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Artyom Dzyuba, Gonsalo Guedes, Cedric Soares

The 8 teams contesting the Confederations Cup in Russia

A look at the eight teams competing in the June 17-July 2 Confederations Cup, Russia's dress rehearsal for the 2018 World Cup

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Defibrillator on Drone Could Deliver Heart Care

Researchers tested the idea and found drones arrived at the scene of 18 cardiac arrests within about 5 minutes of launch.

Thiago Silva, Tim Cahill

Brazil scores after 12 seconds, beats Australia 4-0

Diego Souza scored after 12 seconds and again in the last minute as Brazil beat Confederations Cup-bound Australia 4-0 in an ...

Gripped by cricket fever, Bangladesh facing its biggest game

As the city's 18 million inhabitants will attest, Dhaka — the densely populated capital of Bangladesh — is known as the ...

Injured Australia captain Jedinak out of Confederations Cup

Mile Jedinak has been ruled out of Australia's squad for the Confederations Cup after struggling to recover following a World ...

Plane lands safely in Sydney with hole in engine casing

A plane heading to Shanghai returned safely to Sydney after an in-flight problem left a gaping hole in an engine casing.

Stokes proving priceless for England after maiden IPL stint

Ben Stokes started this year's Indian Premier League as its costliest player, worth $2.15 million, and ended it as the Most ...

Australia loses to England, out of Champions Trophy

Australia was eliminated from the Champions Trophy by its fiercest cricketing rival as Ben Stokes smashed a career-best 102 ...

Wonder catch might not save Roy from England ax

Producing possibly the catch of the tournament might not be enough to keep Jason Roy in England's cricket team for the ...

England wins toss, bowls 1st against Australia

England has won the toss and will bowl first against Australia in a Group A match in the Champions Trophy at Edgbaston on ...

Bangladesh knocks NZ out of Champions Trophy in record stand

Bangladesh swept to one of the biggest wins in its history as Mahmudullah and Shakib Al Hasan both hit centuries to secure ...

Argentina beats Brazil 1-0 in friendly before 95,000 fans

Argentina gave new coach Jorge Sampaoli a winning debut on Friday, defeating Brazil 1-0 before 95,569 spectators at the ...

Washouts leave Australia in danger at Champions Trophy

The vagaries of the English summer weather have left Australia on the brink of group-stage elimination for the second ...

NZ wins toss, bats against Bangladesh in Champions Trophy

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first against Bangladesh in Champions Trophy cricket on Friday at Sophia Gardens.

Australia decides to toughen parole laws after fatal siege

Australian government leaders on Friday agreed to toughen parole laws in response to a siege this week in which a gunman who ...

Warner accuses Cricket Australia of unsettling team

Australia vice-captain David Warner has accused Cricket Australia of unsettling the team ahead of its crucial Champions ...

The Latest: Australia condemns attacks in Iran

The Latest on attacks in Iran's parliament building and the mausoleum of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (all times local): ...

The Latest: Family of London attacker "shocked" by his acts

The Latest on the attack on London Bridge and Borough Market (all times local): 7:15 p.m. Relatives of London Bridge attacker ...

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Prince Harry starts countdown to 2018 Sydney Invictus Games

Prince Harry referenced the recent terrorist attacks in Manchester and London as he acknowledged well-wishers Wednesday at ...

Family: Australian nurse died trying to aid attack victims

The family of an Australian nurse who was one of the seven people killed in the London Bridge extremist attacks said Tuesday ...