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Australia's Davis holds PGA Hawaii lead after first round
Australian Cam Davis remained atop the leaderboard after Friday's completion of the darkness-halted first round of the PGA Sony Open.
Hosts Qatar ease past Lebanon to open Asian Cup
Defending champions and hosts Qatar got their Asian Cup campaign off to a flying start with a 3-0 win over Lebanon in the tournament's opening game on Friday.
Fans at Asian Cup opener in Qatar make early exit again
Fans at the opening match of the Asian Cup in Qatar started leaving as early as half time on Friday, in a repeat of the scenes seen during the World Cup.
NFL Patriots hire Mayo to replace Belichick as head coach
Jerod Mayo, the New England Patriots linebackers coach for the past five seasons, was named the NFL team's new head coach on Friday, a day after the departure of legend Bill Belichick.
Samoa-born Tuilagi hit by Six Nations passport misery
Samoan-born lock forward Posolo Tuilagi's hopes of a Six Nations debut for France have been dashed after a delay in receiving his French passport, his club told AFP on Friday.
Franz Beckenbauer laid to rest in Munich
Franz Beckenbauer, one of only three men to win the World Cup as player and a coach, was laid to rest in Munich in a small private ceremony on Friday with the country mourning the loss of "a great footballer, athlete and person".
Pinturault injury overshadows Sarrazin's Wengen super-G success
Cyprien Sarrazin gave France their first men's super-G victory in a decade, denying Swiss star Marco Odermatt a double on his home snow in Wengen on Friday.
Chelsea boss Pochettino 'worried' by Nkunku injury
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino admits he is "worried" by France forward Christopher Nkunku's latest injury setback.
CAF boss Motsepe confident AFCON will avoid 'painful experience' of Cameroon
African football chief Patrice Motsepe insisted Friday he is confident this year's Cup of Nations will not see any repeat of the kind of tragedy that marred the last tournament in Cameroon in 2022.
Mako Vunipola retires from England duty
England prop Mako Vunipola announced his retirement from international rugby on Friday.
Italian ice dancers get into the groove at Europeans
Italian ice dancers Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri got their title defence off the mark by leading the rhythmic dance section at the European Figure Skating Championships on Friday.
Haaland's injury absence goes on but De Bruyne ready to start for City
Pep Guardiola has revealed Erling Haaland's injury absence is still not over, but Kevin De Bruyne is ready to start for Manchester City at Newcastle on Saturday.
Werner's Chelsea woes don't worry Spurs boss Postecoglou
Ange Postecoglou said Timo Werner's disappointing spell with Chelsea is not a concern after Tottenham brought the Germany forward back to the Premier League.
Spain forward Olmo set to return for RB Leipzig
Spain forward Dani Olmo is set to make his return from injury in Saturday's home clash with Eintracht Frankfurt, coach Marco Rose confirmed on Friday.
Former South Africa captain Elgar joins English county Essex
Former South Africa opener Dean Elgar has joined Essex after calling time on his international career, the English county announced on Friday.
Ten Hag wishes Sancho good luck after Man Utd exit
Erik ten Hag insists he wants Jadon Sancho to impress at Borussia Dortmund after the Manchester United winger's loan move back to his former club.
France's Sarrazin powers to Wengen super-G win ahead of Odermatt
Cyprien Sarrazin gave France their first men's super-G victory in a decade denying Swiss hope Marco Odermatt a double on his home snow in Wengen on Friday.
Beckenbauer 'one of the chosen ones' says Leverkusen coach Alonso
Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso said Friday German football legend Franz Beckenbauer, who died this week aged 78, was "one of the chosen ones".
AFCON hosts Ivory Coast without Haller for opening game
Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast will go into the opening game of the tournament on Saturday against Guinea-Bissau without Sebastien Haller as their star striker recovers from injury.
Huetter takes super-G lead as Goggia crashes out
Austrian Cornelia Huetter scored a home victory at Altenmarkt-Zauchensee on Friday to move to the top of the women's World Cup super-G standings.
Gamble pays off for Loeb with victory in marathon stage 6 of Dakar Rally
Sebastien Loeb's decision to 'go slow' in stage five earlier in the week paid off on Friday as the Frenchman won the marathon two-day stage 6 at the Dakar Rally.
Newcastle's Joelinton ruled out for six weeks
Newcastle midfielder Joelinton has been ruled out for at least six weeks after suffering a thigh injury in last weekend's FA Cup win at Sunderland.
Draper sets up Adelaide final with Lehecka, Ostapenko to face Kasatkina
Jiri Lehecka dismantled third seed Sebastian Korda 6-2, 6-1 on Friday to reach the Adelaide International final, while Jelena Ostapenko battled into the women's decider.
Dortmund sign Maatsen on loan from Chelsea
Borussia Dortmund announced the signing of wing-back Ian Maatsen from Chelsea on loan until the summer on Friday.
China's Asian Cup coach dodges talk of domestic graft scandal
China coach Aleksandar Jankovic dodged questions Friday about a graft scandal that has damaged the game in the country, saying ahead of their Asian Cup opener: "We are focused on the football."
Korda crushed in Adelaide, Ostapenko into women's final
Third seed Sebastian Korda was dismantled 6-2, 6-1 on Friday as Jiri Lehecka reached the Adelaide International final, while Jelena Ostapenko battled into the women's decider.
Ex-Barcelona kid Kubo set for lift-off with Japan at Asian Cup
Takefusa Kubo was tipped for stardom after joining Barcelona's academy aged 10 and the Japanese attacking midfielder now looks poised to realise his potential by taking the Asian Cup by storm.
Raducanu confident she can return to top
Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu says her level is "just too good not to come through" as she looks to get her career back on track at the Australian Open.
Gauff aims to harness 'mental fire' at Australian Open
Coco Gauff says she will try and use the "mental fire" that propelled her to US Open glory at Melbourne Park as she set her sights on winning multiple Grand Slam titles.
Sinner enjoying life as Grand Slam breakthrough beckons
Jannik Sinner credited master coach Darren Cahill Friday with helping him rise up the rankings, saying the Australian gave him a different perspective on tennis.
Hard-working Sabalenka ready for Australian Open defence
Aryna Sabalenka said Friday she felt "really great" heading into the defence of her Australian Open title, with a hard grind during the pre-season making her "as ready as I can be".
'New' Medvedev aiming to cut out 'stupid things' on court
Daniil Medvedev says he is trying to "mature" and do fewer "stupid things" on court to shake off his reputation as a tennis villain.