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Crusaders beat Blues to book Super Rugby semi-final berth

Picturesque Malta set to 'implode' as concrete jungle devours all

Australian Rules bosses blast 'vile' racist abuse of player

Wembanyama seeks clarity after heartbreaking Spurs loss

Knicks hold off Spurs 105-104 for 2-0 NBA Finals lead

In New York, waiting in line becomes a social scene

Co-hosts Canada held by Ireland ahead of World Cup

Pope visits polarised Spain with focus on migrants

Airlines gather in Rio to chart course as horizon darkens

Brumbies coach apologises after 'embarrassing' Super Rugby rout

Korda fights back at US Women's Open

'It's clear who won!': Mexican zoo residents hedge World Cup bets

Two elephants trudged across a makeshift football field at Mexico's Guadalajara Zoo in a whacky attempt to predict the score of the 2026 World Cup's opening game.

Scaloni gives encouraging update on Messi fitness

Lionel Messi has taken a step forward in his injury recovery and could play a few minutes in Argentina's upcoming friendlies before their World Cup opener, coach Lionel Scaloni said Friday.

FIFA to allow disposable water bottles at World Cup games after outcry

FIFA said Friday it will allow fans to bring one "soft, plastic" disposable water bottle into World Cup venues after its ban on refillable bottles sparked an outcry.

Poston fires 65 to seize one-stroke PGA Memorial lead

JT Poston birdied six of the first eight holes and made two clutch putts late to grab a one-stroke lead after Friday's second round of the PGA Tour Memorial tournament.

US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest 'is possible'

The US CDC on Friday urged strong public health interventions against the current Ebola outbreak, citing their models that show it could otherwise rival the scale of the 2014 West Africa outbreak.

Tough World Cup conditions no 'excuse' for England, says Tuchel

Coach Thomas Tuchel on Friday said World Cup hopefuls England will not use scorching heat and vast travel distances between venues as excuses as they target a "long" tournament campaign.

Spain thump England to close in on World Cup qualification

Alexia Putellas scored a brace as world champions Spain leapfrogged European champions England in Women's World Cup qualifying with a 4-0 thrashing in Mallorca on Friday.

Tech sell-off, rate-hike fears drive Wall Street plunge

Wall Street's key indices closed heavily in the red on Friday, hit by a massive sell-off in technology stocks following a recent surge driven by AI investment, and fears of US Fed rate hikes on the horizon.

Pochettino frustrated by injured Richards' World Cup status

Coach Mauricio Pochettino on Friday said injured defender Chris Richards will not play in the United States' friendly against Germany and expressed frustration that the player's status in the World Cup squad remains in doubt.

SpaceX signs pre-IPO deal to provide AI computing to Google

SpaceX on Friday signed a blockbuster cloud computing agreement under which Google will pay the Elon Musk-founded rocket company $920 million per month for access to a massive cluster of AI chips, according to a disclosure in its initial public offering filing.

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