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Fury's father offers olive branch to Usyk camp after bust-up

Griezmann hat-trick fires Atletico into Champions League

Griezmann treble fires Atletico into Champions League with treble

US consumer inflation eases slightly in April, sending stocks higher

Scheffler, McIlroy, Koepka set for PGA showdown at Valhalla

Chelsea being rewarded for patience, says Pochettino

Dutch parties reach deal to form government

IMF approves use of reserve assets for 'hybrid' financial instruments

Fernandes will leave if he feels unwanted at Man Utd

PSG put end to Nice's Champions League hopes

Vlahovic fires Juve to 15th Italian Cup past long-suffering Atalanta

Beijing Olympics opens under shadow of rights fears and Covid

President Xi Jinping declared the Beijing Winter Olympics open Friday as China tried to turn the page on a build-up overshadowed by human rights concerns, Covid and a US-led diplomatic boycott.

Blinken to Australia next week for Quad group meeting

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Australia next week for a Quad group ministerial meeting also involving his counterparts from India and Japan to discuss maritime security and cooperation against Covid, the State Department said Friday.

'Bruised' Root to captain England in West Indies despite Ashes flop

Joe Root was confirmed as England's Test captain for next month's tour of the West Indies on Friday despite the team's embarrassing flop in Australia as assistant coach Graham Thorpe became the latest Ashes casualty.

Mosque-goers pray for rain in drought-scorched Morocco

Mosques held prayers for rain on Friday across the parched North African kingdom of Morocco where farmers are battling an acute drought.

New Zealand-born Halafihi to make Italy debut in France Six Nations opener

Former Hurricanes back-rower Toa Halafihi will make his Italy debut in this weekend's Six Nations trip to France, the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) said on Friday.

Stoltenberg to leave NATO after battle to keep US in and Russia out

NATO's outgoing leader Jens Stoltenberg will leave the alliance late this year after a diplomatic battle to hold it together against outside threats and the clashing egos of its national leaders.

NATO chief Stoltenberg to head Norway central bank

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will take over as Norway's central bank governor at the end of the year, officials said Friday, a controversial choice that has already raised concerns about the bank's independence.

France prop Haouas given suspended jail sentence for theft

France prop Mohamed Haouas was convicted on Friday for his role in burglaries worth tens of thousands of euros at tobacco vendors in France in 2014.

Macron the mediator wades into Russia-Ukraine crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron will fly to Russia and Ukraine next week in an attempt to avert conflict between the neighbours, reprising his role as a crisis mediator that has produced limited results in the past.

NIreland court orders post-Brexit port checks to resume

Northern Ireland's High Court on Friday issued an interim order suspending a decision by Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots to stop post-Brexit checks on agri-food moving to and from mainland Britain.

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