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Ronaldo opens door for Portugal return, apologises for walkout

Paramount completes Warner Bros takeover, creating Skydance

'Nobody seems to care': Russian city shrugs off plague reports

WADA seeks tough anti-doping stance from Kenya

Nobel winner Halzen says years of October 'misery' finally over

German ex-spy chief arrested for suspected espionage, treason

Quebec separatist win rattles Carney's unity push

Furyk vows US will 'do more' to end Ryder Cup losing streak

'Itching' for change: Shiffrin cuts back slaloms this season

Iyer hits ton as India hammer West Indies in T20 opener

Mandhana named India women's team captain after Kaur quits

Danish reservists practice war games to respond to 'aggression'

Paris Women's Fashion Week: the key trends

Bhuvneshwar returns to India's T20 squad for New Zealand tour

Chip giant TSMC shifts away from hotspot Taiwan with Japan plant

Taiwanese chip giant TSMC is set to open an $8.6 billion plant in Japan on Saturday as the firm moves some of its crucial hardware manufacturing away from its native base.

With army in charge, no more jacuzzis and clubs in Ecuador jail

Orange-clad prisoners line up with military precision to exercise and sweep floors at an Ecuador prison where drug lords once enjoyed jacuzzis and nightclubs, and stashed drugs and weapons in the walls.

'Out of power' Swiatek stunned by Kalinskaya in Dubai

Iga Swiatek blamed fatigue for her semi-final defeat to Anna Kalinskaya in the Dubai semi-finals on Friday, admitting: "I didn't have power anymore" to up her level during the match.

Austrian ex-chancellor Kurz found guilty in false testimony trial

An Austrian court on Friday found former chancellor Sebastian Kurz guilty of giving false testimony to a parliamentary inquiry, handing him an eight-month suspended jail sentence.

Ferrari's Leclerc tops times as F1 testing ends

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc set the fastest time as Formula One's pre-season winter testing ended Friday on the same Sakhir circuit which will stage the world championship opener next week.

Kalinskaya snaps Swiatek streak to reach Dubai final

Anna Kalinskaya snapped Iga Swiatek's seven-match winning streak and ended the world number one's bid for a rare Gulf title double with a commanding 6-4, 6-4 victory in the Dubai Open semi-finals on Friday.

Real Madrid '99 percent' certain to land Mbappe, says Liga boss

Spain's La Liga chief Javier Tebas believes it is almost certain that superstar striker Kylian Mbappe will be playing for Real Madrid next season, he told French daily L'Equipe in an interview published on Friday.

Profit-taking nibbles at Nvidia and stocks rally loses steam

Wall Street's three main indices struck fresh record highs on Friday before profit-taking settled in and sapped the rally touched off by US technology titan Nvidia's blockbuster results.

Wales skipper Jenkins uncomfortable with 'underdog' tag

Wales captain Dafydd Jenkins says being underdogs does not sit well with him but admits the tag will stick to them until they beat sides like Six Nations titleholders Ireland on Saturday.

England's Lawes to end rugby career in France with Brive

Former England captain Courtney Lawes announced Friday he will leave English Premiership leaders Northampton at the end of the season to join Brive due to a "transformational offer" from the French side.

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