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World number five Stefanos Tsitsipas battled back to defeat two-time champion Andy Murray and reach the Wimbledon third round on Friday.

Max Verstappen completed a dominant sweep of Friday's free practice sessions for Red Bull by narrowly outpacing Ferrari's Carlos Sainz on an intriguing day at the British Grand Prix.

Senegalese President Macky Sall has said the country would have "stopped functioning" if he had declared his decision not to seek a controversial third term sooner, in an interview published on Friday.

At least 45 percent of the United States' tap water is contaminated with toxic "forever" chemicals, according to a study by a government agency.

Scotland, which has one of the highest drug death rates in Europe, is seeking to decriminalise all drugs for personal use, according to a policy paper published Friday.

Jasper Philipsen won his third stage of the Tour de France in Bordeaux on Friday, overtaking a bitterly disappointed Mark Cavendish in a last-gasp effort after a see-saw struggle to the line.

Former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini said the pain of having to pull out of the tournament with Covid last year had not healed after he reached the third round on Friday.

In the streets of Tashkent, there is little doubt as to who will win Sunday's presidential election in Uzbekistan.

Thyssenkrupp's green hydrogen unit Nucera made a strong debut on the Frankfurt stock exchange Friday, amid growing interest in the technology as an alternative to fossil fuels.

Mauricio Pochettino admits he has to deliver from "day one" as Chelsea's new manager vowed to win the trust of the troubled club's demanding owners.

A second person has died following a blast that collapsed a building in central Paris on June 21, a source close to the case told AFP Friday.

A panel of AI-enabled humanoid robots told a United Nations summit on Friday that they could eventually run the world better than humans.

Carlos Alcaraz moved a step closer to a potential Wimbledon title showdown with Novak Djokovic on Friday as Andy Murray resumed his big-hitting duel with Stefanos Tsitsipas on a star-studded Centre Court schedule.

The International Maritime Organization, which oversees the highly polluting shipping industry, clinched a landmark deal on Friday to improve its target to cut carbon emissions -- but green campaigners said it fell far too short to tackle climate change.

Stock markets wavered Friday as investors still bet on the US Federal Reserve hiking interest rates further despite jobs data showing hiring slowed more than expected last month.

London police on Friday charged three people with aggravated trespass over two incidents at the Wimbledon tennis tournament, when climate protesters interrupted play and scattered jigsaw pieces on the court.

Indian police said Friday they had arrested three men over a triple-train collision that killed nearly 300 people last month, one of the worst rail accidents in the country's history.

Jasper Philipsen of the Alpecin team won his third stage of the Tour de France in Bordeaux on Friday, overtaking veteran Mark Cavendish at the line.

Kenya's record-breaking running star Faith Kipyegon confirmed on Friday she will go for a 1,500m-5,000m double at the world championships in Budapest next month.

After years of overshooting budget and debt targets, EU members need to rein in spending even as they reel under high inflation and rising interest rates, the powerful chief of the Eurogroup said Friday.

Carlos Alcaraz swept into the third round of Wimbledon on Friday, beating Frenchman Alexandre Muller 6-4, 7-6 (7/2), 6-3.

A child and a woman were in critical condition Friday after a car crashed into the building of a primary school in southwest London, leaving an eight-year-old girl dead.

Tickets for Wimbledon's show courts get snapped up months in advance but for tennis fans who miss out, there is always "the queue" -- an institution and an experience in itself.

Sri Lanka maintained their unbeaten record at the Cricket World Cup Qualifier as Pathum Nissanka's hundred helped secure an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies on Friday.

William Saliba has committed his future to Arsenal after signing a new long-term deal with the Gunners on Friday.

Wall Street stocks sputtered Friday as investors still bet on the US Federal Reserve hiking interest rates further despite jobs data showing hiring slowed more than expected last month.

Kenyan police fired tear gas on opposition leader Raila Odinga's convoy on Friday as rights groups condemned "arbitrary arrests" during anti-government protests over a cost-of-living crisis and a raft of controversial tax hikes.

Chinese regulators said Friday they had fined fintech giant Ant Group almost $1 billion for "illegal acts" and handed an affiliate of rival Tencent a $415 million penalty, adding that a long-running crackdown on tech firms was drawing to a close.

England captain Ben Stokes's latest dashing counter-attack kept his side's Ashes hopes alive in the third Test against Australia at Headingley on Friday.

Hiring in the United States slowed in June, the Labor Department said Friday, with fewer new jobs created than many had expected, a signal that the economy is showing signs of cooling.

Thousands of people rallied in streets across Pakistan Friday to condemn a Koran burning in Sweden that has outraged Muslims around the world.

A fire at a retirement home in Milan on Friday killed six people, firefighters said, with some 80 other residents hospitalised suffering from smoke inhalation.