No decision on Sinner doping case before new year - WADA
Tennis star Jannik Sinner's doping case will not have a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) before the end of the year, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) told AFP.
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Brazil's Lula says 'strong' after surgery, posts video of him walking
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva declared he was "strong and steady" Friday, in a video of him walking around unassisted after emergency surgery earlier this week.
Read moreGeorgia crisis deepens as govt set to install far-right president
Georgia's political crisis deepened Friday, as new pro-Europe protests gripped Tbilisi ahead of the controversial nomination of a far-right government loyalist as president.
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Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan banned from bowling in ECB competitions
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been banned from bowling in England and Wales Cricket Board competitions due to an illegal action.
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Lawyers make final pleas at rape trial of France's 'monster' husband
A lawyer urged judges to acquit her clients Friday as defence pleas wrap up at a massive rape trial in France, arguing the main victim's "monster" husband had manipulated them into assaulting her.
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Staff at UK luxury store Harrods vote to strike
Hundreds of staff at London's luxury department store Harrods will walk out just days before Christmas, a union said Friday, in a row over pay and working conditions.
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Convincing Afghanistan win levels Zimbabwe T20 series
Darwish Rasooli made his first international fifty, while Naveen-ul-Haq and Rashid Khan each took three wickets as Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 50 runs on Friday to level their T20 series with one match remaining.
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Global stocks pull lower on US rate concerns
A push higher by global stocks ran out of steam Friday as US bond yields rose in a signal that investors see the US Federal Reserve pausing after an expected interest rate cut next week.
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South Korea president to face second martial law impeachment vote
South Korean lawmakers are set to vote Saturday on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, in a second parliamentary showdown that appeared on a knife edge.
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Celtic boss Rodgers plays down wealth gap with Rangers before final clash
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers claimed Celtic's financial muscle is not the only reason they have enjoyed more success than arch rivals Rangers ahead of Sunday's Old Firm showdown in the Scottish League Cup final.
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