Rory McIlroy revived his hopes of victory in the European Tour's flagship PGA Championship with a five-under par second round that left him four strokes off the lead as Ryan Gerard of the United States took the lead.
Italy coach Roberto Mancini on Friday called up 34 players, nine for the first time, for the opening four games of his second stint in charge of the Azzurri.
Rory McIlroy revived his hopes of victory in the European Tour's flagship PGA Championship with a five-under par second round that left him four strokes off the lead as Ryan Gerard of the United States remained out in front.
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Zinedine Zidane confirmed on Friday that Kylian Mbappe would be his France captain after naming his first squad since being appointed as the successor to Didier Deschamps as coach of Les Bleus.
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Culture
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Shakira will kick off on Friday evening a marathon twelve-concert run in Madrid, bringing an end to both her world tour and the Colombian superstar's eight-year absence from Spain.
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Andoni Iraola will put his "love" for Bournemouth on hold as the Liverpool manager eyes a "ruthless" victory over his former club this weekend.
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In her bakery, Hoda Kiwan impatiently awaits flour and fuel, which have become scarce in southern Syria's Sweida, the Druze-majority city still outside Damascus' control.
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Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca said his fine start succeeding Pep Guardiola will be quickly forgotten if he does not continue to deliver wins.
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Economy
In her bakery, Hoda Kiwan impatiently awaits flour and fuel, which have become scarce in southern Syria's Sweida, the Druze-majority city still outside Damascus' control.
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He has arguably done more than any living painter to bring black figures into Western galleries, but Kerry James Marshall is still uncomfortable with being seen as a trailblazer on the eve of another major retrospective of his work.
Dutch record goalscorer Memphis Depay was left out of new coach Xavi Hernandez's first selection Friday, but captain Virgil van Dijk is in the squad to take on Germany.
Spain's World Cup-winning coach Luis de la Fuente said on Friday he wanted to offer the people of Ceuta his "full support", as the north African exclave grapples with a migration crisis.
Cristiano Ronaldo was called up for the start of Portugal's Nations League campaign on Friday as Jorge Jesus named his first squad since taking over as coach.
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Politics
Russian authorities have seized the businesses and assets of Swiss food giant Nestle and three French groups, a move the Kremlin defended Friday as a justified measure against firms representing "unfriendly countries" that back Ukraine.
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Global stock markets diverged and oil prices fell on Friday approaching the end of a week dominated by central bank moves to tame inflation driven by the Middle East war.
Thomas Tuchel said England will build on the "fantastic spirit" of their World Cup campaign as he targets glory on home soil at Euro 2028.
Syrian singer Assala Nasri has made a triumphant return to Damascus with a sold-out concert following 15 years of exile due to her opposition to ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad.
UNESCO chief Khaled el-Enany has proposed in an interview with AFP that the UN culture and education agency become a facilitator in the worldwide wrangling on the risks of artificial intelligence.
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