Olympic ice hockey arena will be ready for Games: IOC director
The Winter Olympics main ice hockey rink will be ready for the start of competition next month, the IOC's sport director said on Friday, ahead of a key test event for the arena.
Read moreDefiant Khamenei slams protests as Iran presses internet shutdown
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday vowed the Islamic republic would not back down in the face of the biggest protests in years, as authorities pressed an internet blackout as part of a crackdown that has left dozens dead.
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Recalled Ndiaye takes Senegal past 10-man Mali into AFCON semis
Recalled striker Iliman Ndiaye scored in the first half to give Senegal a 1-0 victory over 10-man Mali in Tangiers on Friday in the first Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final.
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'Devastated' Switzerland grieves New Year inferno victims
Switzerland held a national day of mourning Friday for the 40 mostly young people killed when fire ravaged a ski resort bar filled with New Year partygoers.
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Man pleads guilty to sending 'abhorrent messages' to England women's footballer Carter
A man pleaded guilty Friday to sending "totally abhorrent" social media messages to England women's defender Jess Carter during last year's European Championships.
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PGA Tour unveils fall slate with Japan, Mexico, Bermuda stops
Two events in Mexico and stops in Japan and Bermuda highlight the US PGA Tour's eight-tournament fall schedule announced on Friday.
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'Unhappy' Putin sends message to West with Ukraine strike on EU border
Russia's Oreshnik missile attack in Ukraine near the EU border aims to intimidate Kyiv's Western allies and signals Vladimir Putin's displeasure at recent foreign policy setbacks including in Venezuela, analysts said Friday.
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Fletcher defends United academy after Amorim criticism
Manchester United interim boss Darren Fletcher said Friday that the club's academy is one of the best in the world after recent critical comments from sacked manager Ruben Amorim.
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Stocks shrug off mixed US jobs data to advance
Stock markets advanced Friday despite mixed US jobs data and as traders awaited a possible Supreme Court ruling on US President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs.
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Kyiv mayor calls for temporary evacuation over heating outages
Mass heating outages caused by Russian strikes on Kyiv are set to last into the weekend, as the capital's mayor called on residents to temporarily leave the city with sub-zero temperatures expected to fall even lower.
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