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Record spending by English Premier League clubs in the summer transfer window has served as a lifeline across the Channel in France, where cash-strapped teams are more reliant on selling their best players for big money than ever before.

Australia's Nick Kyrgios was cleared Friday to return to tennis after accepting a one-month ban for using cocaine and entering a treatment programme.

Hundreds of Chilean protesters comparing right-wing President Jose Antonio Kast's security policies with those of late dictator Augusto Pinochet clashed with police in Santiago on Thursday.

A Colombian judge on Thursday ordered President Abelardo de la Espriella's right-wing government to suspend bombings of guerrillas if information suggests the presence of recruited minors.

Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi made four changes Thursday for their return clash with Australia while Santiago Carreras reverts to fullback as they look to snap a three-game losing streak.

Karen Khachanov knocked ailing third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime out of the US Open on Thursday as former champions Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka booked third-round berths.

Coach Les Kiss recalled skipper Harry Wilson and dynamic centre Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii to the starting side among eight changes Thursday as the Wallabies bid for a fifth straight win against Argentina this weekend.

The defense for Lindsay Clancy, the US mother accused of murdering her three children, on Thursday accused a single holdout juror of blocking a verdict in the high-profile trial.

The yen rallied against the dollar Thursday on fresh talk of intervention by Japan to boost its currency, while Wall Street stocks jumped on hopes the US central bank will leave interest rates unchanged.

"Kinda chic to play with your sister in the US Open" -- that's the verdict of Venus Williams, who will launch a women's doubles campaign alongside sister Serena on Friday in Flushing Meadows.

Ayase Ueda's debut goal gave Lille a 1-0 away win at Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Thursday sending them provisionally top, three days after the Japanese international joined them.

German car giant Volkswagen said Thursday that management and unions had agreed to cut a total of 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade, the biggest-ever restructuring in the global auto industry.

Arsenal are aiming to create a "dynasty" that will see them dominate European football, according to chief executive Richard Garlick.

A Russian court on Thursday imposed a curfew and communications blackout on the head of a children's hospice accused of spreading "false information" about the army, as Moscow cracks down on critics of its Ukraine offensive.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday insisted there was no "solid proof" Morocco orchestrated a migrant rush into the Spanish territory of Ceuta, after a police report alleged failings by Moroccan security forces.

Russian veteran Karen Khachanov defeated an ailing third-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime Thursday in the second round of the US Open in four sets.

US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday he would not categorize the Iran war as a war, despite continuing clashes with Tehran six months after the start of the conflict.

Richarlison may have played his last match for Tottenham after he was left out of the club's 25-man Premier League squad list on Thursday.

Karen Khachanov knocked third-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime out of the second round of the US Open on Thursday, pulling away relentlessly for a 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory.

The Panama Canal will restrict the number of vessels transiting the crucial waterway from Friday for the second time ever due to drought caused by the El Nino climate phenomenon.

Six-time French champions Bordeaux were condemned to sixth tier football on Thursday when the special executive committee of the French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed their relegation, AFP learned from a source close to the body.

Lewis Hamilton glided into Formula One's temple of speed on Thursday hoping that a twist of fate and an engine upgrade will bring him good luck in the Italian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen expects no miracles at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix where, he said on Thursday, he believes his Red Bull car could be exposed to a painful weekend on the Monza track.

Heavily indebted Senegal received a $2.2 billion lifeline from the IMF earlier this week. What does the three-year loan mean for the west African nation?

Iran said it hit US military bases in Kuwait and the UAE on Thursday, vowing to avenge a wedding attack it blamed on Washington as US Vice President JD Vance said the strike was being investigated.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Thursday it would begin rolling out its newest and most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) model to select customers, saying it had built in safeguards to mitigate security risks.

Russian veteran Karen Khachanov defeated third-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime Thursday in the second round of the US Open in four sets.

FIFA has accused UEFA of a "smear campaign" and a "fishing expedition" after European football's governing body asked US judges to force it to hand over documents related to its failed World Cup investor plan.

Hugging Face, the artificial intelligence platform US chip giant Nvidia is buying for $12.9 billion, is a French success story -- founded by three Frenchmen and incubated in Paris -- even if its headquarters and many of its investors are American.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday he hoped to host US President Donald Trump's envoys in Kyiv in the coming days to resume efforts to end the Russian invasion.

Marcos Llorente, who plays for Atletico Madrid and was part of Spain's World Cup-winning squad in July, announced his retirement from the national team aged of 31 in a surprise social media post on Thursday.

Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli has joined Saudi side Al-Hilal, the Premier League champions announced Thursday.