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Marc Marquez still 'King of the Ring' after winning Sprint at German MotoGP

Klopp reaches 'understanding' to take over as Germany coach

Patten, Heliovaara crowned Wimbledon men's doubles champions

Nigerian forces suffered casualties in Oyo kidnap rescue: army

South Africa World Cup midfielder Adams dies at 25

'Relieved' Farrell credits pluck of the Irish after Japan examination

Ireland 'flattered' as they beat Japan to stretch win streak

US rapper Pitbull sets bald cap world record at London show

'Ring the bells': residents recall escape from deadly Spanish wildfire

India strike early before England lose Jones in women's Test at Lord's

Paris landmarks shutter early as quarter of France swelters under heatwave

Brutal heat wave forecast for western US this weekend

A "widespread and significant" heat wave is predicted to bring oppressive temperatures to drought-hit western US states over the weekend, with all-time records at risk of falling, the National Weather Service said Friday.

Hundreds of Peruvian newborns named after Norway striker Haaland

Droves of Peruvian football fans have named their newborns after Norway's star striker Erling Haaland ahead of his team's World Cup quarter-final against England, Peru's identity registry said Friday.

Music industry launches AI-generated content labels

Several major music industry organizations on Friday unveiled a labeling system for content created with generative artificial intelligence (AI) that they would like to see widely adopted.

SK hynix surges on first day of trading on Wall Street

South Korean chip giant SK hynix soared 13 percent on its first day of trading on Wall Street on Friday, capping one of the world's biggest ever stock sales as it takes advantage of the AI boom.

Deschamps leads France to familiar territory in final World Cup

Didier Deschamps has had to cope with personal tragedy and the looming realisation that his long spell as coach of France is about to end, but he looks more at ease than ever at this World Cup having led the favourites into the semi-finals.

Edwards leaves role with Liverpool owners FSG

Michael Edwards has quit his role as chief executive of football with Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group, the company announced on Friday.

Alfred goes third in 200m all-time list, Wanyonyi smashes 1km mark

Julien Alfred and Emmanuel Wanyonyi delivered two masterclasses with outstanding victories in a high-quality Diamond League meeting in Monaco on Friday that brought a raft of records.

Wemby to Spurs fans: 'I'm here to stay, whatever it takes'

Victor Wembanyama had a message for San Antonio Spurs fans on Friday while other NBA stars look for new teams as free agents -- "I'm here to stay. Whatever it takes."

Trump administration weakens habitat protections for endangered species

President Donald Trump's administration on Friday finalized a rule narrowing the definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act, in a move conservationists warned could open the door to widespread habitat destruction.

'No secret' that Kane v Haaland the key to England clash, says Norway coach Solbakken

Norway coach Stale Solbakken said the showdown between Erling Haaland and Harry Kane will go a long way to deciding his side's World Cup quarter-final against England on Saturday.

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