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Ukrainian boxer sacrifices Olympic dream to fight against Russia's invasion

Halinchev outlined those ambitions as an athlete in an interview for the Ukraine Boxing Federation website in December 2021, as Russian troops were already massing at Ukraine's borders

James Anderson makes peace with retirement ahead of final Test match

Anderson, who turns 42 this month, was told by England's management team in April that they would be moving on from him this summer as they look toward the future

England defender Luke Shaw ready to go in Euro 2024 semifinal after injury

Manchester United left-back Shaw played his first game since February when he came off the bench Saturday in England's quarterfinal game with Switzerland, which England won in a penalty shootout

Ukrainian high jumper keeps her eye on raised bar, but mind remains on war

Kateryna Tabashnyk's success depends upon utter concentration on the here and now, on the height of the bar in front of her and her body's ability to leap it.

'It was amazing': Taylor Fritz as he beats Alexander Zverev at Wimbledon

This will be Fritz's fourth major quarterfinal and second at Wimbledon, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in 2022. He is 0-3 at that stage; the other two setbacks came against Novak Djokovic

Taliban's morality police intimidating Afghans, instilling fear: UN

The Taliban set up a ministry for the propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice after seizing power in 2021

Paris 2024: Afghan sprinter Kimia Yousofi ready to run at her 3rd Olympics

"It's an honor to represent the girls of my homeland once again," she said in a statement released by the Australian committee

Euro 2024: Rodri calls for more protection for players after Pedri's injury

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said Kroos should have been sent off in the final match of his illustrious career. He did not even receive a yellow card

2024 Olympics Swimming: France's Lon Marchand may emerge champion

Marchand, who swam for Bowman at Arizona State, competed in four events at the Tokyo Games, with a best showing of sixth in the 400 individual medley

If France is boring you, go watch something else, says coach Deschamps

"If we're boring you, you can watch something else, it doesn't matter," Deschamps said on Monday when asked about criticism of his team's form

Messi to start against Canada in Copa America semifinal: Coach Scaloni

Argentina will have four days' rest, one more than Canada, but both teams are coming off 90-minute matches. Tournament regulations call for extra time to be used only if needed in the final

Referee once linked to match-fixing will oversee England's Euro semifinal

Wednesday's game will be Zwayer's fourth of Euro 2024 and his second with the Netherlands after refereeing its 3-0 win over Romania in the round of 16

As China-Russia come closer, Nato deepens relations with Asian partners

The leaders of New Zealand, Japan and South Korea for the third year in a row will attend the NATO summit, which starts Tuesday in Washington, DC, while Australia will send its deputy prime minister

'Houthis could free detained political leader under swap deal,' says UN

The office of UN special envoy Hans Grundberg convened a meeting in Oman with the International Committee of the Red Cross over the weekend to facilitate talks centred on a prisoner exchange

Women politicians' share rises in Japanese politics, but challenges remain

Multiple women competing for a top political office is still rare in Japan, which has a terrible global gender-equality ranking, but Koike's win highlights a gradual rise in powerful female officials

Bolsonaro embezzled $1.2 mn worth of jewellery from Saudi Arabia: Police

Bolsonaro has not commented on the indictment, but has previously denied any wrongdoing involving the jewellery

Biden firm on his candidature, says it's time for intra-party drama to end

Democratic voters are split on whether Biden should remain the Democratic Party's nominee for president, or whether there should be a different Democratic nominee

Far-right groups from France, Hungary to be new political force in EU Parl

The new bloc, dubbed Patriots for Europe, is made up of 84 EU lawmakers and will be led by Jordan Bardella, the 28-year-old protg of Marine Le Pen

Beryl unleashes high winds, heavy rains in Texas, leaves 2 mn without power

We are struggling to have food and losing that food would be difficult, a resident said

Xi calls on world powers to help Russia, Ukraine resume direct dialogue

Orbn made a surprise visit to China after similar trips last week to Russia and Ukraine to discuss prospects for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine