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Russell on top ahead of Hamilton in final Italian GP practice
Title-chasing George Russell topped the times for Mercedes ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in Saturday's third and final free practice at the Italian Grand Prix.
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'Leader' Raphinha rising to Barca striker challenge
Barcelona spent the summer fruitlessly pursuing Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez but Raphinha's blistering start to the La Liga season suggests they may already have the firepower they need.
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Warriors comeback stuns Mavs to take 2-0 series lead
Stephen Curry scored 32 points as the Golden State Warriors staged a stunning fightback to defeat the Dallas Mavericks 126-117 on Friday and seize control of their NBA Western Conference finals series.
For desperate migrants, hope is in breach at US border wall
Gladys Martinez's voice is almost lost in the crackling midday heat of Arizona as she steps onto US soil.
North Korean nuclear sabre rattling overshadows Biden's South Korea trip
President Joe Biden and South Korea's newly sworn-in President Yoon Suk-yeol meet Saturday in Seoul to discuss fears of a nuclear weapon test by North Korea, even as the secretive dictatorship battles a raging Covid outbreak.
Former FARC hostage Betancourt ends Colombia presidential bid
Ingrid Betancourt, who was abducted 20 years ago while campaigning for Colombia's presidency and held captive by FARC rebels for more than six years, has withdrawn from the race for the May 29 presidential election and thrown her weight behind independent candidate Rodolfo Hernandez.
Cannes film-makers urge France to face up to colonial past
Film-makers are holding up a mirror to France over its colonial past at the Cannes festival, helped by star power and a growing French readiness to face up to injustices committed notably in Africa.
Judge blocks Biden plan to lift border expulsion policy
A health rule imposed at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic that has blocked most asylum seekers at the US border with Mexico must stay in place, a judge ruled Friday.
Australia votes in close-fought election
Australia's election frontrunner Anthony Albanese asked voters flocking to the polls Saturday to give his centre-left party a "crack" at running the country after a decade of conservative rule.
McIlroy credits late par saves with keeping him in PGA hunt
Rory McIlroy fell out of the lead at the PGA Championship on Friday but says three clutch closing par saves have kept him into the hunt for the Wanamaker Trophy.
Dogged determination: migrant and pup cross eight countries en route to US
With his fluffy black dog in tow, Gilberto Rodriguez left Venezuela two months ago on a perilous eight-country journey, mostly on foot, with dreams of a better life in the United States.
Tucker Carlson: Voice of white America's outrage and fears
In the world of Tucker Carlson's hit TV show, America is under assault -- by Democrats, by health authorities, by immigrants, by Black Lives Matter protests -- and white conservatives are in a fight for their very survival.
Rio's urban gardens produce healthy food for the poor
Gun-toting youths watch over a street in a Rio de Janeiro slum hit hard by drug trafficking, but walk a bit further and this rough area also boasts the largest urban vegetable garden in Latin America.
Canada celebrates political icon 'Hurricane Hazel', aged 101
Hazel McCallion, 101, was recently reappointed to the board of Canada's largest airport as she forges ahead with a career that has included being a city mayor for 36 years and playing professional hockey.
Boeing's Starliner spaceship docks with ISS in high-stakes test mission
Boeing's Starliner capsule docked with the International Space Station Friday, a major milestone in a high-stakes uncrewed test flight as the US aerospace giant seeks to restore its reputation following past failures.
Tiger battles into the weekend for major reward at PGA
Tiger Woods battled his way through sore legs and double-bogey disaster to make the cut at the PGA Championship, hungry to make the most of his few chances to play.
US jails sons of Panama ex-president for three years
A New York court on Friday sentenced two sons of former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli to three years in prison on charges of corruption linked to the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.
Guardiola adamant winning Premier League harder than Champions League
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has insisted winning the Premier League is tougher than lifting the Champions League trophy.
Polls open in bitterly fought Australian election
Polls opened in Australia's federal election Saturday, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison fighting for another three-year term that would extend a decade of conservative rule.
New York sneaker expo presents some of Virgil Abloh's last works
Some of Virgil Abloh's final creations will be on public display in New York in an expo that also confers further mystique to the lucrative world of specialty sneakers.
Wise 'sore but fine' after being hit by errant PGA tee shot
South African-born American Aaron Wise said he was sore but all right on Friday at the PGA Championship after being struck in the head by an errant tee shot.
Klopp refuses to dream of stunning Premier League title triumph
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he has banished all thoughts of a dramatic finish to the Premier League season that sees the Reds take the title with a little help from former captain Steven Gerrard.
Hyundai to build $5.5 bn electric vehicle plant in US
South Korean automaker Hyundai will build a $5.5 billion electric vehicle and battery plant in the southern US state of Georgia, its governor announced Friday, as President Joe Biden pursued his trip to Seoul.
'Andean butcher' victims laid to rest 37 years later
Thirty-seven years after the worst massacre in Peru's conflict with radical leftist guerrillas, dozens of victims mowed down by the army were laid to rest on Friday.
Real Madrid look to Liverpool after goalless draw with Real Betis
Real Madrid's last game before the Champions League final against Liverpool ended in a goalless draw against Real Betis on Friday as Marcelo bid farewell to the Santiago Bernabeu.
McKennie back in US squad for June friendlies, Nations League
Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie was recalled to the United States squad for upcoming international friendly and CONCACAF Nations League games on Friday.
Wimbledon left pointless as tour chiefs fight back over Russia, Belarus ban
Wimbledon, widely regarded as the world's most prestigious tennis tournament, was stripped of ranking points on Friday by the sport's main tours in a move which threatens to reduce the Grand Slam to the status of a high-profile exhibition event.
Boeing's Starliner approaches ISS in high-stakes test mission
Boeing's Starliner capsule was preparing to dock with the International Space Station Friday, in a high-stakes uncrewed test flight key to reviving the US aerospace giant's reputation after a series of failures.
Evans leads as Loeb, Ogier crash out of Rally of Portugal
Britain's Elfyn Evans took control of the Rally of Portugal on Friday as early leader Sebastien Loeb and fellow Frenchman Sebastien Ogier were both forced to retire.
Biden opens SKorea trip at Samsung plant as NKorea nuclear fears mount
President Joe Biden has arrived in South Korea on his first Asia trip as US leader, aiming to cement economic and security ties with regional allies despite growing fears of a North Korean nuclear test.
Race relations expert is France's surprise new education minister
Pap Ndiaye, a historian specialising in race relations, emerged as the surprise choice for French education minister on Friday and came under immediate attack from the far-right.
Demare edges Giro sprint after Cavendish charge
Frenchman Arnaud Demare won a third mass sprint for the line on the Giro d'Italia on Friday as a breathless pursuit from the peloton caught an escape group just ahead of the home straight on stage 13.
Musk, Bolsonaro talk free speech, deforestation in Brazil
Billionaire Elon Musk jetted into Brazil Friday to meet far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and unveil a project to link thousands of Amazonian schools to the internet and expand satellite monitoring of the rainforest.
US leads criticism of UN rights chief for China trip
The UN rights chief came under fire Friday for announcing a visit next week to China's Xinjiang, with the United States saying she was failing to stand up for the region's Uyghur community.