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Inter Milan thrashed Atalanta 4-0 on Friday to move provisionally top of Serie A, while Torino snatched a late 1-0 win at Venezia to continue their positive start to the campaign.

A first-half goal from Benedict Hollerbach took hosts Union Berlin to a 1-0 win over St Pauli in the Bundesliga on Friday.

Gus Atkinson was left feeling "very surreal" after his maiden first-class century increased England's hold on the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's on Friday.

Aerial strikes on Russian and Ukrainian border cities killed at least a dozen people on Friday, bombardments that came as Kyiv dismissed its air force commander in a major military shake-up.

Former world number two Paula Badosa, who feared this year that lingering back trouble could force her into retirement, is savoring a return form as she looks toward the fourth round of the US Open.

Brazil was on Friday facing a shutdown of the social media platform X after billionaire Elon Musk refused an order by a Supreme Court judge to name a new legal representative for the company.

Zheng Qinwen admits that her new-found fame since winning Olympic gold has made life in China so challenging that she takes measures to shun the sudden attention.

The world's fastest Paralympian Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos said "lightning has struck for the third time" after he sprinted to his third Paralympic gold medal in the men's T47 100m at the Paris Games on Friday.

Gus Atkinson scored a dashing maiden century before England strengthened their grip on the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's on Friday.

A controversial biopic of Donald Trump that depicts the former president raping his wife and which has drawn legal threats from his attorneys will hit US theaters this October, it was reported Friday.

Coco Gauff survived late-match drama to keep her US Open title defence alive with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Elina Svitolina on Friday as men's defending champion Novak Djokovic aimed to further his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title.

Great Britain's swimmers pulled off a gold medal heist at the Paralympics in Paris on Friday to draw level with powerhouse China in the overall medals table.

Gus Atkinson scored a dashing maiden century before England strengthened their grip on the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's on Friday.

The death toll from a three-day Israeli raid on the occupied West Bank rose to 20 on Friday, Israel and the Palestinian Red Crescent said, while violence raged on in the Gaza Strip.

British swimmers Tully Kearney and Maisie Summers-Newton stormed to gold medals on the second day of competition at the Paralympics in Paris on Friday.

Marc Marquez ruled practice on Friday at the Aragon MotoGP, the six-time champion lowering the track record to raise hopes of ending a three-year losing streak.

The futures of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen and England international Ivan Toney are set to dominate the final day of the European transfer window on Friday as Chelsea continue their frenzied pursuit of new signings.

A sprawling Ecuadoran forest reserve, home to toucans and the spectacled bear, is at the heart of a tug-of-war between environmentalist and miners.

Lewis Hamilton topped the times for Mercedes in Friday's second practice session for the Formula One Italian Grand Prix by the finest of margins in front of Lando Norris.

US and European stock markets wobbled on Friday as investors digested inflation figures that raised the prospect of interest rate cuts in the two major economies next month.

Veteran Canadian climber Michael Woods powered to victory on stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana on Friday as Primoz Roglic slashed nearly two minutes off Ben O'Connor's overall lead.

The top court in the US state of Maryland on Friday upheld a ruling by a lower court reinstating the conviction of the man at the center of the hit podcast "Serial, who had served more than 20 years in prison for his ex-girlfriend's murder.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca claims his overhaul of the chaotic Premier League club is already ahead of schedule.

Israeli Adam Berdichevsky and his family survived the October 7 Hamas attack and on Friday they and other survivors from their kibbutz watched as he won an emotional opening singles tennis match at the Paralympics in Paris.

Olly Stone and Matthew Potts both took two wickets in an over as Sri Lanka slumped to 129-7 at tea on the second day of the first Test at Lord's on Friday after fellow England paceman Gus Atkinson's sparkling maiden century.

A blackout left most of Venezuela without power Friday in what authorities blamed on sabotage of the national electrical grid -- the latest crisis to hit the oil-rich country after a disputed presidential election.

Ukraine's cross-border incursion into Russia has disrupted Russian mercenaries' plans in junta-led Burkina Faso, with many now pulled out to help boost Moscow's defences back home, a paramilitary commander said on Friday.

Tottenham will be without both Dominic Solanke and Richarlison for Sunday's Premier League trip to Newcastle.

The world's fastest Paralympian Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos said he is hoping to bring the "funk" to the men's category T47 100m final with his fellow Brazilians at the Paris Paralympics on Friday.

Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City have risked making a "mistake" by letting Julian Alvarez join Atletico Madrid without replacing the Argentina striker.

Nicole Kidman said she felt "exposed and vulnerable" as erotic thriller "Babygirl" premiered at the Venice Film Festival Thursday, with the veteran actress pushing herself far from her comfort zone.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag called for a change to profit and sustainability rules on Friday as Scott McTominay is set to seal a move to Italian side Napoli.