Pakistan unveils $51 billion budget, with half to service debt
Pakistan's cash-strapped government unveiled a 14.5 trillion rupee (around $50.5 billion) budget Friday, with over half set aside to service 7.3 trillion rupees of debt.
Read moreTurkey's 'genius' central banker faces high expectations
"Brilliant Turk" or "the genius": Turkish media are gushing over new central bank governor Hafize Gaye Erkan, who soared through the ranks of US financial firms but now faces the monumental task of curbing inflation and stabilising the falling lira.
Read moreGerman Zimmermann wins Criterium sixth stage
Germany's Georg Zimmermann powered to victory in the sixth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine on Friday, as Jonas Vingegaard maintained his overall lead.
Read morePostecoglou promises exciting ride at Spurs
Ange Postecoglou has promised "a team to get excited by" as he plots Tottenham's revival after being appointed as the Premier League club's new manager.
Read moreGreta Thunberg: the school years
The torch-bearer for a new generation of climate campaigners, Greta Thunberg was a baby-faced 15-year-old when she led a protest movement by skipping school a day a week.
Read moreNeville joins Canada coaching staff
Former Manchester United defender and ex-Inter Miami coach Phil Neville has joined the coaching staff of Canada's national team ahead of next week's CONCACAF Nations League Final Four.
Read moreFerrari mark Le Mans return with pole
Ferrari mark their return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans with pole position for Saturday's centenary anniversary of motorsport's most celebrated endurance race.
Read moreMediators announce 24-hour Sudan truce with warning to rival generals
Sudan's warring generals have agreed to a 24-hour ceasefire from Saturday, US and Saudi mediators said, acknowledging that previous attempts to pause a conflict now nearing its third month had proved abortive.
Read moreWarner falls in WTC final after India rally
David Warner fell early but Australia stretched their lead over India to 196 runs at tea on the third day of the World Test Championship final at The Oval on Friday.
Read moreSaudi sports march not slowing, despite Messi miss
Saudi Arabia may have failed to lure Lionel Messi but Karim Benzema's extravagant welcome and the merger that stunned golf underline the extent of the oil-rich country's sporting ambitions.
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