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The NFL will play a regular season game at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium during the 2025 season, the league said on Friday.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged the US Congress to approve a long-delayed, multi-billion-dollar aid package for Ukraine's military ahead of a White House meeting with President Joe Biden on Friday.

Wall Street's broad-based S&P 500 appeared headed to closing Friday above the 5,000-point mark for the first time but most global stock markets were little changed as traders digested company results and interest rate outlooks.

The pathbreaking editor of British Vogue Edward Enninful on Friday said 40 "legendary women" ranging from Serena Williams to Miley Cyrus had gathered to grace the cover of his last issue of the fashion bible.

Former world number one Simona Halep said Friday she was confident her appeal against a four-year doping ban would be successful after a three-day hearing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou led a chorus of disapproval on Friday over a controversial proposal to introduce blue cards and sin bins.

Mauricio Pochettino hopes Chelsea's FA Cup win against Aston Villa can be a springboard for his troubled side to revive their ailing campaign.

Senegalese security forces on Friday used tear gas to disperse people attempting to gather in the capital after being urged to mobilise against a last-minute delay of presidential elections.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met with Italian farmers associations Friday after weeks of demonstrations across the country and promised to reinstate a limited tax break.

The dismissal of Ukraine's popular army chief Valery Zaluzhny spread anger and dismay across the war-torn country on Friday -- from the streets of Kyiv to the frontline.

Dafydd Jenkins has said there will be no better place for Wales to win than Twickenham should they end their long wait for a Six Nations victory away to England on Saturday.

Candidates loyal to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan were ahead in Pakistan's election Friday, in front of the two dynastic parties believed favoured by the military, as the vote count entered its final leg.

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City cannot afford to take victory against Everton for granted as they bid to return to the top of the Premier League despite a formidable recent record against the Toffees.

Chile on Friday held a state funeral for former president Sebastian Pinera, who died this week when the helicopter he was piloting plummeted into a lake.

Jurgen Klopp is wary of a "potential banana skin" as he prepares Liverpool to face lowly Burnley on Saturday, with the Premier League leaders smarting from last week's defeat at Arsenal.

French prosecutors have recommended that cement maker Lafarge stand trial on charges of terrorism financing over its past activities in Syria, a source close to the case told AFP Friday.

Confederation of African Football President Patrice Motsepe on Friday refused to confirm the dates of the next Africa Cup of Nations, due to take place in 2025.

An all-European quartet of astronauts, including Turkey's first, splashed down off the Florida coast on Friday morning, completing Axiom Space's third private mission to the International Space Station.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the army to prepare to "evacuate" hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza's Rafah, his office said Friday, after Washington warned it would not support any ground assault on the city.

Scotland co-captain Rory Darge says he has no doubts about his ability to lead the side in Saturday's Six Nations clash against France at Murrayfield following six weeks out injured.

Mikel Arteta vowed to keep showing his emotions after the Arsenal manager and his players came under fire for over-celebrating their vital Premier League victory against Liverpool.

Icelanders were working Friday to get hot-water supplies fixed in thousands of houses a day after a third volcanic eruption in two months, as experts said the tremors had eased.

Ange Postecoglou hailed the professionalism of Tottenham captain Son Heung-min ahead of his quick return for Saturday's clash with Brighton following South Korea's Asian Cup exit.

Wall Street's broad-based S&P 500 broke the 5,000-point mark on Friday but global stock markets fluctuated as traders digested another series of company results and revisions to US inflation data.

Polish farmers on Friday staged blockades across the country to protest competition from Ukraine and heavy EU regulations, with Warsaw hinting it could impose new import bans on Ukrainian agricultural products.

Candidates loyal to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan edged ahead in Pakistan's election Friday, in front of the two dynastic parties believed favoured by the military, as the vote count entered its final leg.

Caelan Doris, seen by many as a future Ireland captain, gets a chance to prove his credentials as he will skipper the Irish in their Six Nations match against Italy on Sunday.

Star full-back Ange Capuozzo and scrum-half Stephen Varney make their return to Italy's starting XV to play Ireland in the second round of the Six Nations in Dublin on Saturday.

No single player symbolises Ivory Coast's remarkable turnaround to reach this weekend's Africa Cup of Nations final quite like striker Sebastien Haller.

Prince Harry on Friday settled a long-running legal claim against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), nearly two months after a UK judge ruled he had been a victim of phone hacking by its tabloid titles.

Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso said his side need to be "almost perfect" to beat Bayern Munich on Saturday, despite the German champions' injury concerns.

Erik ten Hag believes Manchester United's emerging young stars will enjoy a bright future at Old Trafford if they retain their hunger to improve.