'Iron Mike' Ditka hailed as 'gold standard' NFL legend
Mike Ditka's death on Friday at age 86 was mourned across the NFL as colleagues he inspired and rivals recalled his toughness and tenacity as a player and coach.
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Hurricane Isaias's outer bands began lashing the US Gulf Coast on Friday, with the category 3 storm triggering mandatory evacuations and poised to bring life-threatening storm surge when it makes landfall by evening.
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Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport: UAE prosecutor
The co-pilot who attacked the captain of a flydubai jet last month had planned to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's international airport, the United Arab Emirates' top prosecutor said on Friday.
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Hope, Rutherford fire West Indies to record T20 chase of 250
Skipper Shai Hope and Sherfane Rutherford struck blazing knocks as the West Indies recorded the second-highest T20 chase of all time on Friday to beat India by six wickets.
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Mike Ditka: Chicago Bears icon as player and coach
Mike Ditka was already an NFL champion and Chicago icon when he guided the celebrated 1985 Bears to the Super Bowl crown.
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Farhan leads Pakistan to T20 win over Sri Lanka
Pakistan's newest skipper Sahibzada Farhan hit a swashbuckling half-century to guide Pakistan to a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first T20 international in Rawalpindi on Friday.
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Outrage over plan to livestream US military firing squad execution
Condemnation of the Pentagon's plan to livestream the firing squad execution of a convicted military base mass shooter escalated Friday, with the UN saying it would amount to torture and US lawmakers from both parties slamming the move.
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Turkey sack coach Montella after Nations League woe
Vincenzo Montella was sacked as head coach of Turkey on Friday following a string of Nations League defeats.
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US sanctions: a 'test of resilience' for ICC
Donald Trump's US administration has announced sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court that threaten to cripple its operations and spark fresh transatlantic tension.
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US announces sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge
The United States on Friday announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court, vowing to cripple the tribunal's operations just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize went to a former ICC judge who warned of mounting political attacks on the court.
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