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Celeste Arantes, the mother of Brazilian football legend Pele, has died aged 101, outliving her famous son by 18 months, the family announced Friday.

Ecuador on Friday began building an 800-person maximum security prison that will house the most dangerous drug lords in the country which has declared war against organized crime.

Restrictions on women's rights continue to prevent Afghanistan's "reintegration" into the international community, a senior UN official said Friday, noting the Taliban's participation in upcoming talks in Doha is not legitimization of the isolated government.

Austria coach Ralf Rangnick was pleased with his team's 3-1 win over Poland on Friday in Euro 2024 Group D but said many players were far below their best in the first half.

Poland coach Michal Probierz insisted Robert Lewandowski was fully fit to play despite the veteran striker only managing an ineffective appearance as substitute in their 3-1 loss to Austria at Euro 2024 on Friday.

Belgium manager Domenico Tedesco insists his underachieving stars will play without fear in their crucial Euro 2024 clash against Romania.

Lewis Hamilton topped practice for the Spanish Grand Prix on Friday after his Mercedes boss railed against "lunatic" claims the team were sabotaging the Ferrari-bound seven-time champion's car.

Torrential rains across Central America have left at least 27 dead in landslides and flooding over the past week, mainly in El Salvador, but also in Guatemala and Honduras, officials said Friday.

Anrich Nortje held his nerve as South Africa remained unbeaten at the T20 World Cup after defeating reigning champions England by seven runs in a thrilling second-round Super Eights clash in St. Lucia on Friday.

World number one Jannik Sinner survived a serving barrage from Jan-Lennard Struff to reach the semi-finals of the Halle grass-court tournament on Friday.

Austria claimed a convincing 3-1 win over Poland in Berlin on Friday to take a step towards the Euro 2024 knock-out rounds.

Tommy Paul ended Jack Draper's seven-match winning run on grass on Friday to reach the semi-finals at Queen's but fourth seed Taylor Fritz crashed out in straight sets.

Kylian Mbappe was named on the French bench for Friday's Euro 2024 clash against the Netherlands four days after breaking his nose in Les Bleus’ opening Euro 2024 victory over Austria.

Conor McGregor revealed Friday that a broken toe led to the postponement of his comeback fight against Michael Chandler in Las Vegas.

A pair of Irish fathers and sons dominated the penultimate day of Royal Ascot on Friday, trainer Donnacha O'Brien stealing his father Aidan O'Brien's thunder and Colin Keane riding a winner for his father Gerard.

A Swiss court handed jail sentences to four members of Britain's richest family on Friday, branding them "selfish" for exploiting Indian staff at their Geneva mansion.

Andy Murray will have an operation on his back on Saturday -- nine days before the start of Wimbledon -- after being forced to pull out of Queen's earlier this week.

Lewis Hamilton led a finely balanced second practice for Mercedes on Friday ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix with Max Verstappen's Red Bull only fifth.

Roberto Martinez insisted on Friday that Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to play for Portugal at Euro 2024 as the ageing icon prepares to face Turkey in a potentially crucial Group F clash.

Barcelona, one of Europe's most visited cities, said Friday it aims to ban apartment rentals to tourists by 2029 to ease the housing shortage in Spain's second largest city.

Coach Serhiy Rebrov said his players "showed the spirit of Ukraine" as they fought back to beat Slovakia 2-1 on Friday and stay in contention for a place in the last 16 at Euro 2024.

Romania boss Edward Iordanescu urged his team to make "history" at Euro 2024 as they bid to seal a place in the last 16 with a victory over Belgium.

England produced a fine all-round fielding display as the reigning champions restricted South Africa to 163-6 in a Super Eights match at the T20 World Cup in St. Lucia on Friday.

Existing home sales in the United States edged lower in May as prices reached a record high on continued tight inventory, according to industry data published on Friday.

Stand-in South Africa captain Pieter-Steph du Toit is taking nothing for granted as he prepares to lead the world champions in a one-off Test against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday.

European champions Barcelona have promoted former assistant coach Pere Romeu to women's head coach on a two-year deal, the Catalan club said on Friday.

The tech rally that drove Wall Street to record highs appeared out of steam on Friday, with European markets hit by disappointing data.

Dior offered a more light-hearted collection featuring giant cats at Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday, with designer Kim Jones telling AFP he wanted to counter the gloomy world atmosphere.

Germany's Alexander Zverev edged closer to his first grass-court title on Friday with a come-from-behind victory over Arthur Fils in the Halle quarter-finals.

The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law prohibiting domestic abusers from possessing a firearm, the latest legal ruling in the country's fierce battle over gun rights.

A Belgian court on Friday heard a lawsuit accusing European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen of secretly negotiating Covid vaccine purchases via text message and arguing she should be barred from a second term.

Roman Yaremchuk emerged from the bench to score the winning goal as Ukraine produced a stirring fightback to beat Slovakia 2-1 and kickstart their Euro 2024 campaign on Friday.