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Revved up for a chance to make Japan playoffs

Revved up for a chance to make Japan playoffs

The Shizuoka BlueRevs, featuring Fiji star Semi Radradra, have resurrected their hopes of featuring in the Japan Rugby League One playoffs.

BTS returns with comeback concert in Seoul after hiatus

BTS returns with comeback concert in Seoul after hiatus

BTS returns with comeback concert in Seoul after hiatus

BTS returns with comeback concert in Seoul after hiatus

K-pop superstars BTS have returned as a full group with a huge free comeback concert in Seoul, as the band resumes life after military service.

Fire at Korean car parts factory kills 14, injures 60

Fire at Korean car parts factory kills 14, injures 60

Fire at Korean car parts factory kills 14, injures 60

Fire at Korean car parts factory kills 14, injures 60

South Korean rescue workers have recovered the remains of 14 people from the charred wreckage of an auto parts factory, where a fire injured at least 60.

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Aussie bid to host men's Asian Cup faces rethink

Aussie bid to host men's Asian Cup faces rethink

Australia's hopes of hosting either the 2031 or 2035 men's Asian Cup will have to be rethought after the continent's soccer confederation halted all bidding.

Pakistan and Afghan pause fighting for Eid

Pakistan and Afghan pause fighting for Eid

Bulldozers are digging pits in a cemetery in Kabul in order to bury the hundreds allegedly killed in a Pakistani air strike as both sides down arms for Eid.

Cummins to miss start of IPL because of injury

Cummins to miss start of IPL because of injury

Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the start of the Indian Premier League as he battles with the back problem that kept him out of the T20 World Cup.

Hundreds killed in Pakistan airstrike on Kabul hospital

Hundreds killed in Pakistan airstrike on Kabul hospital

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan of targeting a Kabul rehabilitation hospital with airstrikes, killing more than 400 people.

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DeChambeau leads in LIV Singapore as Aussie lurks

DeChambeau leads in LIV Singapore as Aussie lurks

DeChambeau leads in LIV Singapore as Aussie lurks

DeChambeau leads in LIV Singapore as Aussie lurks

Marc Leishman is the best-placed Australian -- but superstar Bryson DeChambeau has forged clear of the LIV Singapore tournament field.

Aussie buddies make impressive start in LIV Singapore

Aussie buddies make impressive start in LIV Singapore

Aussie buddies make impressive start in LIV Singapore

Aussie buddies make impressive start in LIV Singapore

Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith have made a fine start to the LIV Singapore tournament, lying just behind the four joint-leaders headed by Jon Rahm.

City exit Asian Champions League in penalty heartbreak

City exit Asian Champions League in penalty heartbreak

City exit Asian Champions League in penalty heartbreak

City exit Asian Champions League in penalty heartbreak

Australia's representatives in the Asian Champions League Elite have been knocked out by Thailand's Buriram, with the winning penalty scored by a Queenslander.

Aussies out of Baseball World Classic in last-gasp exit

Aussies out of Baseball World Classic in last-gasp exit

Aussies out of Baseball World Classic in last-gasp exit

Aussies out of Baseball World Classic in last-gasp exit

Australia have narrowly missed out on a quarter-final place at the World Baseball Classic, after suffering a defeat to South Korea in Tokyo.

Court jails three Australians over Bali shooting death

Court jails three Australians over Bali shooting death

Court jails three Australians over Bali shooting death

Court jails three Australians over Bali shooting death

An Indonesian court has sentenced three Australian men over the fatal shooting of another Australian in Bali.

India's 'blue machine' crush NZ World Cup dreams

India's 'blue machine' crush NZ World Cup dreams

India's 'blue machine' crush NZ World Cup dreams

India's 'blue machine' crush NZ World Cup dreams

Great batting by Sanju Samson and superb bowling by Jasprit Bumrah has powered India to a successful defence of the T20 World Cup as they crushed New Zealand.

Families of flight MH370 victims push for wider search

Families of flight MH370 victims push for wider search

Families of flight MH370 victims push for wider search

Families of flight MH370 victims push for wider search

Malaysia is being urged to extend the search for a flight carrying 227 passengers that disappeared en route from ‌Kuala Lumpur to Beijing 12 years ago.

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'Heart-breakers': NZ desperate to flip World Cup script

New Zealand are fed up of being the nearly men in cricket World Cup finals and want to "break a few hearts" by beating India in the T20 showdown in Ahmedabad.

Herbert eyes LIV Golf breakthough in Hong Kong

Jon Rahm (65), Thomas Detry (66) and Harold Varner III (63) are tied for the third-round lead at LIV Golf Hong Kong.

'He's human': Black Caps hoping for a genie's off-day

New Zealand know the biggest problem they face in the quest to win a first global men's white-ball title is an India bowler who's simply the best in the world.

Aussie fires again in Hong Kong after earning Open spot

Lucas Herbert has continued his big week to spearhead the Australian challenge at the LIV Hong Kong event while Jon Rahm also made his move.

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Bethell ton in vain as India roar into World Cup final

England have fallen short of rampant India's massive total in Mumbai despite Jacob Bethell's defiant century in a run-laden T20 World Cup semi-final.

Aussies in shade as Ortiz roars into LIV Hong Kong lead

Mexican Carlos Ortiz has fired a 10-under-par 60 to lead the LIV Golf Hong Kong event to leave top Aussies Lucas Herbert and Marc Leishman in the shade.

European shares edge higher after Asian stocks surge

International Monetary Fund head Kristalina Georgieva has warned the Middle East war is already testing the resilience of the global economy.

China ramps up 'high stakes' tech race with the US

China has slightly lowered its economic growth target for 2026, leaving room for greater measures to address industrial overcapacity and rebalance the economy.

What a Scorcher! Allen blasts NZ into World Cup final

Perth Scorchers' Finn Allen has unleashed one of the great T20 knocks to destroy South Africa and power New Zealand into the final of the World Cup.

Pakistan says 67 Afghan troops killed in border clashes

Islamabad says 67 Afghan troops and one Pakistani soldier have been killed in cross-border clashes.

Proteas stay perfect to set up World Cup semi with NZ

South Africa have maintained their unbeaten record at the T20 World Cup with a win over Zimbabwe, setting up a semi-final date with New Zealand.

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