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Double bogey confidence boost helps Lawrence shine at Open
Double bogey confidence boost helps Lawrence shine at Open

Not many golfers take confidence from a double bogey but that's exactly what Thriston Lawrence did to bolster himself in Thursday's first round of the US Open at Oakmont.

June 12, 2025

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Bolt beams as Alfred, Duplantis and Warholm light up Oslo Diamond League
Bolt beams as Alfred, Duplantis and Warholm light up Oslo Diamond League

Karsten Warholm, Julien Alfred and Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis lit up Thursday's star-studded Diamond League meet in Oslo where Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt was on hand to lend further glitter to a gripping evening of track and field.

June 12, 2025

Hamilton slams Italian media speculation on Ferrari and Vasseur
Hamilton slams Italian media speculation on Ferrari and Vasseur

Lewis Hamilton on Thursday slammed Italian media speculation that Ferrari are poised to dismiss team boss Fred Vasseur and that he is considering his future with the team as total "nonsense".

June 12, 2025

Warholm sets world best in 300m hurdles in Oslo Diamond League
Warholm sets world best in 300m hurdles in Oslo Diamond League

Norway's Karsten Warholm shattered the previous best time over the newly-official 300m hurdles at the Diamond League meet in Oslo on Thursday.

June 12, 2025

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India plane crash: What we know
India plane crash: What we know

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 242 people crashed on Thursday after taking off from the Indian city of Ahmedabad bound for London, with officials saying that just one person on the jet survived and at least 24 people on the ground died.

June 12, 2025

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At least 260 dead in India plane crash, one passenger survives
At least 260 dead in India plane crash, one passenger survives

A London-bound passenger jet crashed in a residential area in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing at least 260 people on board and on the ground -- but one passenger is believed to have survived.

June 12, 2025