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Sato extends with Rahal as IndyCar free agency heats up
Takuma Sato will return to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing next season, and Colton Herta is closing in on a deal to be pulled inside the Andretti Autosport camp, as IndyCar drivers are getting a jump on their 2020 plans. Rahal said Saturday it had picked up the option for next year on Sato, a former
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Sport sponsors must join the war on doping, says anti-drug boss
Call follows emergence of new Russian scandal. Sport sponsors should help fund the fight against the illegal use of performance-enhancing drugs, according to the head of the UK’s anti-doping agency. Nicole Sapstead, chief executive of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD), also urged them to ask what steps the teams
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Shakib sets Bangladesh T20 run record in win vs Afghanistan
Captain Shakib Al Hasan hit a 45-ball 70 not out as Bangladesh snapped Afghanistan's four-match winning streak against them, beating the visitors by four wickets with six balls left in the Twenty20 tri-series game on Saturday. Shakib, who hit eight fours and a six, became Bangladesh's highest
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Labour's Tom Watson issues call for unity after 'ridiculous' bid to oust him
Divisions at the top of Labour are undermining the party's efforts to present itself as a government-in-waiting, Tom Watson has said, as he hit out at a "ridiculous" attempt to oust him from his role as deputy leader. Jeremy Corbyn, whom Mr Watson has clashed with in the past on Brexit
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Motsi Mabuse casts critical eye over sister’s performance on Strictly
The show's new judge said she 'loved' watching sibling Oti dance with actor Kelvin Fletcher.
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Rare protests in Egypt call for president to step down
Rare anti-government protests broke out in several Egyptian cities late Friday calling on President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to step down. The small street demonstrations were quickly dispersed by riot police using batons and tear gas. As defense minister, he led the military's overthrow of an elected
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Holy anniversary, Batman! Bat-signals mark Caped Crusader’s 80th birthday
DC Comics is celebrating Batman Day with a series of Bat-signals in the night skies across the world.
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Skippers Slingsby, Outteridge prep for $1 million match race
Skippers Tom Slingsby of Team Australia and Nathan Outteridge of Team Japan tuned up for their $1 million, winner-take-all match race by each winning a fleet race Saturday in the foiling F50 catamarans at the final stop of SailGP's inaugural season. Slingsby won Saturday's first race and Outteridge
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Ethiopia says detains suspected Islamist militants planning attacks
Ethiopia said on Saturday it had arrested an unspecified number of Islamist militant members of the Somali group al Shabaab and Islamic State who were planning to carry out attacks in the country on various targets including hotels. Some of those arrested were carrying out intelligence work including
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Stacks of cash shown at trial of Sudan's toppled leader Bashir
Stacks of cash piled high were shown as evidence on Saturday against ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir at his trial on charges of possessing illicit foreign currency and corruption. Millions of euros and Sudanese pounds were found at Bashir's residence in April after he was overthrown and
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Israel: Wounded Netanyahu in desperate battle for political survival after poll blow
Israel’s president to meet PM and opposition leader Benny Gantz in bid to resolve election stalemate. Israel’s president is set to begin two days of consultations with political parties after a deadlocked election last week plunged the country into uncertainty over who will lead the next government.
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Saffron Barker and AJ Pritchard make immediate impact on Strictly Come Dancing
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Deaths of five women with eating disorders linked by coroner amid growing anorexia crisis in UK
The deaths of five women with eating disorders are being linked by a coroner following warnings of a growing crisis over the way anorexia sufferers are treated within the NHS.
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Wales sees 25C temperatures as UK enjoys late summer sunshine
People in Wales enjoyed the best temperatures in the UK on Saturday, in what is likely to be the last dash of sunshine of the season. Valley, near Holyhead in Wale,s recorded temperatures of 25.7C (78F) on Saturday, according to The Met Office, making it the warmest place in the UK. Most of the country
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Biden urges investigation into Trump Ukraine call
DES MOINES, Iowa/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, a frontrunner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, on Saturday called for an investigation into reports that President Donald Trump pressed his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate Biden and his son. To get on
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Brazil favela residents protest after 8-year-old shot
Hundreds of residents of one of Rio de Janeiro's largest shantytowns marched Saturday to demand an end to the violence after an 8-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet during a police operation. Ágatha Sales Félix was hit by the bullet Friday in the Complexo do Alemao shantytown amid what police
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Tories 'cut funding for poorest pupils by £220m in real terms since 2015', report says
The government has been urged to increase funding for the poorest school children.
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Thousands of offenders could avoid jail under Labour plans to halt most short prison sentences
Thousands of offenders could avoid jail under new Labour plans to halt the use of most short prison sentences.Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon will use his keynote speech to the party’s annual conference in Brighton on Sunday to announce plans for legislation introducing a presumption against
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Area 51 Basecamp event called off after drawing just 500 people
Festivities were taking place in the Nevada desert near the Area 51 US Air Force facility.
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Dual NZ pivots Barrett and Mo'unga stymie the Springboks
The heated debate in New Zealand rugby about playing Richie Mo'unga at flyhalf instead of Beauden Barrett, and Barrett at fullback instead of Ben Smith, might cool down now. The dual playmakers model, making a fourth appearance, was a hit for the All Blacks as they contained South Africa 23-13 to
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Graduate accused of stealing £600,000 from Heinz in customer billing scam
A young graduate is accused of stealing more than half a million pounds from the food giant Heinz after working at the firm for less than a year.
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4 die after bus with Chinese tourists crashes in Utah
Four people died after a tour bus carrying them and other visitors from China crashed, rolling onto a guard rail and leaving carnage and debris in its wake on a highway running through the red-rock landscape of southern Utah. To Robert Driedonks, who heard the crash from the wildlife museum he owns
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IS claims Iraq minibus bombing that killed 12
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Saturday for a minibus bombing in Iraq a day earlier, which killed 12 people outside the Shiite holy city of Karbala. The bombing was one of the biggest attacks targeting civilians since the extremist group was declared defeated inside Iraq in 2017. The
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