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Roaring Lyles matches Bolt with fourth world 200m title

Roaring Lyles matches Bolt with fourth world 200m title

Noah Lyles matched Usain Bolt's record of four consecutive world 200 metre titles as he scorched to victory in Tokyo on Friday.

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Ratcliffe visit not a Man Utd crisis meeting, says Amorim

Ratcliffe visit not a Man Utd crisis meeting, says Amorim

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said talks this week with the club's co-owner Jim Ratcliffe was not a crisis meeting despite a poor start to the season.

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Hamilton tops practice in Ferrari 1-2 as McLaren struggle in Baku

Hamilton tops practice in Ferrari 1-2 as McLaren struggle in Baku

Lewis Hamilton topped the times ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc and former partner George Russell of Mercedes in Friday’s crash-hit second free practice session for this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

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Jefferson-Wooden emulates Fraser-Pryce with world sprint double

Jefferson-Wooden emulates Fraser-Pryce with world sprint double

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden became the first woman since Jamaican legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in 2013 to achieve the world sprint double after easing to victory in the 200 metres on Friday.

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Sweden offers $23 bn to finance
nuclear power construction

Sweden offers $23 bn to finance nuclear power construction

Sweden's government said Friday it was ready to offer up to 220 billion kronor ($23.3 billion) in loans to utilities for the construction of new nuclear reactors as the Nordic country commits to developing more nuclear power.

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'Not myself' but defending champ Ingebrigtsen into 5,000m final

'Not myself' but defending champ Ingebrigtsen into 5,000m final

World and Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen rebounded from failing to make the 1,500m final by safely advancing to the final of the 5,000m at the world championships in Tokyo on Friday.

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Spurs boss Frank will ignore league table until April

Spurs boss Frank will ignore league table until April

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank said he will ignore the Premier League table until April despite his side's strong start to the season.

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Stocks steady, dollar up as Trump and Xi talk

Stocks steady, dollar up as Trump and Xi talk

Stock markets steadied and the dollar rose Friday at the end of a week marked by central bank decisions, as attention turned to a call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

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No letup in migrant crossings after UK-France 'one in one out' deal

No letup in migrant crossings after UK-France 'one in one out' deal

As an agreement for the return to France of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers arriving in Britain in small boats is being haltingly implemented, an undiminished number of people are attempting the cross-Channel journey and taking advantage of stable weather.

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Ukraine courts foreign cash for military 'Silicon Valley'

Ukraine courts foreign cash for military 'Silicon Valley'

At the opening of Ukraine's biggest defence tech fair, arms executives and government officials were welcomed by a giant movie screen blaring an action-style trailer with heavy base undertones.

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