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Osimhen leads Nigeria past Algeria into AFCON semi-finals

Monaco cling on with 10 men to avoid French Cup shock

Rooney close to tears as brother masterminds FA Cup history

Semenyo scores on Man City debut in 10-goal rout of Exeter

Villarreal sink Alaves to stay in La Liga hunt

Bristol, Glasgow reach Champions Cup last 16

Holders Palace suffer biggest ever FA Cup shock, Man City hit 10

Freiburg beat 10-man Hamburg to climb to eighth in the Bundesliga

Venezuela loyalists to rally one week after Maduro's capture

Football: Five memorable FA Cup upsets

Odermatt warms up for Winter Games with Adelboden giant slalom win

MLB hands German outfielder Kepler 80-game doping ban

German free agent outfielder Max Kepler was issued an 80-game doping ban by Major League Baseball on Friday after testing positive for the performance-enhancing substance Epitrenbolone.

MLB hands German outfielder Kepler 80-game doing ban

German free agent outfielder Max Kepler was issued an 80-game doping ban by Major League Baseball on Friday after testing positive for the performance-enhancing substance Epitrenbolone.

Brazil's Endrick says Lyon 'ideal club' to boost World Cup ambitions

Brazilian striker Endrick said Friday he has found the "ideal club" in Ligue 1 side Lyon to revive his career ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

Brew, smell, and serve: AI steals the show at CES 2026

AI took over CES 2026, powering coffee machines to brew the perfect espresso, a device to create your perfect scent, and ball-hitting tennis robots that make you forget it's human against machine.

Young 'ecstatic' about NBA move from Hawks to Wizards

Four-time NBA All-Star guard Trae Young said Friday on social media that he was "ecstatic" over being traded after eight seasons with the Atlanta Hawks to the Washington Wizards.

Musk's Grok under fire over sexualized images despite new limits

European officials and tech campaigners on Friday slammed Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok after its controversial image creation feature was restricted to paying subscribers, saying the change failed to address concerns about sexualized deepfakes.

De Klerk fireworks guide Bengaluru to victory in WPL opener

South African all-rounder Nadine de Klerk hammered 20 runs in the final over for Royal Challengers Bengaluru's thrilling last-ball win over defending champions Mumbai Indians Friday to kick off the season's Women's Premier League.

Uganda's Kiplimo seeks third world cross country crown in a row

Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo, the reigning Chicago Marathon champion, will attempt to win his third consecutive men's crown at the World Cross Country Championships on Saturday in Tallahassee, Florida.

Olympic ice hockey arena will be ready for Games: IOC director

The Winter Olympics main ice hockey rink will be ready for the start of competition next month, the IOC's sport director said on Friday, ahead of a key test event for the arena.

Defiant Khamenei slams protests as Iran presses internet shutdown

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday vowed the Islamic republic would not back down in the face of the biggest protests in years, as authorities pressed an internet blackout as part of a crackdown that has left dozens dead.

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