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Alldritt back to captain France against Fiji after South Africa loss

Juan Ponce Enrile, architect of Philippine martial law, dies at 101: daughter

'Ready' Rees-Zammit back in Wales's starting team to face Japan

Spinners decide Tests in India, Gill says before South Africa opener

K-pop group NewJeans ends feud with record label ADOR

Asian stocks rise with focus on Fed, tech as US government reopens

UK economic gloom deepens before budget

Scott Barrett returns to skipper All Blacks against England

Burberry narrows first half loss on turnaround plan

Sri Lanka to stay in Pakistan after bomb, games move to Rawalpindi

Zanzibar women turn to sponge farming as oceans heat up

Israel’s Haredi Challenge

The Fall of South Korea?

A new vision for Japan

Pension crisis engulfs France

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Miracle in Germany: VW soars

Gaza on the cusp of civil war

Resurgent Medvedev joins unheralded cousins in Shanghai semi-finals

Daniil Medvedev said he was showing "signs of my previous self" after the former world number one eased past Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to reach the Shanghai Masters semi-finals.

Cyclist Gee claims ex-team Israel PT seeking millions in damages

Canadian cyclist Derek Gee has claimed that his former team, Israel Premier-Tech, is seeking millions of euros in damages from him after he left them due to his "personal-belief standpoint".

Seven killed as strong quakes strike southern Philippines

Two powerful quakes struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least seven people and triggering tsunami warnings.

Stock markets fluctuate as investors weigh AI, politics

Wall Street rebounded, European stock markets steadied and oil prices fell Friday as investors weighed the US government shutdown, fears of an AI bubble and the Gaza ceasefire.

Italian cycling star Viviani to retire

Italian Elia Viviani, an Olympic gold medallist and winner of stages on all three Grand Tours, announced Friday his retirement from professional cycling aged 36.

Estevao scores twice as five-star Brazil thrash South Korea

Eighteen-year-old Chelsea winger Estevao scored twice as an impressive Brazil thrashed fellow World Cup qualifiers South Korea 5-0 away in a friendly on Friday.

UN calls on Madagascar to avoid unnecessary force against protesters

The United Nations on Friday called on Madagascar authorities to avoid unnecessary force against protesters, a day after clashes with police at a youth-led rally in the capital, where deadly unrest has rumbled for two weeks.

Liam Gallagher, Tyson Fury among mourners at funeral of Ricky Hatton

Oasis star Liam Gallagher and heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury were among the mourners at the funeral of British former world champion Ricky Hatton as Manchester stopped to pay tribute to the "Hitman" on Friday.

Israel ceases fire and Gazans start to trek home

Israel declared a ceasefire and started pulling back troops in Gaza on Friday, as thousands of displaced Palestinians began to trek back to their wrecked homes.

Sabalenka marches into Wuhan semis as Swiatek stunned by Paolini

Aryna Sabalenka powered into her 11th semi-final of the year with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Elena Rybakina at the Wuhan Open on Friday as a flawless Jasmine Paolini stunned Iga Swiatek in just 65 minutes.

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Medvedev joins unheralded cousins in Shanghai semi-finals