Record-breaking Azam lifts Pakistan to 334-6 in fourth ODI
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Friday became the fastest batter to complete 5,000 one-day international runs to lift his team to 334-6 in the fourth match against New Zealand in Karachi.
Read moreFlags and fireworks as Cambodia kicks off SEA Games
Cambodia kicked off its first ever hosting of the Southeast Asian Games on Friday, in a historical ballyhoo of singing, dancing, flag-waving and fireworks.
Read moreWagner threatens Bakhmut pullout in attack on Russian army brass
Russian paramilitary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin on Friday threatened to pull frontline troops out of Bakhmut in an extraordinary attack on military chiefs that exposed a deep rift in Russian ranks ahead of an expected Ukrainian offensive.
Read moreMessi suspension 'not my decision to take', says PSG coach Galtier
Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier sought to deflect questions about Lionel Messi's suspension by the French club as he spoke to reporters on Friday, insisting the decision was not his to take in the first place.
Read moreMan City's De Bruyne set to return for Leeds clash
Pep Guardiola has revealed Kevin De Bruyne could return to the Manchester City side for the Premier League leaders' match against Leeds on Saturday.
Read moreKlopp backs Liverpool's decision to mark coronation by playing anthem
Jurgen Klopp has backed Liverpool's decision to mark King Charles III's coronation by playing the national anthem before Saturday's game against Brentford.
Read moreNewcastle memories a thing of the past for Arsenal's Arteta
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has no plans to use last season's damaging defeat at Newcastle as motivation when he takes his Premier League title-chasers to St James' Park on Sunday.
Read moreApril heat in western Med 'almost impossible without climate change'
The extreme heat that engulfed the Iberian peninsula and parts of north Africa last week would have been "almost impossible without climate change," an international scientific study found Friday.
Read moreStocks jump as jobs data soothes US recession worries
Data showing that the US economy added more than a quarter of a million jobs last month soothed recession worries on Friday, leading to a rebound in stocks.
Read moreNigerian politician jailed after landmark UK organ trial
A UK court on Friday jailed Nigeria's former deputy Senate president for nine years and eight months, following his landmark conviction for plotting to harvest a man's kidney for his sick daughter.
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