Sikandar Raza and Innocent Kaia struck centuries as Zimbabwe recovered from a disastrous start to stun Bangladesh by five wickets on Friday in the first match of a three one-day internationals series.
Relatives of 10 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico clung to hope they were still alive Friday, nearly 48 hours after a cave-in sparked a major rescue operation.
Greece's conservative government was rocked Friday by a long-simmering surveillance scandal after its intelligence chief and a close aide to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis resigned in the space of an hour.
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World championship leader Fabio Quartararo was quickest in practice at Silverstone on Friday, ahead of MotoGP's resumption after a five-week break at the British Grand Prix.
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Two people were killed and two more were in critical condition on Friday after a lightning strike near the White House the night before, police in the US capital said.
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Stock markets slid Friday as a much stronger-than-expected US jobs report raised the prospect that the Federal Reserve will maintain its aggressive monetary policy to combat inflation.
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Newcastle manager Eddie Howe signed a new "long-term" contract on Friday, just nine months after arriving at St James' Park.
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Polish striker Robert Lewandowski said he was aware of the "huge challenge" which awaits him at Barcelona as he was presented at the Camp Nou on Friday a week before La Liga kicks off.
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A Saudi museum is using filmed re-enactments and contemporary artwork to depict a key episode from Prophet Mohammed's life that led to the establishment of the Muslim community.
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US employment made a surprise recovery to pre-pandemic levels in July, news that was welcomed by President Joe Biden ahead of key midterm elections -- but which fuels concerns over sky-high inflation.
Kylian Mbappe will miss Paris Saint-Germain's first Ligue 1 outing of the new season this weekend against Clermont with an adductor injury, his club said on Friday.
Tobi Amusan says she is "exhausted" after winning world 100m hurdles gold last month but the Nigerian world record holder looked impressive on Friday as she cruised through to the Commonwealth Games final.
World number three Rafael Nadal, who has not played since suffering an abdominal tear at Wimbledon last month, has withdrawn from next week's ATP event in Montreal, he said on Twitter on Friday.
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QuickStep on Friday announced a trio of new signings - Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier, Czech climber Jan Hirt and Danish one-day specialist Casper Pedersen.
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Three ships loaded with grain set sail from Ukraine on Friday under a landmark deal to free up shipments brokered by Turkey, as its leader prepared to meet his Russian counterpart for talks on Moscow's invasion of its neighbour.
Tens of thousands attended mass prayers Friday in Baghdad's Green Zone in a new power play by Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr after his adversaries conditionally backed his call for early elections.
Two hulking weightlifters from opposite sides of the often tense India-Pakistan frontier shared the podium at the Commonwealth Games -- and then celebrated together to their favourite rapper.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Friday he was reluctant to dip into the transfer market in order to solve "four-week" injury problems.
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