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Tadej Pogacar is red-hot favourite to match a feat only ever achieved by cycling icon Eddy Merckx as the Slovenian superstar bids to win the Tour of Lombardy for the fifth consecutive year.

Stade Francais's ex-New Zealand scrum-half Tawera Kerr-Barlow said he is looking forward to facing former team La Rochelle and their international-packed squad in the French Top 14 on Saturday.

Australia is in a "tight" race to get injured captain Pat Cummins ready for the first Ashes Test in November, coach Andrew McDonald admitted Friday, while insisting he was "still optimistic".

Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart piloted the New York Giants to a 34-17 NFL victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday, handing the reigning Super Bowl champions a second straight NFL defeat.

The UN's environment chief insists that a landmark global treaty tackling plastic pollution remains achievable, despite talks twice imploding without agreement, and the chair suddenly resigning this week.

A powerful magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, triggering tsunami warnings in the Asian nation as well as neighbouring Indonesia and Palau.

Solomon Islander Dennis Phillip was ploughing his soil by hand when he heard an unusual clunk -- one of the countless unexploded bombs still scattered across the small Pacific nation decades after World War II.

Europe must quickly get its own reusable rocket launcher to catch up to billionaire Elon Musk's dominant SpaceX, European Space Agency director Josef Aschbacher told AFP in an interview.

Before a Myanmar student descends into a classroom entombed in a concrete bunker, she prays for compassion and her community's safety, knowing her appeal will go unanswered.

Asian equities staggered into the weekend Friday following a mixed week that saw a Middle East ceasefire and huge new AI investments play off against the US shutdown and concerns about a tech bubble.

The Ukrainian capital was plunged into darkness early Friday by what the air force called a "massive attack", as Russia pummeled Kyiv's infrastructure, cutting off water and energy supplies.

The Los Angeles Dodgers scored a thrilling 2-1 walkfoff victory in extra innings to eliminate the Philadelphia Phillies from the Major League Baseball playoffs on Thursday and stay on course for back-to-back World Series crowns.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday that the government had "approved the framework" of a hostage release deal with Hamas, as both sides edged closer to ending more than two years of hostilities in Gaza.

Venezuela on Thursday asked the UN Security Council to hold emergency talks over what it said were "mounting threats" from the United States, which has sent warships to the Caribbean to fight drug trafficking.

The language was foul, the rage abundant: Thursday's scene outside an ICE facility near Chicago reflected the anguish gripping some Americans as their government unfurls its crackdown on immigrants.

Young Moroccan protesters took to the streets again to demand reforms and a change of government on Thursday, the eve of a keenly anticipated annual speech by King Mohammed VI.

In just six months, Warner Bros has gone from ailing Hollywood giant reportedly mulling a leadership change to the industry's hottest studio -- and the rumored target of a $70 billion takeover bid.

A chatbot from one of Silicon Valley's hottest AI startups called a 14-year-old "sweet king" and pleaded with him to "come home" in passionate exchanges that would be the teen's last communications before he took his own life.

US President Donald Trump is no stranger to ambitious construction projects but could he be eyeing one of his biggest yet?

Sam Kerr is poised to return to international football following a lengthy injury layoff after she was named Friday in Australia's squad to take on Wales and England.

A US federal judge in New York on Thursday threw out a defamation case filed by Canadian rapper Drake against his own label Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's viral diss track.

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A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to President Donald Trump's deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops in the Chicago area as part of his sweeping crime and immigration crackdown.

Los Angeles superstar LeBron James is set to miss the Lakers' NBA season-opener after the team said he will be sidelined three to four weeks with sciatica, multiple US media outlets reported Thursday.

Bukayo Saka's stunning strike and a first international goal for Morgan Rogers inspired England in a 3-0 win over Wales, but Thomas Tuchel slammed "silent" fans at Thursday's friendly.

US President Donald Trump and his Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on Thursday promoted another fringe theory about autism -- this time linking it to circumcision or to pain medication given for the procedure.

Thomas Tuchel blasted England's "silent" fans for failing to back his team loudly enough during their 3-0 friendly win over Wales at Wembley on Thursday.

Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce, who won an NBA title with the Boston Celtics, was arrested this week in Los Angeles on suspicion of drink driving, the California Highway Patrol said Thursday.

Scotland stepped up their bid to qualify for the World Cup as Lewis Ferguson's first international goal paved the way for a vital 3-1 win against Greece in Glasgow on Thursday.

Scotland roared back to beat Greece 3-1 on Thursday to boost their hopes of direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup, while Cody Gakpo inspired the Netherlands to a 4-0 win in Malta.

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Washington and NATO allies were "stepping up the pressure" to end the war in Ukraine, after his outreach to Russia's Vladimir Putin failed to achieve a ceasefire.

US President Donald Trump said he expected to travel to the Middle East on Sunday to celebrate the first phase of the Gaza peace deal and be there for the release of hostages by Hamas.