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Taylor Fritz closed in on the last four of the ATP Finals on Thursday after coming from behind to beat Alex De Minaur 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.

Ireland rugby captain Caelan Doris says Argentina have "gone up to another level" under head coach Felipe Contepomi and will be "a proper test" in Friday's match at Lansdowne Road.

Russia's opposition will stage a major anti-war, anti-Kremlin demonstration in Berlin this weekend, a vital test for a movement driven into exile by war and repression, and plagued by infighting.

The EU fined online giant Meta almost 800 million euros on Thursday for breaching antitrust rules by giving users of its Facebook social network automatic access to classified ads service Facebook Marketplace.

South Africa supremo Rassie Erasmus expects the world champions to face an England team determined to ease the pressure on beleaguered coach Steve Borthwick at Twickenham on Saturday.

Claudio Ranieri won the hearts of the football world when he took Leicester City to the 2016 Premier League title, but six years earlier he came within touching distance of an even more romantic achievement -- a league title with his boyhood team Roma.

US and European stocks rose on Thursday as investors waited for more clues about future interest rate cuts, while worries over Donald Trump's presidency clouded optimism.

Australia's Brett Robinson became the first chairman of World Rugby from the southern hemisphere after edging French rival Abdelatif Benazzi in a vote on Thursday.

US writer and director Todd Haynes will in February head up the jury at Berlin's international film festival, Europe's first major cinema showcase of the year, organisers said Thursday.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the visiting head of the UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday that his government was willing to resolve doubts about its atomic programme, ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's arrival in office.

Fashion group Tapestry said Thursday that it was dropping its $8.5 billion bid for Capri, the owner of luxury brands including Michael Kors and Versace, following a successful legal challenge by US regulators.

The UK announced Thursday that it will introduce legislation to ban new coal mines, as the Labour government ramps up its plans to make Britain a clean energy leader.

Former Olympic and world champion Lindsey Vonn said Thursday she will rejoin the US ski team aged 40 in a bid to return to competitive skiing five years after retiring.

Claudio Ranieri took charge of his hometown team Roma on Thursday, coming out of retirement to become the Serie A club's third coach of a troubled season.

England have recalled Freddie Steward at full-back and selected scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet as they look to revive their November campaign against world champions South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday.

The EU fined online giant Meta almost 800 million euros on Thursday for breaching antitrust rules by giving users of its Facebook social network automatic access to classified ads service Facebook Marketplace.

New World Rugby chairman Brett Robinson faces a host of challenges but the matter of player welfare should be well within the scope of a man who once stated that people's well-being was a priority.

Authorities in Brazil on Thursday were searching for the motive of a man who apparently tried to bomb the Supreme Court, killing himself in the process.

Hotels listed by online travel giant Booking.com in Europe are now free to offer better rates elsewhere, the European Commission said Thursday as new rules on the platform came into force.

The European Parliament on Thursday approved a one-year delay on implementing the bloc's sweeping anti-deforestation rules but also voted to loosen some requirements -- raising fresh uncertainty over the landmark law.

World champions South Africa have made a mammoth 12 changes to their starting side for Saturday's match against England at Twickenham.

Fly-half Beauden Barrett comes into the All Blacks team to play France this weekend having overcome concussion, New Zealand Rugby announced on Thursday.

UEFA has appointed an ethics and disciplinary inspector to investigate Premier League referee David Coote after a video emerged of him allegedly snorting a white powder during Euro 2024.

Monaco has agreed a six-year contract extension to host the Formula One Grand Prix until 2031, organisers announced on Thursday.

"You owe us!" screamed a protest banner at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, where negotiations over how much rich nations most responsible for climate change should pay poorer ones are getting heated.

Technology firms are ceaselessly promoting new AI products, but climate activist Sage Lenier says AI is useless, unsustainable and has given the industry an existential problem.

Host Azerbaijan tried to bring down the diplomatic temperature in Baku on Thursday after a French minister cancelled her trip to the UN climate talks and Argentina withdrew its delegation.

Saudi Arabia had a goal disallowed in extra-time as they ground out a scoreless draw against Australia on Thursday, a result that did neither side any favours in their bid to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

Stock markets diverged on Thursday as investors digested US inflation data that supported the case for another interest rate cut next month, while worries over Donald Trump's presidency clouded optimism.

Israel's warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a special UN committee said Thursday, accusing the country of "using starvation as a method of war".

France head coach Fabien Galthie said on Thursday Gael Fickou was "a leader" as the experienced centre was named among four changes for this weekend's November international with New Zealand.

Human rights campaigners on Thursday paid tribute to an Iranian activist who killed himself hours after warning he would do so if four inmates seen to be political prisoners were not freed.