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Jannik Sinner won his 50th match of the year on Thursday to stay on course for a US Open semi-final duel with Carlos Alcaraz while two-time champion Naomi Osaka's colourful return to New York ended in a dispiriting second round defeat.

Typhoon Shanshan slowly barrelled up the Japanese archipelago Friday, dumping torrential rains and causing transport havoc as its reported death toll reached five.

Two-time champion Naomi Osaka's return to the US Open ended in the second round on Thursday with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) loss to 52nd-ranked Czech Karolina Muchova.

The king of New Zealand's Indigenous Maori people died Friday while recovering from heart surgery at age 69, with aides saying he had "passed to the great beyond".

A standoff between a Brazilian Supreme Court judge and Elon Musk intensified Thursday as the billionaire's Starlink company said its assets had been frozen in the country amid a feud over the fate of his social media platform X.

A top UN aid official on Thursday questioned "what has become of our basic humanity," as the war in Gaza rages and humanitarian operations struggle to respond.

Real Madrid had a second-half Vinicius Junior penalty to thank as the Spanish champions avoided a first league loss of the season in a 1-1 draw at Las Palmas on Thursday.

Israel has agreed to a series of three-day "humanitarian pauses" in Gaza to allow health officials to administer polio vaccinations to children in the territory, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

Former European champions Ajax, Chelsea and FCSB all survived qualifying in lesser European competitions on Thursday.

Kamala Harris played down Republican claims she had shifted her stance on key issues Thursday as she gave the pivotal first interview of her presidential campaign.

One of Japan's strongest typhoons in decades dumped torrential rain across southern regions on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and injuring dozens, local media reported, as authorities warned millions to seek higher ground due to possible flooding and landslides.

Francesco Bocciardo and Carlotta Gilli launched much-fancied Italy's search for multiple swimming golds at the Paralympics as they both defended their titles on Thursday.

The Paris Paralympics crowned its first champions on Thursday, with swimmer Ugo Didier collecting the host nation's first gold in euphoric scenes at La Defense Arena.

World number four Elena Rybakina withdrew from the US Open on Thursday, sending French qualifier Jessika Ponchet into the third round by walkover.

Joe Root paid an emotional tribute to the late Graham Thorpe after scoring a milestone 33rd Test hundred against Sri Lanka at Lord's on Thursday, saying much of his success was down to the impact of his former coach.

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday defended a decision to grant French nationality to Telegram chief Pavel Durov, who faces a possible trial related to illegal content carried on his popular messaging app.

Jannik Sinner won his 50th match of the year on Thursday to reach the US Open third round as 2022 champion Iga Swiatek stormed through, setting the scene for Carlos Alcaraz and Naomi Osaka to take night-time centre stage.

World number one Iga Swiatek charged into the US Open third round on Thursday, routing 217th-ranked Ena Shibahara of Japan 6-0, 6-1.

iPhone juggernaut Apple is in talks to invest in OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT and the biggest name in generative artificial intelligence, a news report said Thursday.

Kateryna Nosko hung two portraits on a wall in Kyiv as Ukraine marked a day of remembrance on Thursday for the soldiers who died defending the country under the shadow of Russia's invasion.

Serbia signed a contract to purchase 12 Rafale warplanes from France's Dassault Aviation on Thursday during a state visit by President Emmanuel Macron to Belgrade.

The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog hopes to visit Iran soon for talks with newly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to a confidential report seen by AFP on Thursday.

Jannik Sinner won his 50th match of the year on Thursday to reach the US Open third round as former champions Carlos Alcaraz, Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek prepared to take centre stage.

World number one Jannik Sinner, vying to add the US Open title to the Australian Open crown he won in January, breezed into the third round on Thursday with a 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 victory over Alex Michelsen.

Naming others is considered a marker of highly advanced cognition in social animals, previously observed only in humans, bottlenose dolphins and African elephants.

A crash that left boxes of french fries scattered across the road shuttered a major California highway on Thursday.

Pablo Castrillo escaped from a breakaway and held off his pursuers on the climb to the line for an emotional Vuelta a Espana stage win on Thursday as Ben O'Connor protected his overall lead.

Former world number one and 2016 runner-up Karolina Pliskova suffered an ankle injury and was forced to quit her US Open second round match after just three points on Thursday.

Joe Root scored a record-equalling 33rd Test hundred as England established a strong position against Sri Lanka on the first day of the second Test at Lord's on Thursday.

Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors' star, has agreed a new one-year contract extension which will keep him with the team until the end of the 2026/27 season, ESPN reported on Thursday.

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said Thursday the government would toughen knife controls and curb benefits for some illegal migrants in response to a suspected Islamist stabbing.

The first medals were won at the Paris Paralympics on Thursday, with swimmer Ugo Didier collecting the host nation's first gold in euphoric scenes at La Defense Arena.