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Aleix Espargaro on Friday led an Aprilia one-two in practice for the Argentina MotoGP at the same circuit where 12 months ago he delivered the team's first premier class world championship victory.

Marseille missed the chance to put some pressure on Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain as they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Montpellier on Friday.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday called on the European Union to "seriously consider" providing financial aid to help extend an anti-migrant steel fence along the border with Turkey.

Aaron Wise, who has struggled early this year on the PGA Tour, said Friday he is withdrawing from next week's Masters tournament to focus on his mental health.

World number five Daniil Medvedev welcomed Wimbledon's decision on Friday to allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete in this year's tournament.

Aleix Espargaro on Friday led an Aprilia one-two in practice for the Argentina MotoGP at the same circuit where 12 months ago he delivered the team's first world championship victory.

Tiger Woods hasn't formally said he will be playing in the 87th Masters, but the 15-time major champion has an interview time booked along with other players on Tuesday.

Anthony Joshua admitted on Friday that he "plateaued" after becoming world heavyweight champion as the British boxer aims to get his career back on track against Jermaine Franklin on Saturday in London.

Flaunting his bulging muscles, cigars and fast cars, Andrew Tate's videos posted on social media fascinate millions of teenage boys.

The International Monetary Fund has approved a $15.6 billion support package for Ukraine to assist with the conflict-hit country's economic recovery, the fund said in a statement Friday.

Fifteen people were injured, including at least one seriously hurt, in two separate train derailments that happened in quick succession Friday in stormy wind in northwestern Switzerland, police said.

Daniil Medvedev reached his fifth straight ATP Tour final with a 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 6-3 win over fellow Russian Karen Khachanov at the Miami Open on Friday.

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was fined $25,000 and T-Wolves head coach Chris Finch was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Friday for criticizing officials.

A Romanian court on Friday ordered that controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother be moved from jail to house arrest while they are investigated for alleged human trafficking and rape.

Luisa Jimenez thought she was visiting an office to regularize her stay in Mexico, but instead she found herself detained in an immigration center similar to the one where dozens of migrants perished in a fire.

Stormy Daniels, the ex-porn star embroiled in the sex scandal behind Donald Trump's indictment, said in a UK newspaper interview published Friday that the criminal charges show he is "no longer untouchable".

Opener Shubman Gill smashed 63 as holders Gujarat Titans beat Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the Indian Premier League opener in front of more than 100,000 fans in Ahmedabad on Friday.

Everton's financial results for the 2021/22 season revealed a £44.7 million ($55.2 million) loss on Friday with the club already under scrutiny for alleged breaches of financial rules.

US Vice President Kamala Harris reiterated calls for a "speedy finalization" of Zambia's debt restructuring on Friday, as she visited the country in the last stop of a continental tour.

At least 11 people were killed in a crowd crush in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi Friday as a Ramadan alms donation sparked a stampede in the inflation-hit nation, police said.

US officials filed suit Friday against Norfolk Southern, seeking financial penalties after the company's toxic rail derailment in Ohio led to residential evacuations in early February.

Tadej Pogacar said Friday he felt strong enough to win the Tour of Flanders but would have to choose the right moment to make his winning move.

US officials proposed Friday guidelines that widen access to electric vehicle subsidies, bringing relief to countries like Japan and potentially the EU amid their fears of being excluded from Washington's spending bonanza.

The UK's announcement that it will soon join 11 other countries in a major Asia-Pacific trade partnership -- the country's biggest post-Brexit trade deal to date -- earned a mixed reception on Friday.

Romanian police have arrested the leader of an American white supremacist group wanted in the United States in connection with rioting, they said Friday.

Erik ten Hag expects Marcus Rashford to be fit for Manchester United's Premier League trip to Newcastle on Sunday after the forward missed England's recent internationals due to injury.

Pope Francis paid a surprise visit to children on a cancer ward on Friday, even baptising a baby, as he prepared to leave the hospital where he has been treated for three days.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who last week had to cancel a visit to China after coming down with pneumonia, has rescheduled the trip to April 11-14, his office said Friday.

Pirates who seized a Danish oil tanker off Congo last week have kidnapped six crew and abandoned ship, the French navy said Friday.

Austrian glaciers last year retreated "more than ever", the country's Alpine Club said Friday, as climate change threatens glaciers around the globe.

Ukraine has condemned the "immoral" decision to allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players to compete at Wimbledon after tournament organisers announced Friday they were lifting a ban imposed in 2022.

Following his historic indictment on criminal charges, Donald Trump was preparing Friday to go where no former US president has gone before -- a prosecutor's office to be booked, fingerprinted and have his mugshot taken.