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Gauff digs deep to beat Osorio in China Open second round

Wong waiting on Rafa after winning Asian Games tennis gold

Fresh protests to hit Spain after housing measures defeated

'He's here with me': Japan cycle queen dedicates gold to late brother

Penalty hero rues empty seats as Games hosts Japan win football gold

Japan Olympic chief says 'lot more' athletes at Games than expected

US regulator finds Boeing 737 MAX software bug 'not a safety concern'

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Ohtani 'managing' injuries as Dodgers launch MLB post-season

Adams named new US captain to 2030 World Cup

Cornell rape case exposes sexual violence at US colleges

Judge pauses construction of border project in Texas national park

France held by Italy in Zidane's homecoming after Olise stunner

Belgium's De Bruyne fires double to sink Turkey, France held by Italy

Former South Africa captain Elgar joins English county Essex

Former South Africa opener Dean Elgar has joined Essex after calling time on his international career, the English county announced on Friday.

Ten Hag wishes Sancho good luck after Man Utd exit

Erik ten Hag insists he wants Jadon Sancho to impress at Borussia Dortmund after the Manchester United winger's loan move back to his former club.

France's Sarrazin powers to Wengen super-G win ahead of Odermatt

Cyprien Sarrazin gave France their first men's super-G victory in a decade denying Swiss hope Marco Odermatt a double on his home snow in Wengen on Friday.

Beckenbauer 'one of the chosen ones' says Leverkusen coach Alonso

Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso said Friday German football legend Franz Beckenbauer, who died this week aged 78, was "one of the chosen ones".

Two Supreme Court justices resign ahead of Pakistan elections

A second judge's resignation from Pakistan's Supreme Court was accepted Friday, amid concerns of a growing rift in the judiciary ahead of general elections next month.

AFCON hosts Ivory Coast without Haller for opening game

Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast will go into the opening game of the tournament on Saturday against Guinea-Bissau without Sebastien Haller as their star striker recovers from injury.

Huetter takes super-G lead as Goggia crashes out

Austrian Cornelia Huetter scored a home victory at Altenmarkt-Zauchensee on Friday to move to the top of the women's World Cup super-G standings.

Salvini did 'useful service' for Italy, he tells court in migrant trial

A defiant Matteo Salvini, Italy's deputy prime minister, defended his hard line against illegal migration in court on Friday, saying he had done a "useful service" in blocking migrants from disembarking at an Italian port in 2019.

Gamble pays off for Loeb with victory in marathon stage 6 of Dakar Rally

Sebastien Loeb's decision to 'go slow' in stage five earlier in the week paid off on Friday as the Frenchman won the marathon two-day stage 6 at the Dakar Rally.