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Messi set to return after two-month lay off

Messi set to return after two-month lay off

Lionel Messi is set to return to action with his club Inter Miami on Saturday after spending over two months out with an ankle injury, Miami coach Gerardo Martino said on Friday.

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Alfred scorches past Richardson to Diamond League 100m finals win

Alfred scorches past Richardson to Diamond League 100m finals win

Olympic champion Julien Alfred scorched to victory in the 100m at the Diamond League finals in Brussels on Friday as US rival Sha'Carri Richardson finished well down the field.

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Golf superstar Woods undergoes new back surgery

Golf superstar Woods undergoes new back surgery

Tiger Woods said Friday he'd undergone back surgery aimed at relieving muscle spasms that troubled him in 2024, the 15-time major champion saying he hoped to resume "normal life activities, including golf."

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Australia smash England for 193 in 2nd T20

Australia smash England for 193 in 2nd T20

Jake Fraser-McGurk top scored with 50 as Australia set England a demanding target of 194 to keep a their three-match T20 series alive in Cardiff.

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Paulino wins Diamond League 400m, McLaughlin-Levrone coasts in invitational race

Paulino wins Diamond League 400m, McLaughlin-Levrone coasts in invitational race

Olympic and world champion Marileidy Paulino extended her unbeaten streak by winning the women's 400m at the first day of the Diamond League finals in Brussels on Friday.

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Tagovailoa urged to retire after latest concussion

Tagovailoa urged to retire after latest concussion

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa faced calls on Friday to retire from the NFL for his own health after suffering his third documented concussion.

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Pope returns home after epic Asia-Pacific tour

Pope returns home after epic Asia-Pacific tour

Pope Francis returned to Rome on Friday after a 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific, defying health concerns to connect with believers from the jungle of Papua New Guinea to the skyscrapers of Singapore.

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Justin Timberlake given community service in drunk driving case

Justin Timberlake given community service in drunk driving case

Pop star Justin Timberlake was handed a sentence of community service on Friday after he changed his plea to guilty following his arrest for drunk driving, US media reported.

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Foreigners among dozens sentenced to death in DR Congo 'coup' trial

Foreigners among dozens sentenced to death in DR Congo 'coup' trial

Three Americans were among 37 people sentenced to death on Friday in the Democratic Republic of Congo over what the army says was a coup attempt.

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Title-chasing Norris and McLaren 'a long way' off the pace in Baku

Title-chasing Norris and McLaren 'a long way' off the pace in Baku

Championship-chasing Lando Norris conceded he and McLaren were well off the pace on Friday after he struggled to 17th place with team-mate Oscar Piastri fifth in second free practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

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