France's forward #12 Randal Kolo Muani kicks the ball and scores his team's first goal during the UEFA Euro 2024 round of 16 football match between France and Belgium at the Duesseldorf Arena in Duesseldorf on July 1, 2024. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)

France beat Belgium to reach Euro 2024 quarter-finals

Jan Vertonghen’s late own goal took France into the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 on Monday as they edged Belgium 1-0 in a tense tie in Duesseldorf. France had dominated the last-16 clash
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Mauritania’s President Ghazouani wins re-election

Mauritania’s incumbent President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has comfortably won re-election with 56.12 percent of the vote, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) said Monday. Victory gives the former army chief
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Simone Biles books Paris Olympics berth with US gymnastics trials all-around win

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles is headed to the Paris Games with a resounding all-around victory at the US gymnastics trials on Sunday. Biles capped her trials with another electrifying floor
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Villa sign Juventus duo Iling-Junior and Barrenechea

Aston Villa have signing Samuel Iling-Junior and Enzo Barrenechea from Juventus for a combined 22 million euros (£18.6 million, $23.6 million), it was announced Monday The Italian club said English forward Iling-Junior,
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Don’t mention spiders: Five things on Andy Murray’s Wimbledon rival Tomas Machac

Two-time champion Andy Murray begins his Wimbledon farewell on Tuesday against Tomas Machac. AFP Sport looks at five things to know about Machac, the Czech world number 38. – Two head-to-head wins
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North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles, one fails

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles but one launch failed, South Korea’s military said Monday, a day after Pyongyang warned of “fatal consequences” following major joint exercises in the South. South
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Mexico extradites drug cartel bagman to US

Mexico has extradited a suspected senior money man of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel to the United States, officials said Sunday. Sergio Miguel Vega Mendoza was arrested last year in Mexico City
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