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The French central bank said Friday that the nation's economy should get a considerable bump from the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Stefanos Tsitsipas ended his long-time coaching collaboration with his father on Friday, announcing the decision on social media.

Renowned French high-wire artist Philippe Petit marked the 50th anniversary of his famous walk between New York's Twin Towers with a performance in a Manhattan cathedral, accompanied by live music from Sting.

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said on Friday his organisation would decide in the first half of next year whether or not boxing will be allowed at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

Ma Long made Chinese Olympic history with the sixth gold of his career on Friday in the men's team event in Paris to embellish his reputation as the best table tennis player ever.

The United States, Britain and Canada unveiled sweeping sanctions against Belarus on Friday to mark the fourth anniversary of a contested presidential election that returned strongman President Alexander Lukashenko to power.

Germany goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger saved a last-gasp penalty from Alexia Putellas as her team beat World Cup holders Spain 1-0 on Friday to take bronze in the Olympic women's football.

Sofia Cairo fired Argentina to women's Olympic hockey bronze as they beat Belgium 3-1 in a shootout after a gripping 2-2 draw on Friday.

Stephen Curry admits it, with the United States trailing Serbia late in their Olympic men's basketball semi-final the thought flashed through his mind: "I don't want to be on THAT team ... that doesn't get it done."

Donald Trump was to campaign Friday in a safe Republican state as Kamala Harris barnstorms the battlegrounds likely to decide November's election, carried by surge in momentum that has left her opponent scrambling.

The urban sport of breaking spun its way onto the Olympic stage on Friday for the first and possibly last time, amid the grand elegance of Paris' Place de la Concorde.

Pep Guardiola hailed the impact made by Julian Alvarez in two seasons at Manchester City with the Argentine set to join Atletico Madrid in a deal worth up to 95 million euros (£81 million, $104 million).

A thrilling open-water swim in the River Seine kicked off Friday's Olympic action in Paris, which will later see Algerian gender eligibility row boxer Imane Khelif go for gold.

Fears of a major escalation between Israel and Hezbollah have left many Lebanese on edge, exacerbating mental health problems and reviving traumas of past conflicts in the war-weary country.

British teenager Toby Roberts claimed gold in the boulder and lead climbing event at the Paris Olympics on Friday after Japan's Sorato Anraku fell.

A stocks rebound ran out of gas on Friday, at the end of a roller-coaster week for markets on worries the US economy could tip into recession.

Social platform X said Friday it would work European regulators after agreeing to suspended its heavily criticised use of European users' personal data to train its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok.

Russia said Friday it was deploying more troops and munitions to a border region where Ukraine had mounted a major ground offensive, as Ukraine said a Russian strike on a supermarket in its east killed 11 people.

Barcelona signed Spain star Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig on Friday for a reported 60 million euros ($65 million).

Bangladeshi students battled police for control of the streets and won, but if their country is to embark on a new journey, someone has to clear the road ahead.

Joel Embiid had a succinct message for jeering French fans Friday as he and his USA teammates prepared to take on the host nation for Olympic men's basketball gold.

President Nicolas Maduro is set to appear before Venezuela's Supreme Court on Friday, as he asks the top judicial body to affirm his disputed reelection.

The United States, chasing a fifth straight men's Olympic basketball crown, are gearing up for a fierce challenge from France in a hostile Bercy Arena after two scintillating semi-finals set up a dream gold medal game at the Paris Olympics.

Germany's Lea Friedrich smashed the women's sprint world record on Friday, just minutes after New Zealand's Ellesse Andrews did the same.

Celtic captain Callum McGregor announced his retirement from international football on Friday after winning 63 Scotland caps.

Fugitive Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has left Spain for Belgium after briefly addressing supporters in Barcelona, his party said Friday, raising questions over how he was able to evade arrest again.

Russia on Friday said it was deploying more troops and munitions to a frontier region where Ukraine has mounted a major ground offensive, while Russia struck a supermarket in east Ukraine, killing at least 10 people.

Crowds fleeing Khan Yunis after an Israeli evacuation order gave way to empty streets on Friday as Palestinian residents tried to escape a new Israeli military operation in Gaza's main southern area.

President Mokgweetsi Masisi gave Botswana the afternoon off on Friday to celebrate Letsile Tebogo, the country's first Olympic gold medallist and the first African to be crowned 200-metre champion at a Games.

Scientists have discovered the world's oldest known seagrass in Finland, using a new method to determine the age of aquatic plants that put it at 1,403 years old, they said this week.

World record holder and former world champion Tobi Amusan crashed out of the women's 100m hurdles at the Olympics on Friday as defending champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn sailed into the final.

European and Asian stock markets mostly rose Friday, the end of a roller-coaster week for equities, after US jobs data soothed concerns that the world's top economy could tip into recession.