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Alvarez fires Atletico to win against Deportivo

Lens beat PFC in Ligue 1 matchday impacted by social unrest

Japan's Nakai wins Grand Prix de France for second straight year

Valkyries hit back against Dream to level WNBA Finals

Ronaldinho to make comeback in Italian third tier

'Fighting for our rights': Paris protesters determined to march on

Israeli forces displace Hebron families after deadly attack

Clashes break out in Paris, other French cities amid fresh protests

Hamilton on top with Antonelli fourth in final practice at US Grand Prix

Spurs seal rare win at Chelsea as Palmer sees red

Beier late show sends Dortmund top of Bundesliga

Nearly 1,000 arrested in French protests marred by 'elevated' violence: minister

Police and protesters clash again at Albanian anti-government rally

France extends detention of suspected racist shooter

Amateur astronomers help track asteroid to French impact site

With help from amateur astronomers, scientists tracked how an asteroid travelled from space, broke up in Earth's atmosphere and sent fiery fragments shooting to the ground, gathering new information about how these space rocks disintegrate.

UK launches dark web portal to recruit foreign spies

The UK's foreign intelligence service MI6 on Friday launched a "dark web portal" to try to recruit spies in Russia and around the world by offering a them secure communication channel.

Roaring Lyles matches Bolt with fourth world 200m title

Noah Lyles matched Usain Bolt's record of four consecutive world 200 metre titles as he scorched to victory in Tokyo on Friday.

Ratcliffe visit not a Man Utd crisis meeting, says Amorim

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said talks this week with the club's co-owner Jim Ratcliffe was not a crisis meeting despite a poor start to the season.

Hamilton tops practice in Ferrari 1-2 as McLaren struggle in Baku

Lewis Hamilton topped the times ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc and former partner George Russell of Mercedes in Friday’s crash-hit second free practice session for this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Jefferson-Wooden emulates Fraser-Pryce with world sprint double

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden became the first woman since Jamaican legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in 2013 to achieve the world sprint double after easing to victory in the 200 metres on Friday.

Sweden offers $23 bn to finance nuclear power construction

Sweden's government said Friday it was ready to offer up to 220 billion kronor ($23.3 billion) in loans to utilities for the construction of new nuclear reactors as the Nordic country commits to developing more nuclear power.

'Not myself' but defending champ Ingebrigtsen into 5,000m final

World and Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen rebounded from failing to make the 1,500m final by safely advancing to the final of the 5,000m at the world championships in Tokyo on Friday.

Spurs boss Frank will ignore league table until April

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank said he will ignore the Premier League table until April despite his side's strong start to the season.

Stocks steady, dollar up as Trump and Xi talk

Stock markets steadied and the dollar rose Friday at the end of a week marked by central bank decisions, as attention turned to a call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

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