Injured McGregor pulls out of UFC return
Conor McGregor's comeback fight has been cancelled due to injury just two weeks before he was due to face Michael Chandler in Las Vegas.
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South African parties strike coalition deal
South Africa's newly elected parliament met Friday and was expected to re-elect President Cyril Ramaphosa to form an unprecedented coalition government after his humbled ANC cobbled together a deal.
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Man Utd to transform outdated training HQ into 'world-class' facility
Manchester United will start a £50 million ($64 million) redevelopment of their creaking Carrington training headquarters next week as they look to transform it into a "world-class" facility.
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Australia's McKeon fails to qualify for Olympic 100m freestyle defence
Olympic 100m freestyle champion Emma McKeon will not defend her title in Paris after missing out on qualifying Friday with Mollie O'Callaghan and Shayna Jack securing the two Australian slots at stake.
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World Cup winner Hummels leaves Dortmund after 13 years
Borussia Dortmund announced on Friday defender Mats Hummels will leave after 13 years at the club.
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McIlroy hopes to build on momentum with early US Open start
Co-leader Rory McIlroy hoped to build momentum with a strong early start as he teed off in Friday's second round of the US Open after a bogey-free opening 65 at Pinehurst.
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Portugal must prove they are a 'great team': Vitinha
Portugal midfielder Vitinha said Friday his country's star-studded squad must prove they are a "great" team at Euro 2024.
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French left vows 'total break' with Macron policies
France's left put up a united front on Friday, vowing a "total break" with President Emmanuel Macron's policies if it wins historic polls, while far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen pledged a "national unity government" if her party emerges victorious.
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Hard-right Reform UK leapfrogs Tories for first time in poll
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday played down a "seismic" poll suggesting that his Conservative party has fallen behind the hard-right anti-immigration Reform UK group for the first time.
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Parents in 'emotional shock wave' after son freed from Gaza
When Andrey Kozlov saw his mother after being rescued from eight months of captivity in Gaza, the Russian-Israeli fell to his knees while she hugged him.
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