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Aussie Rules fires appeals chair over ruling on anti-gay slur

Lakers' OT win puts Rockets on brink of NBA playoff elimination

First female Archbishop of Canterbury to meet Pope Leo

Hundreds of firefighters battle Japan forest blazes

Lakers down Rockets in overtime for 3-0 series lead, Celtics hold off Sixers

'Hockey is religion': Montreal fans pack church for playoff push

Billionaire Elon Musk enters courtroom showdown with OpenAI

Awkward debut for Trump at correspondents' dinner

Under blackout threat, Wikimedia reaches compromise with Indonesia

'Going to the moon': Irish footballers return to China 50 years after historic tour

Spurs' Wembanyama ruled out of game 3 after concussion

No.2 Korda boosts LPGA Chevron lead to six

Nelly Korda made the best 36-hole major start of her career on Friday, firing a second consecutive seven-under par 65 to seize a six-stroke lead at the LPGA Chevron Championship.

Peru confirms election runoff date, court says no to Lima re-vote

Peru's electoral tribunal on Friday rejected calls for a new election in Lima following irregularities during the April 12 vote and confirmed a presidential runoff will be held June 7.

Maine governor nixes data center moratorium in state

The governor of Maine on Friday vetoed a temporary ban on building large data centers that aimed to rein in rampant construction driven by the AI race.

Betis's Bellerin further dents Real Madrid title hopes

Former Barcelona defender Hector Bellerin snatched Real Betis a late point in a 1-1 La Liga draw against Real Madrid on Friday to do his former side a favour in the Spanish title race.

Lens rally but title bid fades after draw at Brest

Lens fought back from three goals down to earn a 3–3 draw at Brest on Friday, but the result all but extinguished their hopes of prising the Ligue 1 title away from Paris Saint‑Germain.

OpenAI CEO apologizes to Canada town for not reporting mass shooter

OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has apologized to a Canadian town devastated by a February mass shooting, saying he was "deeply sorry" the company did not notify police about the killer's troubling ChatGPT account.

Leipzig tighten top-four grip as Union's Eta suffers second loss

RB Leipzig moved closer to a Champions League return after thumping Union Berlin 3-1 at home on Friday and handing coach Marie-Louise Eta her second straight Bundesliga defeat.

Furyk named USA captain for 2027 Ryder Cup

Jim Furyk was named United States captain for the 2027 Ryder Cup on Friday by the PGA of America, tasking him with obtaining the first US triumph in Europe since 1993.

Court removes US businessman from managing his Brazilian football team

An arbitration court in Brazil has removed US businessman John Textor from managing Botafogo football team, which he owns, the Brazilian club announced Friday.

'Natural' birth control risks unwanted pregnancy, experts warn

After taking the pill for a decade, Elodie Monnier Legrand decided to try "natural" birth control, an increasingly popular trend that requires tracking fertility to avoid becoming pregnant.

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No.2 Korda boosts LPGA Chevron lead to seven