British breakdancer Kid Karam aims high at Paris 2024
Team GB breakdancer Karam Singh is determined to go down in history alongside the best in the world at the Paris Olympics this year.
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Second seed Sinner cruises into French Open second week
Jannik Sinner continued his serene progress at the French Open with a straight-sets victory over Russian Pavel Kotov in the third round on Friday.
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Several wounded in 'terrible' knife attack in Germany
A prominent Islam critic was among several people wounded in a knife attack Friday in Germany denounced as "terrible" by Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Read morePfizer drug extends life for people with rare form of lung cancer
A Pfizer lung cancer drug has been shown to greatly reduce tumor progression and improve survival outcomes for people in the advanced stages of a rare form of the disease, according to trial results published Friday.
Read moreIsrael troops push into central Rafah
The Israeli army said Friday its troops pushed into central Rafah, escalating its nearly eight-month war with Hamas despite international objections over any offensive in the southern Gaza city.
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Frustrated Rublev knocked out of French Open
Russian sixth seed Andrey Rublev suffered a surprise third round exit from the French Open at the hands of Italian Matteo Arnaldi on Friday.
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Stock markets rise as US inflation gauge steadies
US and European stock markets mostly rose Friday as investors digested fresh inflation data that could set the tone for interest-rate moves by central banks.
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'Innocuous-looking' fern wins world record for largest genome
A small, seemingly unremarkable fern that only grows on a remote Pacific island was on Friday crowned the Guinness World Record holder for having the largest genome of any organism on Earth.
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Tuilagi out of Premiership rugby semi-final as Curry returns for Sale
Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out of Sale's English Premiership semi-final against Bath on Saturday after failing to recover in time from a hamstring injury.
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S.Africa set for political shake-up as ANC loses majority
South Africa's ruling ANC was on track Friday to score its worst electoral result ever, with the latest tallies showing voters deserted the party in droves and ended its 30-year political dominance.
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