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World Boxing will introduce mandatory sex testing for all boxers in its competitions, the body said on Friday, adding that Paris Olympics gold medallist Imane Khelif will not be allowed ...

France plans to ban smoking on beaches, in parks, outside schools and in other locations from July to protect children, the government said. The ban, which follows similar measures across ...

Roland Garros is bracing for a surreal Saturday evening when the biggest noise around the French Open might come not from the courts, but from the nearby Parc des Princes, ...

Ukraine on Friday resisted pressure from Moscow and Washington to commit itself to attending peace talks with Russia on June 2, saying it first needed to see the proposals Russian negotiators ...

Real Madrid have signed Trent Alexander-Arnold on a six-year deal, the LaLiga club said on Friday, paying Liverpool a fee to release the England defender from his contract a month ...

The centrist frontrunner in Poland’s knife-edge presidential election on Sunday says Poles know everything about him, contrasting that with the slew of media reports about his nationalist opponent’s ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned on Thursday that Nigel Farage would crash the economy if his Reform UK party ever won power, describing the tax and spending plans of ...

Sony’s CEO said on Thursday the spin-off of the group’s financial services arm will give that business its own fundraising capabilities. “It is significant that, through the spin-off, ...

Universities around the world are seeking to offer refuge for students impacted by President Donald Trump’s crackdown on academic institutions, targeting top talent and a slice of the billions ...

France will ban smoking on beaches, in parks, outside schools and in other locations to protect children, France’s health and families minister said. The ban will come into effect ...

Stefanos Tsitsipas appointed Goran Ivanisevic as his new coach, as the former world number three looks to resurrect his career after a string of disappointing results at the Grand Slams. ...

The French Open third round begins on Friday with top seed Aryna Sabalenka, Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen and four-times winner Iga Swiatek in action while defending champion Carlos Alcaraz continues ...

A controversial decision by an Argentine judge paved the way for the court to declare a mistrial on Thursday in the case concerning the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona. ...

A federal appeals court temporarily reinstated the most sweeping of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Thursday, a day after a US trade court ruled that Trump had exceeded his ...

Germany is considering a 10 per cent tax on large online platforms like Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and Meta’s Facebook (META.O), its new culture minister told magazine Stern, ...

European shares are expected to rise slightly by the end of 2025 before scaling new heights in 2026, boosted by monetary easing and higher fiscal spending, but tariff and trade uncertainties are ...

French Open veteran Richard Gasquet’s career ended in defeat by Jannik Sinner while seasoned campaigner Novak Djokovic continued his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title by battling ...

British police charged a 53-year-old man on Thursday after a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during a victory parade earlier this week, injuring dozens. Paul Doyle, ...

Israel has agreed to a U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza, the White House said on Thursday, and Hamas said it was reviewing the plan although its terms did not ...

A Sicilian judge has ordered six members of an Italian charity ship to stand trial on accusations of aiding illegal immigration, the first time crew members of a rescue vessel ...

National security authorities in Kyrgyzstan have detained eight current and former employees of independent media outlet Kloop, their lawyers said, accusing them of inciting unrest amid a growing crackdown on ...

The United States’ newly-appointed Syria envoy said he believed peace between Syria and Israel was achievable as he made his first trip to Damascus on Thursday, praising the Islamist-led government ...

As Paris St Germain turned the page on the Kylian Mbappe era, coach Luis Enrique wasted no time in reshaping the identity of a club long built around individual stars ...

A season which once promised so much for Inter Milan now hangs on Simone Inzaghi’s experienced side beating Paris St Germain in the Champions League final, giving Saturday’s ...