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Donna Vekic broke down in floods of tears on Centre Court as her Wimbledon dream was crushed in the semi-finals on Thursday with the Croatian racked by such intense pain that she thought she "was going to die".

Biniam Girmay said he hoped to encourage more diversity in elite cycling after the Eritrean won a third stage in this year's Tour de France on Thursday to extend his lead in the sprint points race.

French left-wingers attacked President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday after he called for a broad coalition government, demanding that their parliamentary bloc should propose a prime minister.

Shelley Duvall, the versatile actor known for her role in "The Shining" and working relationship with director Robert Altman, died Thursday aged 75.

A famous aphorism holds that a "rising tide lifts all boats," but small capitalization equities are still waiting for a boost from the 2024 bull market on Wall Street.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Melting sea ice in the fast-warming Arctic Ocean is not making it easier for sailors to navigate a legendary shortcut between Europe and Asia despite popular belief, scientists said Thursday.

Rory McIlroy put his US Open heartbreak behind him when he made an impressive start to the defence of his Scottish Open title on Thursday.

Ireland captain Peter O'Mahony has been relegated to the bench for the second and final Test against world champions South Africa in Durban on Saturday.

Fighting and bombardment shook Gaza's biggest city on Thursday, an AFP correspondent said, even after Israel's military declared an end to its operation in an eastern district that saw Gaza City's heaviest combat in months.

After spending over a decade bogged down in disappointment, Spain waltzed their way back to football's peak by reaching Sunday's Euro 2024 final in Berlin.

Two French international rugby players on tour in Argentina were being transferred Thursday from Interpol's Buenos Aires headquarters to the city of Mendoza, where they will be questioned over alleged rape.

Global equity markets rose Thursday as cooling US inflation data bolstered interest rate cut hopes.

The International Olympic Committee expressed its "full confidence" in the World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday after a report said it had not mishandled the case of Chinese swimmers cleared to compete after testing positive for a banned drug.

US inflation cooled more than expected in June, government data showed Thursday, a positive development for President Joe Biden as he fights to win confidence on his economic record in his reelection bid.

Kenyan President William Ruto announced on Thursday the dismissal of almost his entire cabinet and consultations to form a "broad-based government" following widespread anti-government protests.

Caeleb Dressel knows the age-group days of "simply swimming" can never return for a seven-time Olympic gold medallist.

Germany said Thursday it will phase out the use of components from Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE in its 5G networks in the coming years due to national security concerns.

Jonas Vingegaard has chosen Tadej Pogacar as an unlikely ally in a bid to drop any new challengers for the title the duo have hogged these past four years, two-time Tour de France winner Bernard Thevenet told AFP on Thursday.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and seven-time winner Novak Djokovic can set-up a Wimbledon final blockbuster on Friday.

US inflation cooled more than expected in June, government data showed Thursday, a positive development for President Joe Biden as he fights to win confidence on his economic record in his reelection bid.

More than 60 news organizations, including some of the world's largest, signed an open letter Thursday calling on Israel to immediately end restrictions on international media entering and reporting on Gaza.

NATO leaders on Thursday looked to bolster ties with Asian partners after slamming China as a "decisive enabler" of Russia's war, before holding talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the end of a summit in Washington.