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Israeli referee Sapir Berman beamed as she recalled the moment her "dream came true" earlier this year, when she became the first transgender woman to officiate an international football match.

US teen Cooper Lutkenhaus insists he feels "no pressure" about the coming world championships in Tokyo, where he will rub shoulders with top racers in the highly competitive 800m.

World number eight Alex de Minaur pledged Friday to "make life difficult" for Belgium as he strives to put Australia into the Davis Cup finals for a fourth straight year.

Japan's unbeaten Naoya Inoue said he wants to prove he is boxing's pound-for-pound king against Uzbekistan's Murodjon Akhmadaliev on Sunday, hours after Canelo Alvarez squares off against Terence Crawford.

Manchester City will be desperate to avoid a third successive defeat when they face neighbours Manchester United as the Premier League returns this weekend, with Alexander Isak set for his Liverpool debut.

Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns as the Packers romped to a 27-18 NFL victory over the Washington Commanders on Thursday.

Donald Trump's obsession with winning the Nobel Peace Prize next month may have hit a hitch -- the stubborn independence of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which insisted to AFP that it cannot be swayed.

Skipper Harry Wilson admitted Friday a fired-up Argentina was a "scary proposition" and Australia must improve their discipline or risk a repeat of the thrashing they were handed last year.

For university student Dave Sanchez, seeing Trump acolyte Charlie Kirk murdered during a campus event was like watching his own brother get shot.

Asian markets surged again Friday, tracking record highs across Wall Street, after US inflation and jobs data all but set in stone a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week.

Investigators searching for the man who killed right-wing activist Charlie Kirk appealed for the public's help Thursday, with no one in custody more than a day after a murder that has rocked America's fractious politics.

Mackenzie Hughes fired 11 birdies in a sizzling nine-under par 63 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over Ryder Cup-bound Ben Griffin and Matt McCarty in the US PGA Tour Procore Championship

The Emmy Awards, television's equivalent of the Oscars, will take place this Sunday, and pundits say the race for the highly coveted best drama series prize is too close to call.

Russia and its key ally Belarus are to start major joint military drills on Friday, putting NATO on edge days after Poland accused Moscow of escalating tensions by firing attack drones through its airspace.

Hundreds of South Korean workers were headed back to Seoul on Friday after their detention in a US immigration raid that Hyundai warned will delay completion of its battery factory.

Cristian Chivu's Inter Milan have failed to convince ahead of Saturday's grudge match at fierce rivals Juventus, as Serie A returns this weekend with champions Napoli travelling to Fiorentina.

Newly-promoted Hamburg travel to Bayern Munich on Saturday as the Bundesliga sees the return of one of its most storied clashes -- seven years on from the last 'North-South Summit'.

Paris Saint-Germain's domination of Ligue 1 is almost total, but Strasbourg, rather than the European champions, were France's biggest spenders in the recent transfer window.

Bordeaux-Begles forward Cameron Woki returns to Racing 92 in the French Top 14 on Sunday for the first time since his close-season departure, saying "failures" in Paris helped him grow as a player.

The Women's Rugby World Cup reaches the quarter-final stage this weekend, with four clashes between old rivals.

After three weeks on the road to start the La Liga season champions Barcelona play their first home match on Sunday, although it won't be the glorious return to the rebuilt Spotify Camp Nou they had hoped for.

Europe's biggest carmakers are to hold talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday as the industry pressures the bloc to revise plans to end combustion-engine vehicle sales by 2035.

Five Canadian ice hockey players who were acquitted of sexual assault charges will be suspended to start the NHL season but can return December 1, the league said Thursday.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 12, 2025 / Xebra Brands Ltd. ("Xebra") (CSE:XBRA)(FSE:9YC), an international cannabis company, announces that, its previously announced (August 15, 2025) consolidation of its issued and outstanding share capital on the basis of one (1) post-consolidation common share for each ten (10) pre-consolidation common shares (the "Consolidation") will become effective on September 19, 2025.

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MONTRÉAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / September 12, 2025 / St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp. (CSE:SX)(OTCQB:SXOOF)(FSE:85G1) announces that its Annual General Meeting of shareholders will be held on December 12, 2025 at 1pm EDT.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 12, 2025 / Onco-Innovations Limited (CBOE CA:ONCO)(Frankfurt:W1H)(WKN:A3EKSZ)(OTCQB:ONNVF) ("Onco" or the "Company")is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Inka Health Corp. ("Inka Health" or "Inka"), will chair and lead the fourth roundtable of Colorectal Cancer Canada's (CRC) Catalysts: Innovating for Tomorrow Series, a virtual event expected to take place this fall, which will focus on data innovation and digital trust in oncology. The role reflects Onco-Innovations growing involvement in guiding national discussions on areas that are becoming central to the evolution of cancer care for patients and health systems alike.

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CENTENNIAL, CO / ACCESS Newswire / September 12, 2025 / NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:NB), a leading U.S. critical minerals developer, is pleased to announce that it will participate in a live investor webcast on September 24, 2025, at 4:15 PM Eastern.