Swiatek books Indian Wells semi-final against Rybakina
World number one Iga Swiatek swept past Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to line up an Indian Wells semi-final grudge match against Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.
Read moreAustralian 'pretty cooked' after smashing surfing record
Australian Blake Johnston on Friday smashed the world record for the longest continuous surfing session, saying he felt "pretty cooked" after catching waves for more than 30 exhausting hours.
Read moreGreen gets one-game NBA ban for accumulated technical fouls
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was suspended one game without pay by the NBA on Thursday after being whistled for his 16th technical foul of the season.
Read moreSporting stun Arsenal in Europa League shoot-out after Goncalves masterpiece
Sporting Lisbon knocked Arsenal out of the Europa League with a 5-3 victory on penalties after Pedro Goncalves scored an incredible equaliser for the Portuguese side in Thursday's last 16 second leg.
Read moreHerdman says Canada Soccer row has taken 'emotional toll'
Canada coach John Herdman says his team need to embrace their new elevated status in the CONCACAF region when they return to action in this month's Nations League games.
Read moreSwiatek sweeps past Cirstea into Indian Wells semi-finals
World number one and defending champion Iga Swiatek powered past Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the Indian Wells combined WTA and ATP Masters 1000 hard court tennis tournament.
Read morePulisic urges speedy appointment of US coach, says Reyna row 'childish'
Frustrated American winger Christian Pulisic wants US Soccer to speed up the appointment of a new national team coach and labelled the row that surrounded teammate Gio Reyna and World Cup coach Gregg Berhalter as "childish."
Read moreProtests rock France after Macron rams through pension reform
French President Emmanuel Macron's government on Thursday rammed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote, sparking angry protests in Paris and other cities as well as tumult in the legislature.
Read moreSanofi, joining other drug makers, slashes US insulin price
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced on Thursday it would cut the US price of its most prescribed insulin by 78 percent, falling in line with two other major drug makers.
Read moreGlobal stocks rally on 'dovish' ECB hike, First Republic relief package
Wall Street rallied Thursday after a consortium of US private banks announced a $30 billion rescue package for First Republic, while European stocks jumped on a European Central Bank's interest rate decision that was called a "dovish hike."
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