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Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler shrugged off a six-hour storm delay to fire an eight-under par 63 and seize command in Friday's second round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson tournament.

Israel launched more than 20 air strikes inside Syria late Friday, a war monitor said, following up an attack near the presidential palace in Damascus which was condemned as a "dangerous escalation" by the country's Islamist rulers.

Quadruple Olympic gold medallist Leon Marchand was still waiting for his first win of the Tyr Pro Swim meeting in Fort Lauderdale on Friday after Bobby Finke snatched a 400m individual medley victory over the world record-holder.

Apple on Friday relaxed its App Store payment rules in the face of a scathing court order, with Spotify quick to reap the benefit.

Australians began voting Saturday in a bitterly contested general election, deciding a contest shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and US President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Olympic champion Masai Russell scorched to victory with the second fastest 100m hurdles time in history at the Grand Slam Track meeting in Miami on Saturday, clocking a world leading 12.17sec.

Syria's Islamist rulers on Friday denounced an air strike near the presidential palace as a "dangerous escalation", as Israel reportedly launched its heaviest barrage this year on the country.

Germany's domestic intelligence service on Friday designated the far-right AfD party as an extremist group, setting off a diplomatic spat with the United States.

Six months after a joint takeover that involved Europe's richest man and drinks giant Red Bull, Paris FC squeezed out a 1-1 draw at Martigues on Friday to lock up promotion to Ligue 1.

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli powered to pole position in Friday's qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix sprint race, delivering a sizzling final lap.

Manchester City moved closer to qualifying for the Champions League as Kevin De Bruyne sealed a vital 1-0 win against Wolves on Friday.

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff believes his former star driver Lewis Hamilton will be back to his best despite a difficult start to life with Ferrari.

Prince Harry said Friday he wanted to reconcile with Britain's royal family, but was "devastated" at losing a court battle over his security that meant he felt unable to return to the country with his family.

NFL Hall-of-Famer John Elway's agent likely died as a result of a "horrific accident" when he tumbled from a golf cart being driven by the former Denver Broncos quarterback, a report said Friday.

Several thousand Turkish Cypriots marched on Friday to protest a new regulation allowing pupils to wear Islamic headscarves in secondary schools, a move critics say threatens the community's secular traditions.

Germany's domestic intelligence service on Friday designated the far-right AfD party as an extremist group, handing authorities greater powers to monitor it and fuelling calls for it to be banned.

President Donald Trump's proposed NASA budget released Friday puts crewed missions to the Moon and Mars front and center -— slashing science and climate programs as it seeks to shrink the agency's funding by nearly a quarter.

Hard-right upstarts Reform UK delivered a stinging blow to Britain's two establishment parties Friday, winning a string of victories in English local elections and snatching a parliamentary seat from Labour.

Mike Sullivan, who guided the Pittsburgh Penguins to two Stanley Cup titles, was hired on Friday as head coach of the New York Rangers, the NHL club announced.

Pep Guardiola sprang a surprise as Erling Haaland returned from injury to feature among Manchester City's substitutes for Friday's Premier League clash against Wolves.

The United States said Friday it has designated two of the gangs that wreak havoc while controlling most of Haiti's capital as foreign terrorist groups.

US oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron reported lower profits Friday, reflecting the hit from falling crude prices amid global economic uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump's tariffs.

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is stepping down after 29 seasons, the team announced Friday, ending a glittering NBA coaching career that included five championships and a record 1,422 wins.

Prince Harry said Friday he wanted to reconcile with his estranged family, but was "devastated" at losing a court battle over his security that meant he could not return to the UK with his family.

Grande has been scratched from Saturday's Kentucky Derby, racetrack Churchill Downs announced, trimming the field to 19 horses for the US flat racing Triple Crown opener.

Prime Minister Mark Carney promised Friday to oversee the biggest transformation of Canada's economy since the end of the Second World War to enable it to "stand up" to Donald Trump.

Prince Harry wants "reconciliation" with his estranged family, but "can't see" himself bringing "his wife and children back to the UK" after losing a security court case, he told the BBC Friday.

A strong offshore earthquake caused a tsunami scare in the far south of Chile and Argentina on Friday, with authorities evacuating residents of coastal areas for hours before scaling back the threat level.

General Motors said Friday it would reduce the number of shifts at a truck assembly plant in Canada, as US President Donald Trump's trade war upends the North American auto sector.

Formula One has agreed a 10-year extension with Miami Grand Prix organizers ensuring the race will continue until 2041.

Gregg Popovich put small-market San Antonio on the map by coaching the Spurs to five NBA titles with a combination of grit and grumpiness that couldn't overshadow a generosity of spirit.

Google on Friday faced a demand by the US government to break up its hugely profitable ad technology business after a judge found the tech giant was commanding an illegal monopoly.