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Jasmine Paolini rescued Italy’s Billie Jean King Cup title defence campaign by triumphing in singles and doubles to secure a 2-1 victory for her team over hosts China in the quarter-finals on Thursday.

French actress Marina Vlady, who appeared in more than 80 films and picked up a prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1963, died on Thursday at the age of 88, her family told AFP.

France legend Zinedine Zidane on Thursday admitted to feeling "immense emotion" as he prepared to take charge of Les Bleus for the first time in their UEFA Nations League clash with Turkey.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico were allowed back into the White House on Thursday, six days after being banned by President Donald Trump, after a federal judge ordered that the journalists have their access restored.

Matthew Breetzke hit a century and left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj took four wickets as South Africa beat Australia by 67 runs in the first one-day international at Kingsmead on Thursday.

Former Liverpool and England striker Andy Carroll has revealed he was sexually assaulted by a man in 2021.

The family of a British contractor killed during a 2021 jihadist attack in Mozambique on Thursday demanded answers from TotalEnergies over why more people were not rescued from a besieged hotel.

The Dominican Republic called Thursday for the UN-backed armed force combatting gangs in neighboring Haiti to be strengthened, warning that limited progress in protecting the Haitian people was at risk.

Dolly Parton's nephew has been ordered to stay away from employees and properties of her estate, US media reported, after the manager for the late country music legend alleged an "escalating campaign of threats" to extort money from the vast enterprise.

Deportivo La Coruna striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang underwent knee surgery on Thursday, his club announced, and is expected to be out for two months.

Alexandra Eala failed to capitalise on her passionate support at the Singapore Open as the rising Philippines star was beaten 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 by Tatiana Prozorova on Thursday.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has a prediction for November: Democrats retake the House, and Donald Trump's presidency "as we know it" is over.

Hurricane Polo swirled menacingly along the southern Mexican coast on Thursday, triggering towering waves in a Pacific port city.

George Russell topped the times ahead of team-mate and world championship leader Kimi Antonelli as Mercedes dominated Friday's second practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

US rapper Macklemore, who was dropped from British pop star Ed Sheeran's tour after making pro-Palestinian comments, announced Thursday he will instead perform on his own "Free Palestine Tour."

A Ukrainian man was arrested on Thursday for killing a priest and wounding four others with a knife at a Catholic abbey in southeastern Poland in an attack that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky branded "evil" and "horrific".

New York's Metropolitan Opera will give away thousands of tickets to open the prestigious cultural institution up to people who could not otherwise afford it, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Thursday.

Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis led from the front with a superb century in the second one-day international against England at Headingley on Thursday.

French actress Marion Cotillard said on Thursday she feared the day she might be emotionally moved by an actor created by artificial intelligence, as debate grows over AI's impact on film and the wider creative industries.

Andre Agassi has demanded a proper off-season for exhausted tennis players as he prepares to lead Team World against Team Europe at the Laver Cup in London.

If the build-up to the Nations League has mostly been focused on the touchlines with star coaches like Zinedine Zidane and Jurgen Klopp making their international debuts, the most important action will nonetheless still take place on the pitch.

Next year Pavel Sivakov will be joining the rising French hope Paul Seixas at Decathlon but he is currently working alongside him as they train together for France ahead of Sunday's World Championships road race in Montreal.

The eviction of an 87-year-old from her Madrid home has highlighted a political paralysis that has thwarted efforts to resolve Spain's chronic housing crisis, fuelling debate before next year's election.

A British contractor trapped during a 2021 siege by jihadists in Mozambique was "unlawfully killed" after refusing to escape by helicopter, insisting women and children be evacuated first, a coroner ruled Thursday.

Udinese sprung a surprise with the high-profile signing of David Alaba, who had been without a club since leaving Real Madrid in the close-season, on Thursday.

George Russell topped the times ahead of team-mate and world championship leader Kimi Antonelli as Mercedes dominated Friday's second practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Carlos Alcaraz said Thursday that competing in team events during a packed schedule helps bring back the "joy" of tennis as he prepares to spearhead Europe's Laver Cup challenge against Team World.

Harry Kane is in line to move level with Peter Shilton as England's most-capped player over the next fortnight, but is wondering why the record of 125 appearances for the national side is not higher.

Tyson Fury will face Anthony Joshua in an all-British heavyweight showdown in Cardiff on December 11.

Japanese teenager Shin Ohashi said a bout of Covid helped him smash the men's 200m breaststroke world record in a time of 2min 04.83sec at the Asian Games on Thursday.

Japan has been starved of swimming success in recent times but with the Los Angeles Olympics two years away junk food-loving teenager Shin Ohashi has emerged as their next big thing.

Roberto Mancini embarks on his bid to turn around Italy's fortunes for a second time as coach this week, but he also needs to win over sceptical fans left apathetic towards the Azzurri after an unprecedented series of setbacks.