Pogacar keeps Tour lead as Evenepoel wins 7th stage time-trial
Tadej Pogacar dug deep to keep the overall Tour de France lead after Friday's stage seven with Remco Evenepoel winning a thrilling 25.3km time-trial through the Burgundy vineyards.
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Playing in South Africa 'special', says Springboks captain Kolisi
Springboks captain Siya Kolisi says it will be "special" for the world champions to play at home for the first time since last July when they face Ireland on Saturday.
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New UK government faces tough economic challenge
Britain's new Labour government on Friday pledged immediate action to grow the economy after the centre-left party won a landslide general election victory.
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Pro-Gaza vote dampens Labour's victory in UK election
Labour's landslide UK election victory announced on Friday had one notable blip: a chunk of its core Muslim voter base chose to back pro-Palestinian independent candidates instead.
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Rachel Reeves: Britain's first woman finance chief
Rachel Reeves, Britain's first woman finance minister, is a former child chess champion and Bank of England economist who has pledged to grow the nation's economy while showing strong fiscal discipline.
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In Brexit stronghold, UK voters ready for Farage's 'revolt'
Residents of the English seaside town that elected Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage on Friday hailed his anti-immigration party's success in the UK general election.
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WHO agency says talc is 'probably' cancer-causing
The World Health Organization's cancer agency on Friday classified talc as "probably carcinogenic" for humans, however an outside expert warned against misinterpreting the announcement as a "smoking gun".
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Zaniolo leaves Galatasaray to join Atalanta on loan
Italian midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo, who missed the ongoing Euros through injury, has joined Atalanta on loan from Galatasaray, the two clubs announced Friday.
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David Lammy: friend of Obama now UK foreign minister
Britain's new foreign minister David Lammy, appointed Friday, is a trailblazing black lawmaker descended from slaves who calls former US president Barack Obama a friend.
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Kremlin critic Kara-Murza transferred to prison hospital
Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza has been transferred to a prison hospital and his lawyers have been denied access to him for two days, his wife said on Friday, raising fears for the dissident's fate.
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