'Winter signing' Musiala returns to boost weary Bayern
Midfielder Jamal Musiala has made a timely return for a Bayern Munich side who have grown weary in recent weeks as they continue to fight on three fronts.
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Elena Rybakina: Kazakhstan's ice-cool Moscow-born Melbourne finalist
Born in Moscow but playing for Kazakhstan, Australian Open finalist Elena Rybakina once said that "I don't live anywhere, to be honest".
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Power battle as Sabalenka clashes with Rybakina for Melbourne title
Fire meets fire when hard-hitting Aryna Sabalenka clashes with big-serving Elena Rybakina in the women's Australian Open final on Saturday.
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Contrasting fortunes add Basque derby edge for Matarazzo's revived Sociedad
Despite his optimism even Real Sociedad coach Pellegrino Matarazzo would not have banked on going five games unbeaten after his appointment, including clashes against champions Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
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Asian stocks hit by fresh tech fears as gold retreats from peak
Asian stocks sank Friday amid fresh worries over vast investments in artificial intelligence, gold and silver tumbled after hitting multiple record highs and oil retreated on hopes for an easing of US-Iran tensions.
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Kim vows to 'transform' North Korea with building drive
Kim Jong Un vowed to "transform" North Korea with a drive to build public health facilities, leisure complexes and industrial plants over a third of the country, state media said Friday.
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Peers and Gadecki retain Australian Open mixed-doubles crown
Wildcards John Peers and Olivia Gadecki became the first team to retain the Australian Open mixed-doubles title since 1988-89 when they outlasted French pair Kristina Mladenovic and Manuel Guinard on Friday.
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Britain's Starmer seeks to bolster China ties despite Trump warning
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Friday that the UK has a "huge amount to offer" China, after his attempts to forge closer ties prompted warnings from US President Donald Trump.
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Kaori Sakamoto - Japan skating's big sister eyes Olympic gold at last
Kaori Sakamoto is a fun-loving big sister to her Japan team-mates but a stone-cold competitor on the ice, determined to seize her last chance of Olympic figure skating gold.
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Heavy metal: soaring gold price a crushing weight in Vietnam
From his newly built three-storey home outside Hanoi, Trinh Tat Thang has watched the surging global gold price with mounting dread.
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