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From fragile youngster to dominant star, Sabalenka chases more glory

Lowly Montauban 'not dead' in French Top 14 survival hunt

'Winter signing' Musiala returns to boost weary Bayern

Elena Rybakina: Kazakhstan's ice-cool Moscow-born Melbourne finalist

Power battle as Sabalenka clashes with Rybakina for Melbourne title

Contrasting fortunes add Basque derby edge for Matarazzo's revived Sociedad

Asian stocks hit by fresh tech fears as gold retreats from peak

Kim vows to 'transform' North Korea with building drive

Peers and Gadecki retain Australian Open mixed-doubles crown

Britain's Starmer seeks to bolster China ties despite Trump warning

Kaori Sakamoto - Japan skating's big sister eyes Olympic gold at last

Greenland Deal – and now?

Trump's attack on the Dollar

Trump's hesitation in Iran

Cuba’s bleak oil crisis

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Venezuela’s economic roadmap

Iran unrest and US threats

French court rejects Shein suspension

A French court on Friday rejected the state's request to suspend Shein's site in France as "disproportionate" after the Asian e-commerce giant removed illicit products sold on its platform.

'It's so much fun,' says Vonn as she milks her comeback

Lyndsey Vonn's triumphal comeback tour of old haunts reaches France this weekend and she wants to go home with a cow.

Moscow intent on pressing on in Ukraine: Putin

Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday said the ball was in the court of the West and Kyiv in talks to end the war in Ukraine, while hailing Moscow's recent battlefield gains and threatening more.

UN declares famine over in Gaza, says 'situation remains critical'

A famine declared in Gaza in August is now over thanks to improved access for humanitarian aid, the United Nations said on Friday, but warned the food situation in the Palestinian territory remained dire.

Guardiola 'excited' by Man City future, not pondering exit

Pep Guardiola said Friday that his departure from Manchester City is "not on the table" at the moment as he focuses on trying to wrest back the Premier League title.

Zabystran upsets Odermatt to claim first World Cup win in Val Gardena super-G

Jan Zabystran stopped Marco Odermatt from notching up a 51st World Cup win on Friday with a stunning victory in the super-G at Val Gardena.

Czechs name veteran coach Koubek for World Cup play-offs

The Czech Football Association said Friday it had appointed Miroslav Koubek as national coach for next two and and a half years, giving him time to prepare for the 2026 World Cup 2026 play-offs in March.

PSG penalty hero Safonov out until next year with broken hand

Goalkeeper Matvei Safonov, the star of Paris Saint-Germain's Intercontinental Cup win, has a fracture in his left hand the club said on Friday.

Putin says ball in court of Russia's opponents in Ukraine talks

Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday said the ball was in the court of the West and Kyiv in talks to end the war in Ukraine, while hailing Moscow's recent battlefield gains and threatening more.