Snowboard star Su Yiming said there was "no better gift on his birthday" after claiming China's first gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Olympics in the slopestyle event on Wednesday.
India opener Abhishek Sharma was bowled without scoring against the Netherlands on Wednesday, his third duck in a row at the T20 World Cup.
Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles has revealed that she reached out to offer support to US figure skater Ilia Malinin after witnessing his heartbreaking Olympic collapse at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.
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Virgil van Dijk has indicated Dominik Szoboszlai could succeed him as Liverpool captain after labelling the midfielder as someone capable of "being a leader for this team".
February 18, 2026
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Snowboard star Su Yiming claimed China's first gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Wednesday, bouncing back in style in slopestyle after losing his big air crown earlier in the Games.
February 18, 2026
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Vinicius Junior scored a brilliant goal but the focus after Real Madrid's win at Benfica on Tuesday was on another incident of alleged racist abuse aimed at the Brazilian.
February 18, 2026
Ukraine and Russia made some progress at US-mediated talks in Geneva, but did not find a compromise on the key issue of territory, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday.
February 18, 2026
Britain's Prince William opened up Wednesday about his mental health strategies, the heir to the throne revealing he takes "a long time trying to understand my emotions".
February 18, 2026
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European stock markets rose Wednesday as traders assessed company earnings and economic data, while oil prices ticked higher following US-Iran talks.
February 18, 2026
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Sahibzada Farhan hit a magnificent unbeaten century to take his side to 199-3 in their must-win T20 World Cup clash against Namibia in Colombo on Wednesday.
France's hard-left party said it had had to evacuate its national headquarters over a "bomb threat" Wednesday, after prosecutors confirmed 11 arrests over the fatal beating of a far-right activist last week blamed on the ultra left.
Facebook and TikTok were no longer available in Gabon on Wednesday, AFP journalists said, after regulators said they were suspending social media over national security concerns amid anti-government protests.
India's ambitious and high-profile bid to reintroduce cheetahs received a major boost Wednesday with the announcement of the birth of three cubs, the environment minister said.
February 18, 2026
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Taxi drivers in Greece on Wednesday kicked off a two-day nationwide strike over new rules which they say excessively favour private vehicles for hire.
February 18, 2026
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Kurdish fighters who have laid down their arms should be reintegrated into society, Turkish lawmakers urged in a key report released Wednesday, while avoiding any reference to an "amnesty".
Sri Lanka will not be fazed after their whitewash by England on the eve of the T20 World Cup when the two sides meet again in the Super Eights at the weekend, a coach said Wednesday.
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators concluded a second day of US-mediated talks in Geneva on Wednesday, though neither side signalled they were any closer to ending Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II.
Mikaela Shiffrin is firm favourite to end her Olympic medal drought with gold glory after topping the times in the first run of Wednesday's slalom at the Milan-Cortina Games.
February 18, 2026
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