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Tennis: Roger Federer ease past tough Matthew Ebden at Gerry Weber Open, reaches semi-finals
Roger Federer remained on course for a 99th career title with a hard-fought victory against Matthew Ebden to reach the Gerry Weber Open semi-finals.The defending champion needs to retain his title to…
2018 World Cup: Flurry of late goals hands Brazil win over Costa Rica
Stoppage-time goals from Philippe Coutinho and Neymar gave Brazil a 2-0 win over Costa Rica after they had seen a late penalty award overturned by VAR.Coutinho raced onto a touch from Gabriel Jesus a…
Marin Cilic reach Queen's semifinal with victory Sam Querrey
Marin Cilic remains on course for a fourth Queen's Club final after the Croatian won his battle of the former champions against Sam Querrey on Friday.Chasing his second Queen's title, top seed Cilic …
Boxing: UFC boss Dana White takes aim at Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn
UFC president Dana White has branded Eddie Hearn "very oversensitive" regarding reports of a potential $500 million deal between the UFC and Anthony Joshua.Hearn has been Joshua's promoter since he t…
North and South Korea discuss reunion meetings for divided families
Delegations from North and South Korea met on Friday for talks to arrange the first reunions in about three years for families separated by the Korean War, with the Red Cross paving the way.The effor…
UN says Venezuelan security forces killed hundreds
Venezuelan security forces have carried out hundreds of arbitrary killings under the guise of fighting crime, the UN says in a new report.The UN's human rights body says it has credible accounts of s…
89-year-old father of designer Kate Spade dies day before daughter's funeral
The father of fashion designer Kate Spade has died just over two weeks after the suicide of his daughter, the family said on Thursday.Earl F. Brosnahan Jr., 89, had been in failing health and he was …
US rapper, XXXTentacion's girlfriend is pregnant
XXXTentacion was expecting a baby with his girlfriend when he was murdered, the star's mother has confirmed."He left us a final gift," Cleopatra Bernard wrote on Instagram, next to an ultrasound pict…
ABC orders Roseanne spinoff without controversial star
The US television network ABC announced Thursday it would launch a spinoff of the "Roseanne" series without its embattled star, who was dropped earlier this month after unleashing a racist rant.Many …
EU retaliatory tariffs against US comes into effect
The European Union (EU) has introduced retaliatory tariffs on US goods as a top official launched a fresh attack on President Donald Trump's trade policy.The duties on $3.26bn worth of US goods came …
Police arrest man claiming to have a bomb at London rail station
British police said on Friday they had arrested a man at London's Charing Cross railway station who claimed he had a bomb."A man claiming to have a bomb at #CharingCross station has now been arrested…
Indonesian cleric sentenced to death over 2016 IS-claimed terror attack
Indonesian cleric Aman Abdurrahman was sentenced to death Friday for masterminding a 2016 Islamic State terror attack that saw a suicide bomber blow himself up at a Starbucks cafe.Heavily armed polic…
Female charity workers gang-raped in India
Five women working for a charity in remote eastern India were abducted and gang-raped at gunpoint, police said Friday, in the latest horrific sex assault in the country.The women said in their compla…
2018 World Cup: Croatia upstages Argentina to reach knockout stage
Croatia are through to the last 16 of the World Cup after a stunning 3-0 victory in Nizhny Novgorod which leaves Argentina in serious danger of exiting at the group stage.Ante Rebic made the most of …
Lion shot dead after escaping from its enclosure at Belgian zoo
A lioness has been shot dead after it escaped from its enclosure at a zoo in Belgium.The zoo had been evacuated after the lion broke loose, with people told to shelter in the gift shop.A zoo spokesma…
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich quits company over relationship with staff
Chipmaker Intel has announced that its chief executive, Brian Krzanich, is stepping down with immediate effect because of "a violation of Intel's non-fraternisation policy".He had been in the post si…
Suspect arrested in connection to the shooting of US rapper XXXTentacion
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of US rapper XXXTentacion.The suspect, named as Dedrick D Williams, 22, is facing a charge of first-degree murder.The 20-year-old rapper, r…
Ghanaian denied UK visa to save sister's life
A woman with a rare blood cancer is being denied a life-saving transplant from her brother because he doesn't earn enough, a charity has said.Shirley Kordie, 33, has hypoplastic MDS and will leave he…
2018 World Cup: Australia keeps qualification hope alive with draw against Denmark
Mile Jedinak scored from a penalty given after a VAR review as Australia came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Denmark.The Socceroos offered an early threat on the counter when Tom Rogic held the ba…
Boxing: Tyson Fury launches attack on Deontay Wilder after Mike Tyson comments
Tyson Fury has launched an attack on Deontay Wilder, labeling the American boxer a "chinless bum" and claiming he will "end [his] unbeaten run."Fury, 29, posted the series of videos on his Instagram …