Americans, Norway's Erling Haaland is already a winner
If the World Cup was a tournament for hearts and minds, the Norwegian striker would certainly win.

South Africa World Cup midfielder Adams dies aged 25
South Africa and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams dies at the age of 25, just weeks after featuring for his country at the World Cup.

Reeves tells BBC: Burnham needs worked-through plan to govern from the start
The Chancellor tells Laura Kuenssberg she will be handing over a stable economy to the incoming PM.

Ntamack glides through Wallabies defence
France No.10 Romain Ntamack glides through the Wallabies defence to cap a man of the match performance.

For 40 minutes, the Wallabies were world-beaters. Then reality kicked in
There were plenty of highlights for Wallabies fans in the first half. Unfortunately, rugby Tests are played over two halves … something Joe Schmidt’s side seemed to forget against France.

Round 19: Roosters v Eels | Highlights
The Roosters host the eels in Round 19 of the 2026 NRL Premiership.

TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan dies aged 68
The former BBC, ITV and Sky News journalist has died after revealing he had stage four prostate cancer.

Expert: European innovation can contain Chinese threat to industry

Live: Japan v Ireland - Nations Championship
Follow live coverage of Japan and Ireland face off in Round 2 of the 2026 Nations Championship.