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Italy's Cocciaretto gets Australian Open boost with Hobart title

Defending champion Taylor in leading bunch at Sony Open

Mensik blasts to Auckland title ahead of Australian Open

Andreeva beats Mboko in all-teen final to enter Australian Open on high

Harden steps up late as Clippers edge Raptors in overtime

Steve Smith blasts Big Bash record 32 off single over

Hungry Alcaraz, focused Sabalenka target Australian Open glory

More medley gold for McIntosh, Marchand at Austin Pro Swim

US to repeal the basis for its climate rules: What to know

China bids to host secretariat of new high seas treaty

Mets sign Bichette after Tucker opts for Dodgers: reports

Milan menswear fashion week heads to the slopes

Milan's menswear fashion week began on Friday, with very wintry, sporty shows from Ralph Lauren and Dsquared2.

Man Utd retains 'magic' feel for Carrick

Michael Carrick believes the allure around Manchester United has survived years of declining fortunes on the field as he begins his short-term stint as manager at Old Trafford.

Petrokina dazzles with European figure skating title

Estonian Niina Petrokina became European figure skating champion for the second consecutive time after a magnificent free programme in Sheffield on Friday.

'Magical' Dembele brace fires Paris Saint-Germain top in France

Ousmane Dembele scored twice as champions Paris Saint-Germain climbed top of Ligue 1 on Friday with a dominant 3-0 win over Lille at a rainy Parc des Princes.

Bath cruise against Edinburgh as Bulls stun Pau in Champions Cup

English champions Bath ensured a top seeding for the Champions Cup knock-out stages with a nine-try bonus point 63-10 thumping of Edinburgh on Friday.

US Supreme Court agrees to hear Monsanto weedkiller case

The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by German chemicals giant Bayer to put an end to a wave of lawsuits over the weedkiller Roundup.

Ugandan opposition leader seized by army helicopter after election

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was forcibly taken away in an army helicopter from his home on Friday, his party said, a day after elections marred by reports of violence.

Trump threatens tariffs as US lawmakers back Denmark, Greenland

Donald Trump on Friday warned that he could slap tariffs on countries that do not support his Greenland takeover plans, as US Congress members visited Copenhagen to give their backing for Denmark and its autonomous Arctic island.

Swiss fire fatalities not given routine autopsies: lawyers

The victims of the Swiss New Year fire disaster have not undergone routine autopsies to determine how they died, lawyers representing their families said Friday.

OpenAI introducing ads to ChatGPT

OpenAI announced Thursday it will begin testing advertisements on ChatGPT in the coming weeks, as the wildly popular artificial intelligence chatbot seeks to increase revenue to cover its soaring costs.

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