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Arsenal snatch late win to keep pressure on Man City as Man Utd held

Arsenal strike late to keep pressure on Man City as Man Utd held

Madueke strikes late as below-par Arsenal sink Forest

Ton-up Agha helps Pakistan down Sri Lanka in tri-series opener

Dupont's Toulouse hold off Exeter as English Champions Cup woes continue

Man Utd draw at Leeds keeps pressure on Carrick

Barca defenders Garcia, Kounde injured before key games

Multiple deaths, injuries at western Canada military base: minister

Maza and Schick help Leverkusen clip Freiburg's wings

Boland strikes twice for Australia in rain-hit South Africa Test

Leeds hit back to deny Man Utd morale-boosting win

Marseille put Angers to the sword in Ligue 1

Pau see off Leicester in Champions Cup

Chwalinska fights back to win Wuhan Open in title breakthrough

Paris shops, restaurants say Olympics hammering business

Paris shops, restaurants, bars and clubs are facing an "unprecedented slump in business and footfall", trade groups said Friday, blaming in part the "heavy security measures" imposed ahead of the Olympic Games starting July 26.

'Better days' ahead for South Korea LGBTQ couples after landmark ruling

When South Korea was run by a military-backed authoritarian government in the 1970s, a "coffee house" where lesbians secretly gathered was an easy target.

Martial arts actress Cheng Pei-pei of 'Crouching Tiger' fame dies at 78

Cheng Pei-pei, an actress considered one of the first-ever woman action stars who got her start in Hong Kong's martial arts films before starring in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", has died at the age of 78, her family said Friday.

Seine fit for swimming six of seven days tested before Olympics

The River Seine has been clean enough to swim in for six of seven days tested ahead of the Olympic Games which get underway in a week, Paris city hall said on Friday.

Russia jails US reporter Gershkovich for 16 years

US reporter Evan Gershkovich was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian penal colony on Friday for "espionage", a verdict reached after three weeks of secretive hearings condemned by Washington as a sham.

Bashir at the double as England stay on top against West Indies

England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir took his first Test wickets on home soil as a promising morning for the West Indies in the second Test turned sour on Friday.

Wales edge Queensland Reds to snap long losing streak

Scrum-half Kieran Hardy scored a try in the dying minute to salvage a 36-35 victory for Wales against the Queensland Reds on Friday and snap a long losing streak.

Massive global IT crash hits airlines, banks, media

Airlines, banks, TV channels and other business across the globe were scrambling Friday to deal with one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years, caused by an update to an antivirus program.

Lowry takes British Open lead, Woods, McIlroy battle to make cut

Shane Lowry moved back into the lead of the 152nd British Open at seven under par midway through his second round as Tiger Woods looks set to miss the cut at Royal Troon on Friday.

Fine-tuning Bol feeling confident for Paris Olympics

World champion Femke Bol said on Friday she will head to the Paris Olympics in confident form, having taken inspiration from US gold medallist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.

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