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Tanzania fired coach Adel Amrouche on Friday after he was banned for eight matches and fined $10,000 over comments about Morocco, a Confederation of African Football (CAF) official told AFP.

Glasgow put Toulon out of their Champions Cup misery on Friday with a 29-5 victory to secure a place in the last-16 and leave the French side with a fourth loss in four games.

Aguibou Camara's second-half goal gave Guinea a 1-0 win over Gambia at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday, a result that left them on the brink of securing a place in the last 16.

Argentina on Friday expelled the wife and children of Ecuadoran fugitive Adolfo Macias, the drug lord known as "Fito," as a manhunt for the gangster continued.

Liverpool and Egypt star Mohamed Salah has been ruled out of the next two Africa Cup of Nations games with a hamstring injury, his country's football association said Friday.

Wall Street stocks rallied Friday, with the tech sector logging major gains while the Dow and broad-based S&P 500 hit new highs.

The Las Vegas Raiders are finalizing a deal to appoint Antonio Pierce as the NFL team's head coach after his successful spell as interim head coach, according to multiple media reports on Friday.

New Zealand's Lydia Ko sank a 15-foot birdie putt on the closing hole to grab a share of the lead after Friday's second round of the LPGA Tournament of Champions.

US authorities announced Friday that two drawings worth $2.5 million stolen by the Nazi regime and eventually displayed in American museums will be returned to relatives of Fritz Grunbaum, an Austrian Jewish cabaret performer killed in the Holocaust.

The US Federal Reserve's fight against inflation is far from over and it is "premature" to expect rate cuts around the corner, a senior US central bank official said Friday.

Carlos Alcaraz faces Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng on Saturday as he bids to reach the last 16 at the Australian Open for the first time, with Iga Swiatek hunting for a statement win.

The European Union said Friday it will drastically increase ammunition production this year in response to Ukraine's growing pleas for support in its war against Russia, which summoned the French ambassador to protest at the country's "growing involvement" in the conflict.

Inter Milan will face Napoli in the Italian Super Cup final after comfortably beating Lazio 3-0 in Friday's clash in Riyadh.

The US military carried out another round of strikes against Yemen's Huthi rebels on Friday, targeting missile launchers that were preparing for attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, the White House said.

A French court on Friday gave suspended jail sentences to three officers in a rare case of police brutality coming to court, after a black man suffered irreversible rectal injuries.

US President Joe Biden pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday on the need for future Palestinian statehood, as the two leaders spoke for the first time in a month amid tensions over plans for the aftermath of the Gaza war.

Tanzania coach Adel Amrouche has been banned for eight matches after making insulting remarks about Morocco, a Confederation of African Football (CAF) official told AFP on Friday.

Iraq coach Jesus Casas said his team were "close to perfect" in stunning Asian Cup favourites Japan 2-1 on Friday to reach the knockout rounds, where they were joined by rivals Iran.

Uruguay's capital Montevideo celebrates its 300th birthday starting with a music concert this weekend, even as the actual date of the city's founding has become the subject of political disagreement.

An Atlas Air Boeing 747 cargo plane made an emergency return to Miami International Airport following an engine problem shortly after takeoff, the airline said -- prompting another investigation into the aviation giant.

Alec Baldwin has been charged with manslaughter over the deadly shooting on the set of western film "Rust," according to a court document filed Friday.

Staff at Sports Illustrated, the famed American sports magazine that became a fixture for athletes and fans, were laid off on Friday by publisher The Arena Group, according to the SI employees union.

A top official from Lebanon's Iran-backed militant group on Friday warned Israel would "receive a real slap in the face" if it expanded the conflict along the Lebanon-Israel border.

Indian-owned Tata Steel is to cut up to 2,800 UK jobs, it announced on Friday, as the industry struggles to finance greener production of the metal.

Two Madonna fans are suing the megastar for damages over concerts in New York that started two hours late, accusing her of "flippant difficulty," court documents show.

Japan on Saturday became only the fifth nation to achieve a soft Moon landing, but the craft's long-term fate was in doubt after space agency officials said its solar cells were not generating power.

Defending champions Senegal became the second qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 as Ismaila Sarr, Habib Diallo and Sadio Mane scored in a 3-1 win over Cameroon on Friday.

Brazil, Japan and Canada will travel to the United States in April for the SheBelieves Cup, the annual women's tournament, US Soccer announced on Friday.

USA women's national team midfielder Sam Mewis has retired from the game at the age of 31 after a series of knee injuries.

From South Africa to Rwanda to Nigeria, African countries put on a show of force at the World Economic Forum this week, seeking to transform their image by grabbing private investment rather than development aid.

Coach Thierry Henry hopes that Kylian Mbappe and other French World Cup stars might make themselves available for his team at the Paris Olympics.

US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about Gaza Friday, in their first conversation for nearly a month amid reports of tensions between the leaders.