Once dismissed as a "flat-track bully", India's Abhishek Sharma has developed into one of the most destructive batsmen in T20 cricket.
Leylah Fernandez hailed her "mental fortitude" after setting up a Pan Pacific Open title clash against Russia's Diana Shnaider on Saturday.
Marc Marquez extended his lead in the MotoGP standings when he finished second in a thrilling Malaysian sprint race Saturday behind Pedro Acosta, with title rival Jorge Martin out injured.
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Marc Marquez capitalised on championship rival Jorge Martin's injury withdrawal to sit on the front row for the Malaysian MotoGP as his brother Alex Marquez took pole position on Saturday.
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Oklahoma City big man Chet Holmgren will miss eight to 10 weeks with a knee tendon tear, the NBA team said Friday, the latest injury blow for the 2025 champions.
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Max Verstappen slammed his Red Bull stable-mate Liam Lawson as “not very smart” after the pair clashed during a feisty battle in Friday’s second practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix.
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc dominated practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix on Friday, clocking the fastest times in both sessions for the second weekend running.
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Poland's President Karol Nawrocki called off a visit to Africa in mid-flight as riot police deployed around the country's constitutional court Friday following the suspension of its chief justice in a battle between the centrist government and the nationalist right.
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Sun Goddess swept to victory in the Juvenile Fillies Turf and longshot Haffner took the Juvenile Turf as Aidan O'Brien edged ahead of Bob Baffert, at least temporarily, for most Breeders' Cup victories for a trainer on Friday.
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Nearly 200 nations on Friday adopted hard-fought agreements at a UN biodiversity summit aimed at getting the world on course to halt the destruction of nature by 2030.
Gardener Volodymyr Omeltchenko, rake in hand, looked up at the sky with an expression of near disbelief -- only the pitter-patter of rain and the sound of a lawnmower broke the silence of Freedom Square, a central area of the Ukrainian city of Kherson which has been relentlessly bombarded by Russian forces.
Charles Leclerc topped the times for Ferrari ahead of runaway championship leader Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes in Friday's opening free practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Britain's King Charles paid homage to fallen soldiers and reflected on colonial atrocities in Guyana during a whistle-stop tour of the former colony on Friday.
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US President Donald Trump and Argentina's Javier Milei faced mounting pressure Friday to explain the role their countries played in helping Flavio Bolsonaro flee Brazil after he had his passports cancelled.
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Switzerland's broadcasting complaints authority announced Friday that a TV commentary questioning the legitimacy of an Israeli bobsleigher competing at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics had breached discrimination rules.
Global anti-money laundering watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said Friday it had removed Monaco and three other countries from its "grey list", two years after it put the principality among its territories requiring increased monitoring.
The EU and Canada announced an alliance Friday aimed at cementing their own relations in the face of President Donald Trump's moves to tear up US ties with its old partners.
Germany's quarterly growth beat forecasts and inflation slowed sharply as energy price pressures fuelled by the Iran war eased, boosting hopes Friday of a sustained recovery for Europe's biggest economy.
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- France fears new street violence at Halloween protests
- UN nature summit in extra time as nations grapple for deal
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