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Alcaraz, Sabalenka into US Open last 16 as Williams sisters lose on return

Williams sisters fall in thrilling return to US Open doubles

Bangladesh measles toll nears grim 1,000-child mark

Bolivia farmers return to streets over diesel price hikes

Panama Canal begins reducing crossings due to El Nino

Tetris distances itself from controversial White House 'arcade' games

Trump again seeks to remove protections for wolves

'Getting there' - Alcaraz into US Open last 16 along with Sabalenka

Bad weather will not affect All Blacks, says captain Savea

Isak ready to show world his quality, says Van Dijk

Mbappe misses penalty as Parrott lifts Betis past Real Madrid

Stuttgart cruise past Cologne to bounce back from Bayern thumping

PSG still winless in Ligue 1 as Monaco go top

'Smart, aggressive' Alcaraz into US Open last 16

Defending champion Alcaraz reaches last 16 at US Open

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the fourth round of the US Open with a straight-set victory over Wu Yibing and said he's getting better every match in the wake of his four-month injury absence.

Isak fires Liverpool to first win under Iraola at Ipswich

Alexander Isak struck twice in the opening 10 minutes as Liverpool delivered a first win for new manager Andoni Iraola with a 2-0 victory at Ipswich on Friday.

Lyles ends season before Budapest due to injury flare ups

Noah Lyles, the reigning Olympic men's 100-meter champion, said Friday he has ended his 2026 season due to injury flare-ups only a week before the World Athletics Ultimate Championship.

US Republicans announce probe into environment groups

Republicans in Congress on Friday announced they were investigating nonprofit environmental groups over what they called their "radical lawfare campaigns" against "pro-growth" policies.

Mistrial declared in case of US woman who killed her three children

A judge declared a mistrial Friday after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the high-profile case of an American woman who killed her three young children.

Sabalenka survives despite 'tricky' weed smell at US Open

When it comes to marijuana-smoking tennis fans, Aryna Sabalenka has a simple request.

Seville, Alfred win at Diamond League finals, Duplantis hit with injury

Sprint stars Oblique Seville and Julien Alfred won their respective races on the opening day of the two-day Diamond League finals in Brussels on Friday.

S&P Revises Outlook on Freedom Holding Corp. and Core Subsidiaries to Positive

S&P Global Ratings has revised the outlook on the long-term credit ratings of Nasdaq-listed Freedom Holding Corp. and its four core operating subsidiaries from “stable” to “positive,” while affirming their international credit ratings.

Moody’s Assigns First-Time Insurance Financial Strength Ratings to Freedom Insurance and Freedom Life

Moody’s Ratings has assigned insurance financial strength ratings to two Freedom Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: FRHC) insurance subsidiaries for the first time. Freedom Finance Insurance JSC, operating as Freedom Insurance, received Ba1 local- and foreign-currency insurance financial strength ratings, while Freedom Life JSC received Baa3 ratings. Both carry stable outlooks.

Job growth but record-high diesel prices -- Trump's midterms mixed bag

Fresh economic data on Friday brought US President Donald Trump's Republican Party good and bad news ahead of midterm elections, with the labor market showing strong growth but record-high diesel prices likely to further fuel inflation.

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