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Serena Williams closed one chapter on her epic Grand Slam story at the US Open on Thursday while Victoria Azarenka triumphed in a politically-charged grudge match.

Former South Africa prop and La Rochelle scrum coach Gurthro Steenkamp says his side are starting from "zero" as the new French Top 14 campaign begins this Saturday, despite winning last season's European Champions Cup.

A man was arrested in Argentina on Thursday for pointing a gun at Vice President Cristina Kirchner, security minister Anibal Fernandez said.

New Zealand coach Ian Foster says that Argentina's surge as an international rugby force is partly down to their players' absence from the exhaustive demands of Super Rugby.

Lens might lack the glamour of Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille, but they have muscled in between France's biggest clubs at the top of Ligue 1 after an outstanding start to the season and hopes are high that they could even mount a lasting challenge for Champions League qualification.

Serena and Venus Williams' glittering Grand Slam doubles career was brought to an abrupt end at the US Open on Thursday as the reunited sisters crashed out in the first round against Czech duo Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova.

Real Madrid put their perfect start to the season on the line this weekend against Real Betis, the only other La Liga team with a 100% record, before kicking off their Champions League defence.

Eight Olympic gold medallists were named on Australia's team Friday for swimming's world short-course championships this year, spearheaded by Emma McKeon and Kaylee McKeown.

Joann Bourg stands in front of her new home, about an hour's drive from the low-lying Louisiana island where she grew up -- an area gradually sinking into the Gulf of Mexico.

The number of "Help Wanted" signs may have decreased across the United States in August, but the job situation still remains tense, official figures are expected to show Friday.

US President Joe Biden took fierce aim Thursday at Donald Trump and his "extremist" supporters, labeling them enemies of American democracy in a prime-time address that sought to fire up voters ahead of key midterm elections.

Manchester United were the biggest spenders on the Premier League's transfer deadline day as they splashed out £82 million ($94 million) on Ajax forward Antony, while Chelsea's frenzied spree culminated with a swoop for Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Chelsea signed Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a reported £10.3 million (12 million euro) deal on Thursday as the club's incredible transfer window spending went over £240 million.

Chinese teen Yin Ruoning fired a six-under par 65 to match South Korean Choi Hye-jin and Spain's Carlota Ciganda for the lead after Thursday's first round of the LPGA Dana Open.

A third person has died this week in Argentina from a type of pneumonia of unknown origin, with the fatalities thus far limited to a single clinic, health authorities said Thursday.

Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans reached the US Open third round on Thursday, giving Britain four men in the last 32 in New York for the first time since 1933.

General Motor's autonomous vehicle unit Cruise recalled 80 cars and updated their software after one failed to properly predict the trajectory of an oncoming vehicle.

A US official Thursday rejected Amazon's efforts to overturn a worker vote in favor of unionization at a New York warehouse, dismissing the retailer's election complaints as groundless.

US President Joe Biden took fierce aim Thursday at hardcore supporters of Donald Trump, warning they were determined to take America "backwards" by subverting basic freedoms, as he seeks to seize political momentum in a national address ahead of key midterm elections.

New Orleans Saints safety Marcus Maye was arrested on Thursday on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm, police in Louisiana said.

Starbucks named Laxman Narasimhan, a veteran of PepsiCo and other consumer brands, as its next chief executive on Thursday.

Manchester United were the biggest spenders on the Premier League's transfer deadline day as they splashed out £82 million ($94 million) on Ajax's Brazil forward Antony.

Teun Koopmeiners slid home an 84th-minute penalty against Torino on Thursday to complete a hat-trick and a 3-1 win that lifted Atalanta to the top of Serie A.

Jadon Sancho fired Manchester United to a 1-0 win at Leicester on Thursday as the England forward showed he still has a role to play despite the big-money signing of Brazil winger Antony.

Global stock markets mostly fell Thursday, while the yen tumbled to a 24-year low against the dollar as markets grappled with inflation fears and another major Chinese city went into lockdown.

Three-time NBA All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell was traded from the Utah Jazz to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday for three players and three NBA Draft picks, according to multiple reports.

An increasingly high-stakes standoff between Donald Trump and US federal investigators landed in court Thursday, after days of headline-grabbing revelations surrounding highly classified documents seized by the FBI from the former president's Florida home.

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz dug deep to save 13 of 14 break points and reach the US Open last 32 on Thursday with a straights sets win over Federico Coria of Argentina

Hundreds of firefighters endured triple-digit temperatures Thursday battling against a wildfire along a major highway, as the western United States bakes under a fearsome heat dome.

Antonina Sidorenko has put on her favourite clothes, selected the prettiest ribbon to adorn her hair and can recite by heart the poem given by her schoolteacher.

The 150,000 residents of Jackson, the capital of the southern US state of Mississippi, endured a fourth straight day without clean running water Thursday, with authorities urging those who still had supplies to shower with their mouths closed.

The Washington Commanders placed rookie running back Brian Robinson on the NFL team's non-football injury list on Thursday, four days after he received two gunshot wounds in an attempted robbery.