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Iga Swiatek blazed into the Korea Open final after bad weather forced her to play two matches on Saturday, winning both in a combined time of two and a half hours.

Triple Olympic heptathlon champion Nafissatou Thiam dropped out of the event after five of the seven disciplines at the world championships in Tokyo on Saturday, the Belgian's agent told AFP.

Ecuadoran soccer player Jonathan Gonzalez was killed on Friday in what was the third murder of an athlete in the South American country since the start of September, according to police.

World number one Carlos Alcaraz, fresh off his US Open triumph at Flushing Meadows, eased into the Laver Cup on Friday with a doubles victory that pushed Europe's lead to 3-1 over Team World after the opening day of the global tennis event.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitching great Clayton Kershaw savored his last regular-season start at Dodger Stadium on Friday, basking in an outpouring of affection -- and a Dodgers win.

The storied Asti region of northern Italy saw a lush harvest this year but many winegrowers are leaving some grapes on the vine, choosing to produce less as US and Russian demand drops.

From the music, film to publishing industries, growing numbers of Western artists are calling for a cultural boycott of Israel over the Gaza war, hoping to emulate the success of the apartheid-era blockade of South Africa.

Laver Cup newcomer Joao Fonseca put Team World's first point on the board Friday with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Europe's Flavio Cobolli.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitching great Clayton Kershaw was feted in his last regular-season start at Dodger Stadium on Friday, pitching an emotional four and one-third innings against the San Francisco Giants.

An experienced Europe squad with 11 of 12 players returning from a 2023 triumph will be prepared for intense and passionate American spectators in next week's Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.

World number one Scottie Scheffler will be like NBA legend Michael Jordan and NFL star Tom Brady for the United States in the Ryder Cup, US captain Keegan Bradley predicted.

One of sport's fiercest rivalries explodes back to life Friday as the Ryder Cup tees off at Bethpage Black, where Scottie Scheffler's United States take on Rory McIlroy's Europe under the glare of US President Donald Trump and the roar of a New York crowd.

Olympic champions Keely Hodgkinson and Yaroslava Mahuchikh headline the ninth and final day of the world championships in Tokyo on Sunday.

Spain's Maria Perez struck double gold after winning the 20km race walk at the world championships in Tokyo on Saturday.

Double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel is expecting a tough challenge from Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar when the cycling Road World Championships begin in Kigali on Sunday with the men's and women's time-trials.

World number one Carlos Alcaraz says he's rested and recharged after his US Open triumph and looking forward to contributing to Team Europe's bid to retain the Laver Cup.

The rights and wrongs of the horse-drawn carriages that carry tourists around New York's Central Park have been loudly debated for years, but the mayor has signalled they may be at the end of the track.

Sarah Schmelzel picked up six strokes in the last five holes to seize a share of the first-round lead in the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship on Friday alongside Minami Katsu.

Spain's Maria Perez struck double gold after winning the 20km race walk at the world championships in Tokyo on Saturday.

Canada coach Kevin Rouet said only winning the World Cup will do following his side's superb 34-19 semi-final win over double-defending champions New Zealand in Bristol on Friday.

A Trump-backed health panel questioned Friday the efficacy and safety of Covid-19 vaccines -- and declined explicitly to recommend them -- in an argument some experts said center on "myths" and "anecdotes."

Former Germany defender Jerome Boateng, who won the World Cup in 2014, formally announced his retirement from the game on Friday.

Canada ended double-defending champions New Zealand's reign as the holders of the Women's Rugby World Cup with a brilliant 34-19 semi-final win in Bristol on Friday as the Black Ferns lost in the showpiece tournament for the first time since 2014.

Canada ended double-defending champions New Zealand's reign as the holders of the Women's Rugby World Cup with a brilliant 34-19 semi-final win in Bristol on Friday as the Black Ferns lost in the showpiece tournament for the first time since 2014.

Canada said Friday it will bar entry to the Irish rap band Kneecap, accusing it of supporting groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.

World champions India overcame a gutsy Oman team to win the last group match of the Asia Cup by 21 runs on Friday and stay unbeaten in the T20 tournament.

Lewis Hamilton beamed with satisfaction on Friday after topping second practice ahead of Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, his first significant sign of progress since he claimed sprint race victory in China in March.

Surrounded by incubators, a red tube snaking into her tiny nose, four-day-old Grace-Ella is being fed donated breastmilk at the only facility in Kenya that offers the life-giving service.

Jasmine Paolini pulled off double duty and fought back from the brink to keep Italy's title defence alive with victory over Ukraine in the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals in Shenzhen on Friday.

Berlin Marathon favourite Sabastian Sawe goes into Sunday's race vowing to honour the legacy of Kenyan countrymen Eliud Kipchoge and Kelvin Kiptum, the two fastest men in history.

Painting zebra stripes on cows to fend off flies, lizards' favourite pizza toppings and how booze helps you speak another language: these were some of the winners at the Ig Nobel prizes, which celebrate the sillier side of science.

England back-row Alex Matthews is preparing herself for another "brilliant battle" with France when the familiar foes meet in a Women's Rugby World Cup semi-final in Bristol on Saturday.

There must be something special about the Japanese air for American sprinters as Noah Lyles and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden swept the 200 metres world titles on Friday in Tokyo, emulating Tyson Gay and Allyson Felix in Osaka 18 years ago.

French biathlete Martin Fourcade, who retired in 2020, will be awarded a sixth Olympic title following the decision to uphold the doping conviction of Russia's Evgeny Ustyugov, the IOC announced on Friday.

The International Olympic Committee on Friday announced that athletes from Russia will once more be allowed to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics under a neutral banner if they meet strict conditions.

Mikel Arteta expects Arsenal to learn from Myles Lewis-Skelly's provocative celebration against Manchester City last season when the title rivals clash at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

Noah Lyles joined Usain Bolt in winning four successive world 200 metres titles on Friday, adding to one of the greatest medal collections of any sprinter in history.

Akinola Davies, the director of "My Father's Shadow", Nigeria's first film to win an award at the Cannes film festival, is savouring his return to Lagos, the country's cultural capital, where the movie was released Friday.

Femke Bol emphatically retained her 400m hurdles world title on Friday and then admitted that absent Olympic champion and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone probably would have beaten her.