Djokovic, Alcaraz eye French Open last 16 as Pegula, Rublev exit
Novak Djokovic will bid to reach the French Open fourth round for a 14th consecutive year on Friday, after women's third seed Jessica Pegula and seventh-ranked Andrey Rublev were dumped out of the tournament.
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Whaling opposition rises in Iceland as govt ban looms
Opposition to whaling is on the rise in Iceland with a majority now in favour of dropping the practice, a fresh public opinion poll showed ahead of a possible government ban.
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Mum's the word as Svitolina reaches French Open last 16
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina won a tough three-set battle to defeat Anna Blinkova of Russia to reach the French Open last 16 on Friday in her first Grand Slam since becoming a mother.
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Sabalenka refuses French Open press conference 'to feel safe'
Belarusian star Aryna Sabalenka refused to do an official post-match press conference after her French Open match on Friday, claiming she "did not feel safe" when previously questioned about the war in Ukraine.
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Treble glory with Man City is Haaland's 'biggest dream'
Erling Haaland said in an interview published on Friday that firing Manchester City to a historic treble is the "biggest dream" of his remarkable career.
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UEFA charge Mourinho for Europa League final referee abuse
UEFA began disciplinary proceedings on Friday against AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho for using insulting and abusive language against an official in the Europa League final.
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Pope and Duckett run riot against Ireland
Ollie Pope was in sight of a double century after Ben Duckett hit the fastest 150 in a Test at Lord's as England ran riot against an outclassed Ireland in their Ashes warm-up on Friday.
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Departing boss Glasner hopes Frankfurt 'sparkle' one last time
Outgoing Eintracht Frankfurt manager Oliver Glasner said on Friday he will not think about his future "until the final whistle" ahead of Saturday's German Cup final clash with RB Leipzig.
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Kenya court orders suspension of mass layoff of Facebook moderators
A Kenyan court on Friday ordered the suspension of the mass sacking of scores of content moderators by a subcontractor for Facebook's parent company Meta and directed the social media giant to provide counselling to the employees.
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US urges keeping Russia nuclear arms limits, eyes China
A top White House official on Friday offered to maintain current nuclear warhead limits with Russia, while making the case for putting rising power China at the center of future arms control efforts.
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