Pope to encourage tiny Catholic community in Mongolia
Pope Francis is due to meet the tiny but vibrant community of Catholics in Mongolia on Saturday, part of his first papal visit to the Buddhist-majority nation strategically located between China and Russia.
Read moreReturning Wozniacki 'not surprised' by US Open run
Caroline Wozniacki said she always believed she could return to the top level after reaching the last 16 of the US Open on Friday in her first Grand Slam appearance in over three years.
Read moreTiafoe spearheading American challenge at US Open
Frances Tiafoe is eyeing another deep run at the US Open after surging into the last 16 on Friday with victory over French veteran Adrian Mannarino.
Read morePSG complete Kolo Muani deal on transfer deadline day in Europe
Paris Saint-Germain completed the signing of France striker Randal Kolo Muani from Eintracht Frankfurt in the biggest deal to go through on transfer deadline day in Europe on Friday.
Read moreMan Utd swoop for Amrabat, Liverpool reject Saudi bid for Salah on deadline day
Manchester United signed Sofyan Amrabat on loan as part of a hat-trick of arrivals at Old Trafford in the hectic final hours before Friday's transfer deadline, while Liverpool reportedly turned down a £150 million ($190 million) offer from Saudi Arabia for Mohamed Salah.
Read moreEcuadoran inmates release 57 guards and police: prison authorities
Inmates in six Ecuadoran prisons have released the 50 guards and seven police officers who had been taken hostage in the country's latest spasm of narcotics-related mayhem, the state prison institute said Friday.
Read moreGreenwood moves to Getafe from Man United despite abuse allegations
Spanish team Getafe signed striker Mason Greenwood from Manchester United on loan on Friday, they said in a statement, despite him having faced allegations of abuse involving a young woman.
Read moreMessi goes to Hollywood as Miami seek to close playoff gap
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami face the MLS champions as their bid to make the playoffs takes them to Los Angeles on Sunday.
Read moreNew Guatemala leader slams 'coup' plan to block him from office
Guatemala's president-elect Bernardo Arevalo on Friday denounced an "ongoing coup" by the country's institutions to block him from taking power, after his political party was suspended.
Read moreTyphoon Saola slams southern China after battering Hong Kong
Typhoon Saola roared ashore in southern China early Saturday as a weakened but still dangerous threat that has lashed Hong Kong and forced millions to hunker down for one of the region's strongest storms in decades.
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