MLB names iconic Wrigley Field as host of 2027 All-Star Game
Chicago's Wrigley Field, the historic ballpark which opened in 1914, will serve as the host venue for the 2027 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, MLB announced on Friday.
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Squiban doubles up at women's Tour de France
French rider Maeva Squiban claimed a back-to-back double on the women's Tour de France by winning stage 7 on Friday, a day after her first breakaway stage victory.
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International crew bound for space station
NASA and SpaceX launched a four-member crew to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday for the latest research expedition to the orbiting laboratory.
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China's Qin takes 'miracle' second breaststroke gold at swim worlds
China's roaring Qin Haiyang won his second breaststroke gold of the Singapore swimming world championships on Friday as he edged a 200m nail-biter.
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Siraj strikes as India fight back in England finale
Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna both took three wickets as India fought back in the fifth and deciding Test at the Oval on Friday.
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Brewed awakening: German beer sales lowest on record
It is news that will leave brewers feeling flat -- German beer sales hit their lowest level in the first half of the year since records began over three decades ago.
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Indonesia volcano belches six-mile ash tower
An Indonesian volcano spewed a 10-kilometre (6.2-miles) molten plume of ash topped by lightning into the Friday night sky, weeks after another huge eruption triggered dozens of flight cancellations in Bali.
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US promises Gaza food plan after envoy visit
President Donald Trump's special envoy promised a plan to deliver more food to Gaza after inspecting a US-backed distribution centre on Friday, as the UN human rights office said Israeli forces had killed hundreds of hungry Palestinians waiting for aid.
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Musk's X accuses Britain of online safety 'overreach'
Elon Musk-owned social network X on Friday accused Britain's government of "overreach" with a new law designed to protect children from harmful online content such as pornography.
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France says it cannot save contraceptives US plans to destroy
France said Friday it could not seize women's contraception products estimated to be worth $9.7 million that the United States plans to destroy, after media reports suggested the stockpile would be incinerated in the country.
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