Clinical New Zealand outscored wasteful South Africa by five tries to one for a shock 33-16 victory in Johannesburg on Saturday in the first Test of a four-match series.
Serena Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, and second-ranked Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, a seven-time Slam singles winner, will compete together in US Open mixed doubles, organizers announced Saturday.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Saturday he would slap retaliatory tariffs on the United States after walking away from a "bad deal" on trade, deepening the rift between the longtime allies.
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Defending champion Akane Yamaguchi stayed on course for her fourth badminton world championship crown and will face top-ranked An Se-young in the title showdown, while France's Alex Lanier reached the men's final on Saturday.
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South Korea sent its first trial container ship through the Arctic on Saturday, as the Middle East war rattles global shipping, while environmental groups warned the route could accelerate polar ice melt.
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The market debut of artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic, a chief rival to OpenAI, could break the record set by SpaceX, US media have reported.
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Marcus Trescothick has insisted he wants to continue working with England's Test team even though Mike Hussey has revealed an approach by incoming head coach Stephen Fleming to effectively replace him.
August 22, 2026
Far from the solemn pomp of the Vatican, nestled under the arcades of the mountain town of Santarcangelo di Romagna, a tailor clad all in black leaned over his sketch.
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Indonesia is deploying an additional 1,500 soldiers to Borneo, an official said Saturday, to help tackle wildfires that have burned through swathes of the island and created thick smog choking some areas.
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In a year of change, notably tying the knot with his partner and relocating to Monaco, Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis is happy to now focus on "grinding" out some big clearances.
For three days a year, the quiet residential street of Van Speijkstraat in the sleepy Dutch beach resort of Zandvoort transforms itself into a sea of orange streamers and chequered flags, welcoming Formula One fans from around the world.
Ben Stokes has labelled the decision not to hold a men's Ashes Test at Headingley next year "shambolic", after Joe Root expressed disappointment that Leeds was left off the schedule.
World sprint champions Oblique Seville and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden head a stellar cast of elite track and field athletes who will take part in the Diamond League meet in Poland on Sunday.
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Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said new signing Rodri would not be involved in the Spanish champions' La Liga opener against Elche on Sunday.
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Mercedes driver George Russell powered to victory in the Dutch Grand Prix sprint race Saturday, making the most of his pole position to claw back some ground on teammate Kimi Antonelli in the world championship standings.
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone said striker Julian Alvarez would return to the squad for Sunday's La Liga clash against Villarreal.
Mercedes driver George Russell powered to victory in the Dutch Grand Prix sprint race Saturday, making the most of his pole position to claw back some ground on teammate Kimi Antonelli in the driver's championship.
Jihadists kidnapped and killed scores of people in an attack during Friday prayers in central Nigeria's Niger state, survivors and lawmakers told AFP Saturday, though some were able to escape during a clash with rival militants.
August 22, 2026
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