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Usyk beats Fury to become undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion

Seize the Grey wins Preakness for 88-year-old trainer Lukas

Lowry's 62 equals low major round as Schauffele, Morikawa lead PGA

Second major win would mean a lot for danger-man Lowry

Tourists wounded in deadly Afghanistan shooting are stable: hospital

Lowry matches low major round with 62 as Schauffele leads PGA

Top-ranked Korda takes LPGA lead at Liberty National

Benjamin wins LA 400m hurdles in blistering 46.64sec

Ahly stay on track for 12th title after holding Esperance

Three Spaniards, three Afghans killed in shooting in Afghanistan

Canadian oil city lifts wildfire evacuation orders

Google agrees competition, privacy pledge over online ads

Britain on Friday said it had accepted changes proposed by Google to address competition and customer privacy concerns linked to online advertising, with the US tech giant vowing to apply them globally.

Shunned by French studios, 'Amelie' director turns to Netflix

He made perhaps the most famous French film of the century so far in "Amelie", but Jean-Paul Jeunet was forced to turn to Netflix after failing to find a traditional backer for his new movie.

Macron kept at distance from Putin after refusing Covid test

Russia on Friday said French President Emmanuel Macron was made to sit at an enormously long table for his talks with Vladimir Putin because he refused to take a Kremlin-performed Covid test.

Paris braces for Canada-style 'Freedom Convoys'

Thousands of protesters in "Freedom Convoys" were heading to Paris from across France on Friday, hoping to blockade the capital in opposition to Covid restrictions despite police warnings to back off.

Cycling great Sagan's team gets nod for Tour de France

Seven-time Tour de France green jersey winner Peter Sagan's new team TotalEngergies has earned one of the two team invitations allocated for this year's edition.

Russian Olympic doping scandal - how did we get here?

Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva has failed a drugs test, as doping reared its head at the Beijing Winter Games on Friday.

Champions League tie will not decide Mbappe's future, says Pochettino

Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino does not believe Kylian Mbappe's future will be influenced by their Champions League last 16 tie with Real Madrid.

McDermott hits 53 as Sri Lanka restrict Australia to 149 for nine

Ben McDermott smacked 53 to top score as Australia put on 149 for nine in the opening Twenty20 clash against Sri Lanka in Sydney on Friday, with leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga taking three wickets.

How to be a TikTok music megastar

Tom Rosenthal is a 35-year-old singer-songwriter from London. He had already built a decent career over a decade, but when he joined TikTok in 2020 he said the impact was "seismic".

Double trouble: Fears of violence over Libya's 2 PMs

Libyans found themselves with two prime ministers on Friday, raising the spectre of renewed violence in a country where elites have ignored the wishes of citizens to choose their leaders, analysts say.

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