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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defied a major gender controversy to win gold at the Paris Olympics on Friday in front of a pulsating Roland Garros crowd that roared her to victory.

Spain star Fermin Lopez described his summer as "unbeatable" after he starred on their run to Olympic football gold having also played a part in their triumph at Euro 2024.

Spain's Jordan Diaz won gold in the men's triple jump at the Paris Olympics on Friday with a jump of 17.86m, leading an all-Cuban exile podium.

Stocks wobbled in trading Friday but largely closed higher at the end of a roller-coaster week for markets, on worries the US economy could tip into recession.

President Nicolas Maduro on Friday ruled out negotiating with opposition leader Maria Corina Machado after he appeared before Venezuela's Supreme Court, asking the country's top judicial body to ratify his disputed reelection.

Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam said years of suffering lay behind her Olympic success after she clinched a historic treble of heptathlon golds on Friday.

US sprint star Sha'Carri Richardson struck gold with a relay rescue act as Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam sealed her place in the pantheon of Olympic greats with a third consecutive heptathlon title on Friday.

Switzerland's Tanja Hueberli and Nina Brunner claimed the bronze medal in women's beach volleyball on Friday, securing the win in straight sets.

American Rai Benjamin outstripped Norwegian arch-rival Karsten Warholm to win Olympic 400m hurdles gold in Paris on Friday.

An airplane carrying 58 passengers and four crew crashed Friday in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, killing everyone on board, local officials said.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned Friday that UK authorities must "stay on high alert" for more far-right riots, as courts issued the first jail sentences for online incitement during the recent disorder.

Fugitive Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont said Friday he had left Spain for Belgium after briefly addressing supporters in Barcelona, sparking a row over how he evaded arrest again.

The Netherlands completed a remarkable double in Olympic hockey on Friday when their women's team, the defending champions, beat China 3-1 in a shootout to take gold just 24 hours after the men's side had triumphed over Germany.

The urban sport of breaking spun its way onto the Olympic stage on Friday for the first and possibly last time, with Japan's B-Girl Ami winning the inaugural women's gold.

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet won Olympic women's 10,000m gold in Paris on Friday, adding to her 5,000m crown to again scupper the hopes of defending champion Sifan Hassan.

Haifa's residents gaze warily on to the sprawling industrial port that flanks their Israeli city, knowing the potential for a major blast as they brace for bombardment from Hezbollah.

OpenAI says it is concerned that a realistic voice feature for its artificial intelligence might cause people to bond with the bot at the cost of human interactions.

Andre de Grasse anchored Canada to victory in the Olympic men's 4x100m relay in Paris on Friday, but there were more tears for the United States, disqualified for a botched handover.

Sha'Carri Richardson conjured a dazzling last leg to power the United States to victory in the Olympic women's 4x100m relay on Friday.

Austrian police have detained a third alleged Islamic State group sympathiser over a plot to carry out a suicide attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, authorities said Friday.

Substitute Sergio Camello struck twice in extra time to settle a remarkable Olympic men's football final on Friday as Spain beat France 5-3 to take gold after Thierry Henry's hosts had earlier staged a dramatic comeback.

Andre de Grasse anchored Canada to victory in the Olympic men's 4x100m relay in Paris on Friday.

Flying Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen cemented his status as the king of sprint cycling Friday with the defence of his Olympic crown, while Italy upset Britain to win the women's madison.

The ATP Montreal Masters was hit by a total washout on Friday as the after-effects of a tropical storm were felt in Canada.

President Nicolas Maduro appeared before Venezuela's Supreme Court on Friday, asking the country's top judicial body to affirm his disputed reelection.

The United States powered past Australia 85-64 to reach the Olympic women's basketball final on Friday, putting themselves one victory away from an unprecedented eighth straight gold.

Sha'Carri Richardson powered the US to an Olympic sprint relay gold with a storming anchor leg Friday, as Algeria's gender eligibility row boxer Imane Khelif limbered up for her gold medal bout.

Bulgarian Karlos Nasar became the lightest man to lift 400 kilogrammes in competition as he shattered the men's 89kg weightlifting world record at the Olympics on Friday.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned Friday that authorities must "stay on high alert" for more far-right riots, as courts issued the first jail sentences for online incitement during the recent disorder.

Lydia Ko said watching a documentary about gymnastics superstar Simone Biles inspired her to take the joint-lead at the Olympics on Friday.

The pace of Russia's economic growth slowed in the second quarter of 2024, official data showed Friday, amid concerns over stubborn inflation and warnings of "overheating".

As a tenacious, tough-tackling midfielder in his playing days and then a highly-acclaimed youth coach, Lee Carsley had rarely hogged the headlines before being named interim England manager on Friday.