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Imperious Shiffrin swoops to 103rd win at Gurgl

Schmidt challenges Wallabies to 'roll up their sleeves' after gruesome year

Washington seeking to 'iron out' Trump proposal details with Ukrainians in Geneva

South African centurion Muthusamy celebrates 'awesome' Test journey

Brazil 'very concerned' about US naval build-up near Venezuela

Liverpool a 'mess' says Van Dijk

First blind women's T20 cricket World Cup boosts sport

France eye Dupont boost for Six Nations defence

McLaren boss apologises to Norris, Piastri for Vegas disqualification

War refugee Aonishiki becomes first Ukrainian to win sumo tournament

G20 grapples with splintering world order

Notre-Dame's twin towers ready to thrill visitors after fire

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reopened the two great mediaeval towers of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris for public visits, one of the final steps in its immense reconstruction following a devastating fire.

Bol retains world 400m hurdles gold

Femke Bol retained her world 400 metre hurdles title on Friday in an event that two-time Olympic champion and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone opted to skip.

Trump and Xi talk on TikTok, US-China trade

US President Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping spoke by phone Friday with expectations that they were set to finalize the fate of the hugely popular and influential video app TikTok, as well as discussing trade.

Benjamin outpaces Warholm for world 400m hurdles title

American Rai Benjamin outpaced rivals Alison Dos Santos and Karsten Warholm to claim a first world 400 metres hurdles title in Tokyo on Friday.

Massive Attack join Israel boycott campaign

British trip-hop group Massive Attack announced they are joining a new music industry initiative to block their music in Israel and have also asked for their songs to be removed from Spotify.

Slot thanks Everton for solidarity after Jota tragedy

Liverpool manager Arne Slot thanked Everton for the support they showed their Merseyside rivals after Diogo Jota's tragic death in July.

Turkey singer faces criminal probe for 'obscene' song

A Turkish singer-songwriter has been slapped with a criminal complaint by the interior ministry over a song deemed "obscene" in the latest legal move targeting artists over alleged public indecency.

Tariff uncertainty delays World Cup orders for China's merch makers

Tariff fears are hurting World Cup merchandise orders at Shang Yabing's Chinese knitwear factory, where racks of scarves bear the logos of national teams from Ireland to Tanzania.

Defending champion Ingebrigtsen into world 5,000m final

World and Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen rebounded from failing to make the 1,500m final by safely advancing to the final of the 5,000m at the world championships in Tokyo on Friday.