Millions without power as Cuba hit by latest major blackout

Widespread power outages have become increasingly common due to fuel shortages made worse by a US blockade.

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The man who would be king - the rise and fall of 'the next Prince Naseem'

Touted as the king to Naseem Hamed's prince, Daniel Teasdale's story is instead a cautionary tale.

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Deadly shark attack prompts rare kill order in Western Australia

Police boats and helicopters are patrolling Perth's beaches as authorities continue their search for the swimmer's body, and the shark that attacked him.

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Sutton's predictions v legendary guitarist Johnny Marr

BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on legendary guitarist and Man City fan Johnny Marr, plus the BBC readers and AI with his predictions for this weekend's Premier League fixtures.

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How does De Zerbi fix Spurs' scoring troubles?

Roberto De Zerbi's Tottenham are yet to score a Premier League goal this season, how do they fix that?

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Traumatised Smith says he was 'thrown to wolves' over 'sandpapergate'

Australia batter Steve Smith says he is still traumatised by the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal in 2018 and still gets flashbacks.

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River home to 500 crocodiles chosen as Olympic rowing venue

A river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles is given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games.

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F1 to have 10 sprint races in 2027, including Monaco

Formula 1 increases the number of sprint races from six to 10 for the 2027 World Championship.

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Sweeney ad a barrier for girls in sport - Hunt

British sprinter Amy Hunt says she is concerned about the controversial advert starring Sydney Sweeney being part of a "barrier" to girls' participation in sport.

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Spurs' Richarlison posts crying emoji after being left out of Liverpool tie

Richarlison publicly expresses his displeasure at Roberto de Zerbi's decision to leave him out of Tottenham's squad for Tuesday's Carabao Cup tie against Liverpool.

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'Big Ludo' - trailblazing keeper who became West Ham cult figure

Ludek Miklosko, who has died aged 64, was a cult figure with West Ham supporters after his move to London in 1990.

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'This is what women in sport look like' - Hunt responds to Sweeney advert

British sprinter Amy Hunt is among the female athletes to criticise the controversial betting advert starring actress Sydney Sweeney.

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Man charged with concealing identity at protest

Anti-migrant demonstrators marched in Portsmouth on Saturday, and a counter-protest was also held.

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Garcia reality check bursts Benn's bubble in Vegas

As the biggest night of Conor Benn's career plummets into freefall in Las Vegas, what did we learn and what does it mean for the rest of his career?

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Major fire at derelict Peaky Blinders mill

The mill, where Peaky Blinders was filmed, is already derelict after large fire in 2022.

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'What a start!' - England lose Duckett and Gay in the first over

England get off to a dreadful start on day four of the third and fiinal Test as Mohammad Abbas removes Ben Duckett and Emilio Gay in the first over, to leave the home side 2-2, chasing 130 to win at Edgbaston.

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'Red rag to a bull' - Sabalenka's extra motivation to win US Open

Aryna Sabalenka has lost the world number one ranking to Elena Rybakina - but has the chance to take revenge in the US Open final.

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Garcia v Benn - welterweight world title fight predictions

Figures from the boxing world give their predictions for Saturday's WBC welterweight world title fight between Ryan Garcia and Briton Conor Benn.

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Bed at 6:45am - US Open semi-finalists fight effects of late-night finishes

New York is known as the city that never sleeps. But that comes at a price for US Open stars - including men's semi-finalists Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev.

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Why we should expect another Solheim Cup thriller

With no more than one point separating the teams at the past three Solheim Cups played in Europe there is every reason to expect that this week's contest will be just as exciting, writes Iain Carter.

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