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Lyon stumble at Lens; Dortmund drop points in draw against Bremen

Dortmund came into Friday's home match on top of the Bundesliga and the only club to win all four of its games so far

Trump names Katie Zacharia as White House press secy, replacing Leavitt

Zacharia, a communications adviser at Trump Media & Technology Group, has previously worked as a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson and a commentator for Fox News and Newsmax

OpenAI fires three safety researchers over alleged breach of trust

OpenAI says three safety researchers were fired for violating policies on sensitive information, while the researchers allege the dismissals raise concerns about the company's commitment to AI safety.

UEFA sets criteria for candidate to challenge Infantino and overhaul FIFA

A candidate that "represents FIFA globally and provides leadership without exercising management functions," UEFA said on Thursday

Djokovic to contact with Sinner after injury forces early end to his season

For so long an ever-present on the ATP men's tour, Djokovic made the decision in late July 2017 to sit out the rest of that year after struggling with acute pain in his right elbow

Haaland seeks unity at Man City after verdict, Maresca reaffirms his faith

City will play Liverpool on Sunday in its first match since the publication of an investigatory panel's verdict that City artificially inflated its revenue by more than $1 billion

Trump honours Microsoft's CEO after Vance drops H-1B visa hammer on company

Of the six tech leaders who received an award for scientific and technological achievement from the president, five are immigrants

US charges Maduro, wife with overseeing repression, torture of Americans

The torture charges add to pressure on the ousted authoritarian leader and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were seized from their Caracas home by the US military in January

Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize for literature

The prize was announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm

Arteta extends Arsenal stay until 2030 after guiding club to EPL glory

The 44-year-old Spanish coach took charge in December 2019 and is now comfortably the longest-serving coach in the Premier League

Ukraine grapples with shortage of troops at front after over 4 years of war

Long-standing mobilisation problems, draft dodging and desertion have left some Ukrainian units at half strength, limiting Kyiv's ability to exploit advances in drone warfare or mount new offensives

FIFA leadership battle looms as European football chiefs discuss Infantino

UEFA has called its 55 member federations to a previously scheduled summit Thursday in Berlin that arrives in the midst of European efforts to get a new leader for soccer's world body

Former Man City star David Silva makes shock return from retirement at 40

Former Manchester City and Spain midfielder David Silva has come out of retirement after three years to join Supreme Sha Tin, the Hong Kong club announced Wednesday.

Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to new hotspots, health workers warn

More than 70 per cent of new cases are outside known contacts, and 60 per cent of deaths occur outside treatment centres, raising concerns over gaps in the response

3 killed as Houthi attacks hit Saudi airports in Abha, Riyadh: Officials

Three people were killed and 36 injured in attacks on airports in Abha and Riyadh, as Saudi Arabia faces growing threats to its oil and military assets amid the Iran war

Iran-backed Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia, Yemen's Aden airport

Houthi attacks threaten Saudi infrastructure and raise risks for shipping near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Son Heung-min surpasses Cha Bum to become top goal scorer for South Korea

The sixth-minute free kick moved Son past Cha Bum-kun's record of 58. Cha retired from international soccer after the 1986 World Cup

Israelis mourn Oct 7 attack as Palestinians grapple with war it sparked

In southern Israel, families will mourn at intersections, bomb shelters, and the site of a music festival that Hamas-led militants overran three years ago in the deadliest attack against Israel

Donald Trump Jr repaid costs of wedding celebrations, says Russian oligarch

ProPublica reported that Kremlev, who has close ties to Russian Prez Vladimir Putin, 'footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses' when Trump Jr married Bettina Anderson

Francis Halzen wins Physics Nobel for high-energy neutrino discovery

The announcements of this year's prizes began Monday with the Nobel Prize in medicine being awarded to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works