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United States women's team midfielder Korbin Albert remains "available" for Saturday's SheBelieves Cup match against Japan interim coach Twila Kilgore said on Friday after a row over social media posts from the player.

Tens of thousands of endangered salmon being transported by truck to a US river miraculously survived a road crash by escaping into a nearby creek, officials said.

A 91-year-old retired Guatemalan general went on trial Friday for genocide in the second such case linked to the massacre of Indigenous people during the country's 1960-1996 civil war.

China is ramping up use of AI-generated content and fake social media accounts to inflame division in the United States and elsewhere, according to the latest report from Microsoft's threat center.

Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde said his team have nothing to lose against Mallorca in Saturday's Copa del Rey final after the Basque side suffered defeat in each of their last six final appearances.

Rangers manager Philippe Clement is adamant Sunday's Old Firm clash at home to Celtic will not decide the destiny of the Scottish Premiership title.

Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel face a race against time to be ready for the Tour de France after breaking bones in a crash in the Tour of the Basque Country.

LeBron James' son Bronny says he will enter the 2024 NBA draft despite a low-key first year in college basketball with the University of Southern California.

Cuba's first independent video game launched internationally this week after its creators leveled up from an epic real-world quest: battling sanctions, wrestling with internet connection demons, and forging through economic turmoil.

Saracens star Owen Farrell has been ruled out for several weeks with a hamstring problem, with the fly-half now set to miss a key part of the club's season.

The co-founder of environmental pressure group Extinction Rebellion escaped jail on Friday for plotting to fly drones near London's Heathrow Airport in protest at expansion plans.

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday appeared before prosecutors for questioning over her Rolex watches, expensive jewelry, and unexplained bank deposits, in a scandal that has shaken the country's fragile government.

Ange Postecoglou is confident Tottenham will enter the post-season transfer window without being restricted in their spending like some of their Premier League rivals.

From a crystal gown glittering in a room of ornate mirrors to the colour clashes of Sicilian ceramics, a new exhibition of Dolce & Gabbana's fashion highlights the Italian craftsmanship that inspired them.

UAE-based batsman Usman Khan was banned from Emirati cricket for five years on Friday after he joined a Pakistan training camp in an apparent bid to play for the country of his birth.

UN Security Council diplomats were shaken in their chairs, planes got briefly grounded, and furniture rattled across New York Friday when an earthquake jolted the city that never sleeps.

Jofra Archer will not play Test cricket again until 2025 at the earliest but the T20 World Cup is a realistic goal for the paceman, according to England cricket chief Rob Key.

Pep Guardiola says he is unsure whether to restore Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne to the Manchester City line-up at Crystal Palace on Saturday with Real Madrid looming.

Mikel Landa broke his collarbone in the Tour of the Basque Country stage five on Friday, with the race still reeling from a horrific mass crash the day before.

Mauricio Pochettino is determined to build a "genuine relationship" with Chelsea fans for all his previous association with London rivals Tottenham as he looks to capitalise on the goodwill generated by a remarkable 4-3 win over Manchester United.

Facebook and Instagram giant Meta on Friday said it will begin labeling AI-generated media beginning in May, as it tries to reassure users and governments over the risks of deepfakes.

Ajax's chairman failed to declare his own shares in the club to the correct authorities, Dutch media said Friday, the latest in a string of scandals to hit the Dutch giants.

Heidenheim coach Frank Schmidt, German football's longest-serving manager, is hoping Bayern Munich's inaugural visit to the 15,000-seat Voith Arena on Saturday will be the first of many.

Wall Street stocks pushed higher on Friday despite strong data and higher oil prices raising concerns that the US Federal Reserve may not cut interest rates as much as previously expected.

Ukraine warned on Friday that a key frontline town was coming under "constant fire" from advancing Russian troops as Moscow it had captured another small village.

A French schoolboy on Friday died from wounds sustained in a violent assault, as President Emmanuel Macron warned schools should be protected from "uninhibited violence" among some youths.

Erik ten Hag admits Manchester United's dropped points are getting "more expensive", with time running out to secure a Champions League spot after a painful last-gasp defeat at Chelsea.

US hiring rose much more than expected last month, according to government data published Friday, increasing the chances that the Federal Reserve will remain on pause for longer as it weighs when to start cutting interest rates.

Jurgen Klopp said title-chasing Liverpool must cause "problems" for Manchester United on Sunday as they seek to cut out the mistakes they made at Old Trafford in last month's dramatic FA Cup defeat.

Zimbabwe's central bank launched a new "structured currency" backed by gold on Friday, as it seeks to tackle sky-high inflation and stabilise the country's long-floundering economy.

Austria is set to become largely "ice-free" within 45 years, the country's Alpine Club warned Friday, as two of its glaciers last year melted by more than 100 metres (330 feet).

Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchenko says he would leave the Premier League to fight in Ukraine if he were called up by his war-torn country.