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A coterie of music's A-listers convened in Brooklyn Friday to celebrate this year's class of legends entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, among them Missy Elliott and the late George Michael.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said on Friday that Marcus Rashford has apologised after going out to a nightclub hours after a 3-0 defeat by Manchester City last weekend.

Novak Djokovic edged out Holger Rune on Friday to avenge his defeat in last year's Paris Masters final and reach the last four, while Stefanos Tsitsipas set up a meeting with Grigor Dimitrov.

Paris Saint-Germain beat Montpellier 3-0 to climb provisionally top of France's Ligue 1 on Friday, with Ousmane Dembele providing much of the ammunition.

Atletico Madrid spurned a chance to rise to the top of La Liga as they fell to a surprise 2-1 defeat by Las Palmas on Friday.

Three people have died and thousands have had to leave their homes due to heavy rains and flooding in southern South America this week, according to officials who pointed to the El Nino weather phenomenon.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in a rain-disrupted group match on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the WTA Finals.

With Israel's campaign against Hamas raging, the United States has renewed calls to work toward a Palestinian state, but few expect success now after decades of failure.

Clayton Kershaw, a 10-time All-Star pitcher in 16 Major League Baseball seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers, underwent left shoulder surgery on Friday but hopes to return in 2024.

Lando Norris and his McLaren team were left "gutted" and ruing their late entry into the fray in Friday's storm-hit qualifying as they missed out on a possible front-row start at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Stocks rose Friday after data showed US job growth cooled in October, easing concerns about further interest rate hikes.

Former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez has departed the Los Angeles Galaxy, the MLS club and Mexican forward both announced on Friday.

The Colombian government said Friday the ELN guerrilla group would release the father of Liverpool striker Luis Diaz, whom it abducted five days ago in the midst of peace talks with Bogota.

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken left Israel largely empty-handed Friday after urging its leaders to do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza during their war to destroy Hamas.

Max Verstappen and Red Bull anticipated the weather conditions perfectly to secure pole position ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix in a rain-curtailed qualifying session that ended in wild thunderstorms on Friday.

Donald Trump's son Eric wrapped up his testimony on Friday in the civil fraud case against the family business empire and said his father is "fired up" to take the stand next week.

US regulators voted Friday to undo rollbacks under the Trump administration that made it tougher to place certain financial companies under heightened supervision -- if they posed stability risks.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warned Friday that war between Israel and Hamas could turn into a regional conflict if attacks on Gaza continue, placing responsibility firmly on the United States.

Defending champion Sharon Lokedi, Boston Marathon champion Hellen Obiri and former world record-holder Brigid Koskei will compete in a spectacular women's field set for Sunday's 52nd New York City Marathon.

Cryptocurrency backers on Friday celebrated the fraud conviction of the industry's one-time golden boy Sam Bankman-Fried, hoping the embattled sector can finally turn the page on a multibillion dollar scandal.

Panama's parliament on Friday approved a moratorium on new metal mining contracts after thousands took to the streets for days on end to protest a deal with a Canadian copper company.

Rising American star Ilia Malinin took the lead at the Grand Prix de France after a sparkling short programme performance on Friday.

The death toll from Storm Ciaran rose to at least 16 across Western Europe on Friday, as heavy downpours and record winds brought travel chaos.

Dutch coach Ryan Cook vowed his team will keep up their helter-skelter running at the World Cup as "it's in our DNA" to take risks.

Newcastle sporting director Dan Ashworth admitted the club were shocked to discover midfielder Sandro Tonali had bet on matches during his time with AC Milan that led to a 10-month ban from football.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said Friday his Iran-backed group was not afraid of US warships and "all options" were open for an expansion of the Israel-Hamas conflict into Lebanon.

Stefanos Tsitsipas powered his way into the semi-finals of the Paris Masters with a dominant 6-3, 6-4 victory over Karen Khachanov on Friday.

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi dedicated his team's World Cup victory over the Netherlands on Friday to "struggling refugees" at home and insisted he is still "dreaming" of reaching the semi-finals.

Schools were shut across India's capital on Friday as a noxious grey smog engulfed the megacity and made life a misery for its 30 million inhabitants.

The death toll from Storm Ciaran rose to at least 15 across Western Europe Friday, as heavy downpours and record winds brought chaos to land, sea and air travel.

Jonas Eidevall admits Arsenal have a "problem" with the lack of diversity in their first-team squad but believes it is a broader issue across women's football in England.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni presented a constitutional reform bill Friday that would allow voters to directly elect the premier, a move designed to curb chronic political instability.