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World champion and series leader Max Verstappen topped the times for Red Bull in Friday's opening practice at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Mehidy Hasan's two wickets in two overs at the end of the session pegged West Indies back although the home side were still well placed at 231 for six in reply to Bangladesh's first innings total of 103 at tea on the second day of the first Test on Friday.

Ukraine on Friday condemned the European Broadcasting Union's decision to strip it of the right to host next year's Eurovision song contest on security grounds after Russia's invasion.

Katarzyna Kaczmarek carefully arranges petals on the pavement in front of her house -- part of a long colourful flower carpet snaking its way through her village of Spycimierz in central Poland.

Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce believes she can run faster than she ever "dreamed possible" and has not given up on appearing at the 2024 Olympics.

Phil Mickelson's return from a four-month US layoff was a short one after joining many of his fellow Saudi-backed LIV Golf rebels in missing the cut Friday at the US Open.

England hit a world record one-day international score of 498-4 to crush the Netherlands by 232 runs in Amstelveen on Friday, with three men scoring centuries.

An awkward-looking exchange between French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that was captured on camera in Kyiv drew commentary and mockery online on Friday, with some seeing deep meaning behind the body language.

A "Game of Thrones" sequel focused on the fan-favorite, impossible-to-kill character Jon Snow is in early development at HBO, according to Hollywood trade reports.

Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep booked her place in the semi-finals of the WTA Birmingham grass-court event with a straight sets win over Britain's Katie Boulter on Friday.

Almost 37 years after its release, "Running Up That Hill" by enigmatic British songstress Kate Bush finally hit the top of the UK charts on Friday thanks to Netflix series "Stranger Things".

Ashes littered a square in the war-ravaged east Ukrainian city of Lysychansk Friday as smoke rose from a cultural centre following a Russian air strike that killed four people sheltering there.

Lewis Hamilton on Friday welcomed the FIA's intervention to overcome 'porpoising' on health and safety grounds and said any steps taken were unlikely to affect the grid for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.

Nick Kyrgios admitted that his love-hate relationship with tennis means he can only train for a couple of hours before boredom sets in.

Brazilian police said Friday the killers of British journalist Dom Phillips and his expert guide Bruno Pereira had acted on their own initiative and not as part of a criminal group -- an assertion rejected by Indigenous leaders.

Batsman Dinesh Karthik on Friday once again reminded selectors of his Twenty20 World Cup target as he led India to a series-levelling 82-run victory over South Africa in the fourth match.

TikTok on Friday said Oracle will store all the data from its US users, in a bid to allay fears about its safety in the hands of a platform owned by ByteDance in China.

Jean-Louis Trintignant starred in many classics of French and international cinema, but here are five of the best from his long career.

British rookie Ryan Peniston's remarkable run at Queen's Club came to an end with a quarter-final defeat by Filip Krajinovic on Friday.

World number one Scottie Scheffler grabbed a share of the clubhouse lead in Friday's second round of the US Open with Rory McIlroy poised for an afternoon start.

A WTO deal aimed at curbing overfishing was hailed by conservation groups as a major turning point, even if it was the result of compromises to seal the long-sought agreement.

Marc Roca became Leeds's third signing of the transfer window on Friday as the Spanish midfielder completed a reported £10 million ($12 million) move from Bayern Munich.

Four women have pressed charges in Morocco against French insurance tycoon Jacques Bouthier, currently under arrest in Paris on charges of raping a minor, a rights group said Friday.

President Joe Biden said Friday he doesn't know the whereabouts of three Americans reportedly missing in Ukraine after volunteering to fight against the Russian invasion.

Dinesh Karthik's blazing half-century and four wickets by Avesh Khan led India to a series-levelling 82-run victory over South Africa in the fourth Twenty20 international on Friday.

Frankie Dettori said he could "chillax" after he bounced back from a "tough week" to get off the mark and win the feature Coronation Stakes on the third day of Royal Ascot with the impressive unbeaten filly Inspiral.

Britain's prime minister on Friday made his second visit to Kyiv in just over two months, offering Kyiv a military training programme as President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed Britain's "resolute" support.

Former Germany striker Miroslav Klose, the all-time top scorer at World Cup finals, was on Friday named coach of Austrian Bundesliga club Altach.

An inspired Nick Kyrgios dug deep into his tennis bag of tricks on Friday to hammer Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4, 6-2 for a place in the Halle grass court semi-finals.

Kraigg Brathwaite's ponderous progress towards an 11th Test century put the West Indies in control at 159 for three in reply to Bangladesh's paltry first innings total of 103 at lunch on the second day of the first Test on Friday.

Tottenham announced the signing on Friday of midfielder Yves Bissouma from Brighton for a reported fee of £25 million ($30 million), giving manager Antonio Conte his third signing of the transfer window.

Jean-Louis Trintignant, one of France's greatest actors, who died on Friday aged 91, was hailed by French President Emmanuel Macron as "a wonderful artistic talent and voice".