Olympic cycling champion Hoy reveals he has cancer
Six-time Olympic cycling champion Chris Hoy revealed Friday he has been diagnosed with cancer but insisted he was "optimistic and positive" over the future.
Read moreDouble gold for Dutch as China pull away in world medals hunt
Dutch women ended a long wait with two titles at the world swimming championships in Doha on Friday as China also struck double gold.
Read moreAfro-Peruvian singer Susana Baca hospitalized in Lima
Award-winning Afro-Peruvian singer and former culture minister Susana Baca has been admitted to intensive care in a hospital in Lima, her family said Friday.
Read moreTwo teenagers charged in Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting
Two teenagers have been charged in connection with the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade which left one person dead and 22 wounded, officials said Friday.
Read more'No reason to stop': German fans vow to continue investor protests
German football fans have vowed to continue protests against an investor deal struck by clubs which have resulted in delays to dozens of matches as fans litter the pitch with tennis balls and chocolate coins.
Read more'Virgin' stingray expecting offspring in small-town US aquarium
A stingray housed in a small-town aquarium in the United States is expecting offspring without ever having shared a tank with a male of her kind, making her not just a local sensation but a scientific curiosity.
Read moreExiled Russians mourn Navalny, blame Putin for 'murder'
Prominent Kremlin critics and ordinary Russians in self-exile blamed President Vladimir Putin for the "murder" of opposition leader Alexei Navalny Friday.
Read moreAshwin out of Test due to 'family emergency' after 500th wicket
India's Ravichandran Ashwin withdrew from the ongoing third Test against England on Friday due to "a family medical emergency", just hours after becoming only the ninth player in history to take 500 Test wickets.
Read moreWorld champion Rovanpera out of Rally of Sweden
Two-time defending world champion Kalle Rovanpera is out of the Rally of Sweden after the race leader failed to finish the fourth special stage on Friday.
Read moreMan City must have laser focus, says Guardiola
Pep Guardiola says Manchester City have to avoid being distracted by other teams' results in the Premier League title race as they prepare to face an "exceptional" Chelsea at the Etihad on Saturday.
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