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Alcaraz, Sabalenka into US Open last 16 as Williams sisters lose on return

Trump sends envoys to Moscow, Kyiv with new plan to 'end war'

Williams sisters fall in thrilling return to US Open doubles

'Mini-dictatorship': Students slam Argentina-run residence in Paris

Bangladesh measles toll nears grim 1,000-child mark

The disgraced banker stirring the pot in Brazil's Supreme Court

Bolivia farmers return to streets over diesel price hikes

Panama Canal begins reducing crossings due to El Nino

Tetris distances itself from controversial White House 'arcade' games

Trump again seeks to remove protections for wolves

Africa bigger, US smaller - UN adopts new map

'Getting there' - Alcaraz into US Open last 16 along with Sabalenka

Bad weather will not affect All Blacks, says captain Savea

Isak ready to show world his quality, says Van Dijk

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

Mbappe misses penalty as Parrott lifts Betis past Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappe missed a late penalty as Troy Parrott scored his first goal for Real Betis in a 1-0 win over Real Madrid on Friday, ending Jose Mourinho's side's perfect start to the La Liga season.

Stuttgart cruise past Cologne to bounce back from Bayern thumping

Stuttgart bounced back from their opening-day thrashing at the hands of Bayern Munich to sink Cologne in similar fashion with a 4-1 Bundesliga home win on Friday.

PSG still winless in Ligue 1 as Monaco go top

Paris Saint-Germain's slow start to the French season continued on Friday as the reigning European champions went in front only to lose 2-1 at home to Monaco, who are top of Ligue 1.

'Smart, aggressive' Alcaraz into US Open last 16

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the fourth round of the US Open with a straight-set victory over Wu Yibing and said he's "getting there" after a four-month injury absence.

Defending champion Alcaraz reaches last 16 at US Open

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the fourth round of the US Open with a straight-set victory over Wu Yibing and said he's getting better every match in the wake of his four-month injury absence.

Isak fires Liverpool to first win under Iraola at Ipswich

Alexander Isak struck twice in the opening 10 minutes as Liverpool delivered a first win for new manager Andoni Iraola with a 2-0 victory at Ipswich on Friday.

Lyles ends season before Budapest due to injury flare ups

Noah Lyles, the reigning Olympic men's 100-meter champion, said Friday he has ended his 2026 season due to injury flare-ups only a week before the World Athletics Ultimate Championship.

Stocks slip as robust US jobs data stokes rate hike odds

Stocks mostly fell on Friday on news that the US economy created far more jobs than expected last month, making it more likely the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates to rein in stubbornly high inflation.

US Republicans announce probe into environment groups

Republicans in Congress on Friday announced they were investigating nonprofit environmental groups over what they called their "radical lawfare campaigns" against "pro-growth" policies.

Mistrial declared in case of US woman who killed her three children

A judge declared a mistrial Friday after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the high-profile case of an American woman who killed her three young children.

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