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Holders Man City to face Real Madrid in Champions League quarters

Holders Man City to face Real Madrid in Champions League quarters

Holders Manchester City will come up against record 14-time winners Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals after being paired together in Friday's draw, meaning the sides will meet in a third consecutive season in the competition.

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Olympic doubt for Australian 'mankini' rider after serious fall

Olympic doubt for Australian 'mankini' rider after serious fall

Top Australian equestrian Shane Rose's hopes of competing at a fourth Olympics were in doubt Friday after a serious fall, just weeks after escaping punishment for wearing a "mankini" during a showjumping competition.

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Recalled Neuer in 'a league of his own', says Bayern's Tuchel

Recalled Neuer in 'a league of his own', says Bayern's Tuchel

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel on Friday praised captain Manuel Neuer on the goalkeeper's recall to the Germany squad for the first time in 15 months.

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Economic hard times make Swedes cut back on drinking

Economic hard times make Swedes cut back on drinking

A slumping economy gave Swedes less to cheer about last year as alcohol consumption fell the most in nearly a decade in the Nordic country, excluding the 2020 pandemic, research showed Friday.

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Puig grabs Macau co-lead as LIV's Pereira, Ortiz keep Paris in focus

Puig grabs Macau co-lead as LIV's Pereira, Ortiz keep Paris in focus

David Puig finished birdie-birdie on Friday to grab a share of the lead at the International Series Macau with Jbe Kruger.

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Senegal awaits next moves of  opposition leaders freed before key vote

Senegal awaits next moves of opposition leaders freed before key vote

Senegal waited Friday for key opposition figures Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye to take their place on the presidential campaign trail, after their release from prison sparked jubilant scenes 10 days before the key vote.

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New parents left angry as babies need Paris Olympics tickets

New parents left angry as babies need Paris Olympics tickets

New parents heading to the Paris Olympics are calling for a ticketing rule change after discovering that their infants will be refused entry to venues unless they have their own seats.

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McKeown on fire in Sydney as she warms up for Olympics

McKeown on fire in Sydney as she warms up for Olympics

World record holder Kaylee McKeown warmed up for her Olympic 200m backstroke defence with a blistering swim at the NSW State Championships Friday, while sprint star Mollie O'Callaghan upstaged Emma McKeon.

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Surging nervous system disorders now top cause of illness: study

Surging nervous system disorders now top cause of illness: study

Conditions affecting the nervous system -- such as strokes, migraines and dementia -- have surged past heart disease to become the leading cause of ill health worldwide, a major new analysis said on Friday.

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Spanish aid vessel visible off Gaza coast: AFP journalist

Spanish aid vessel visible off Gaza coast: AFP journalist

The first aid vessel heading to the besieged Gaza Strip via a new maritime corridor was visible Friday off the coast of the war-ravaged territory, an AFP journalist said.

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