Joshua Kimmich scored twice as Germany won 4-0 against a 10-man Luxembourg in their World Cup qualifier in Sinsheim on Friday.
France moved three points closer to qualification for next year's World Cup with Kylian Mbappe, Adrien Rabiot and Florian Thauvin all on target in a comfortable 3-0 Group D win over Azerbaijan at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Friday.
The NFL launched an investigation on Friday into how league concussion protocol was applied to New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart in the club's Thursday home victory over Philadelphia.
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World super welterweight champion Sebastian Fundora suffered a bruised hand during a sparring session that forced postponement of his scheduled title defense against fellow American Keith Thurman, promoters said Friday.
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Gabon star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored four goals and was sent off in African 2026 World Cup qualifying on Friday, while Senegal and Ivory Coast both moved closer to fourth appearances at the global showpiece.
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Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro said Friday he was teaming up with a Paris film school and Netflix to launch a training studio to help old-fashioned stop-motion animation techniques survive.
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Roberto Mosquera's family had no trace of him for a month after he was arrested by US immigration agents, until a government social media post revealed he had been deported to Africa's last absolute monarchy.
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Two powerful quakes struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least eight people and triggering tsunami warnings.
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Politics
Israel declared a ceasefire and started pulling back troops in Gaza on Friday, as thousands of displaced Palestinians began to make their way back to their wrecked homes.
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Russian drones and missiles pummelled Ukraine's struggling energy infrastructure early Friday, cutting power to thousands across the country and killing a seven-year-old boy, authorities said.
Daniil Medvedev said he was showing "signs of my previous self" after the former world number one eased past Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to reach the Shanghai Masters semi-finals.
Canadian cyclist Derek Gee has claimed that his former team, Israel Premier-Tech, is seeking millions of euros in damages from him after he left them due to his "personal-belief standpoint".
Two powerful quakes struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least seven people and triggering tsunami warnings.
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Economy
Wall Street rebounded, European stock markets steadied and oil prices fell Friday as investors weighed the US government shutdown, fears of an AI bubble and the Gaza ceasefire.
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Italian Elia Viviani, an Olympic gold medallist and winner of stages on all three Grand Tours, announced Friday his retirement from professional cycling aged 36.
Eighteen-year-old Chelsea winger Estevao scored twice as an impressive Brazil thrashed fellow World Cup qualifiers South Korea 5-0 away in a friendly on Friday.
The United Nations on Friday called on Madagascar authorities to avoid unnecessary force against protesters, a day after clashes with police at a youth-led rally in the capital, where deadly unrest has rumbled for two weeks.
Oasis star Liam Gallagher and heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury were among the mourners at the funeral of British former world champion Ricky Hatton as Manchester stopped to pay tribute to the "Hitman" on Friday.
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