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'Damn hot': Last summer for Japan cosplay extravaganza

Auger-Aliassime playing for hometown pride at Montreal Masters

Eala stuns Osaka to book Washington final against Pegula

Commonwealth Games poster boy Kerr delivers mile gold in Glasgow

13 dead after small tourist plane crashes in Peru

Pegula defeats Shnaider to reach Washington Open final

France's devastating fires now 'under control', says PM

Gaza officials say Israeli strikes kill seven day after deal

Noh leads by three at women's British Open as Ryu falters

CONCACAF calls for 'comprehensive reckoning with' Infantino's FIFA leadership

Ex-British champion jockey Crowley takes 'hardest decision' to retire

Sony hikes profit outlook on strong gaming earnings

Sony hiked its profit forecasts for the current year on Friday, helped by the Japanese consumer electronics giant's video games division and the weak yen.

Wildfire rages on Crete as strong winds hamper firefighting

Greek firefighters continued on Friday to battle a wildfire ravaging parts of the tourist island of Crete, although conditions had improved, authorities said.

Baresi -- the 'Johan Cruyff of defenders'

Franco Baresi, the iconic sweeper and captain who embodied AC Milan's dominance in the 1980s and 1990s and was widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders in football history, has died aged 66.

Legendary Italian football defender Franco Baresi has died: AC Milan

Italian defender Franco Baresi, the captain of AC Milan in the 1980s and 1990s when they won three European Cups and six Italian league titles, has died at the age of 66, the club announced on Friday.

Alonso says new Chelsea signing Lacroix has 'winner's mentality'

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso Friday said new signing Maxence Lacroix has a winner's mentality and will boost their defensive line, hailing his "strong personality".

Drugged Malaysian pilot risks death penalty for smuggling in Indonesia

A Malaysian pilot who tested positive for meth, MDMA, and cocaine after flying a passenger plane to Indonesia risks the death penalty for allegedly smuggling more than 70,000 ecstasy tablets in his suitcase, officials said Friday.

World Cup must be kept out of private hands: Chelsea manager Alonso

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso said on Friday football must be kept out of private hands and remain "for the people" after FIFA proposed selling a stake in the business operations of the World Cup.

FIFA vows to go ahead with private investor proposal

World football's governing body FIFA vowed on Friday to press ahead with an "open and democratic" consultation on a proposed private investment plan despite widespread opposition to the proposal.

Sniffer dogs search mall wrecked after Japan quake

Sniffer dogs in Japan helped rescuers Friday make a final sweep of a shopping mall wrecked by an explosion after a big earthquake, as the death toll from the tremor three days earlier hit 35.

Greek visa scheme gives Turks easier entry to islands in EU

For Ikra Altumsek, and many other Turkish tourists, a visa-on-arrival scheme to visit several of Greece's Aegean islands has greatly simplified travel to this corner of the EU, previously off-limits without a hard-to-get Schengen visa.

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