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British rider Hayter claims Tour of Poland title

British rider Hayter claims Tour of Poland title

Britain's Ethan Hayter won the Tour of Poland on Friday after the seventh and final stage which was claimed by Arnaud Demare of France.

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Leicester's Pereira facing six months out injured

Leicester's Pereira facing six months out injured

Leicester defender Ricardo Pereira will be out of action for up to six month following Achilles surgery, Foxes manager Brendan Rodgers said Friday.

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Raza, 'brilliant' Kaia slam ODI centuries as Zimbabwe stun Bangladesh

Raza, 'brilliant' Kaia slam ODI centuries as Zimbabwe stun Bangladesh

Sikandar Raza and Innocent Kaia struck centuries as Zimbabwe recovered from a disastrous start to stun Bangladesh by five wickets on Friday in the first match of a three one-day internationals series.

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Relatives of trapped Mexican miners pray for miracle

Relatives of trapped Mexican miners pray for miracle

Relatives of 10 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico clung to hope they were still alive Friday, nearly 48 hours after a cave-in sparked a major rescue operation.

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Greek government rocked by resignations over phone spying claims

Greek government rocked by resignations over phone spying claims

Greece's conservative government was rocked Friday by a long-simmering surveillance scandal after its intelligence chief and a close aide to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis resigned in the space of an hour.

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Elon Musk accuses Twitter of fraud in buyout deal: court filing

Elon Musk accuses Twitter of fraud in buyout deal: court filing

Elon Musk has accused Twitter of fraud, alleging the social media platform misled him about key aspects of its business before he agreed to a $44 billion buyout, as their court battle heats up.

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Canada to ban handgun imports: minister

Canada to ban handgun imports: minister

Canada announced Friday it will ban the import of handguns beginning on August 19, as part of a wider proposed freeze in the wake of high-profile mass shootings in the United States.

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Quartararo heads practice for British MotoGP in spite of 'long laps'

Quartararo heads practice for British MotoGP in spite of 'long laps'

World championship leader Fabio Quartararo was quickest in practice at Silverstone on Friday, ahead of MotoGP's resumption after a five-week break at the British Grand Prix.

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UK's busiest container port set for 8-day strike

UK's busiest container port set for 8-day strike

Workers at the UK's largest container port will hold an eight-day strike at the end of August, union bosses said Friday, in the country's latest industrial action over pay amid spiralling inflation.

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goStocks fall after US jobs growth surges

goStocks fall after US jobs growth surges

Stock markets slid Friday as a much stronger-than-expected US jobs report raised the prospect that the Federal Reserve will maintain its aggressive monetary policy to combat inflation.

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