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Man City pay penalty for Haaland miss in Everton draw

Paterson takes five wickets as Pakistan bowled out for 211

India's Kohli fined for Konstas shoulder bump during fourth Test

Kremlin cautions on 'hypotheses' over plane crash

Turkey lowers interest rate to 47.5 percent

Syria authorities launch operation in Assad stronghold

Kohli called out over shoulder bump with Konstas during fourth Test

Rural communities urged to flee east Australia bushfire

Sri Lanka train memorial honours tsunami tragedy

Australia's top order fires to take charge of 4th Test against India

'We couldn't find their bodies': Indonesian tsunami survivors mourn the dead

'Bruised' Root to captain England in West Indies despite Ashes flop

Joe Root was confirmed as England's Test captain for next month's tour of the West Indies on Friday despite the team's embarrassing flop in Australia as assistant coach Graham Thorpe became the latest Ashes casualty.

Mosque-goers pray for rain in drought-scorched Morocco

Mosques held prayers for rain on Friday across the parched North African kingdom of Morocco where farmers are battling an acute drought.

New Zealand-born Halafihi to make Italy debut in France Six Nations opener

Former Hurricanes back-rower Toa Halafihi will make his Italy debut in this weekend's Six Nations trip to France, the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) said on Friday.

NATO chief Stoltenberg to head Norway central bank

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will take over as Norway's central bank governor at the end of the year, officials said Friday, a controversial choice that has already raised concerns about the bank's independence.

France prop Haouas given suspended jail sentence for theft

France prop Mohamed Haouas was convicted on Friday for his role in burglaries worth tens of thousands of euros at tobacco vendors in France in 2014.

Liverpool still interested in Carvalho as Klopp eyes future

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool's strategy is always to build "a team for now and tomorrow", revealing the club are still interested in Fulham teenager Fabio Carvalho after signing Porto forward Luis Diaz.

'Bruised' Root to captain England in West Indies after Ashes flop

Joe Root was confirmed as England's Test captain for next month's tour of the West Indies by interim managing director Andrew Strauss on Friday despite leading the side in a woeful 4-0 series loss in Australia.

Can Hermes and Nike stop 'unauthorised' NFTs?

As digital objects in the form of NFTs have exploded in popularity and value over the past year, so too have the legal headaches and complications.

Salah, Mane set for Cup of Nations final showdown

Liverpool teammates Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are getting ready to face off against each other in the Africa Cup of Nations final in Cameroon this weekend after Egypt beat the hosts on penalties on Thursday to set up a clash with Senegal.