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Ruben Amorim says Manchester United told him it was "now or never" after being handed a brief midway through the season to restore the Premier League giants to the pinnacle of English and European football.

Francesco Bagnaia smashed the track record to clinch pole position Saturday for the Malaysian MotoGP sprint race and grand prix ahead of title rival Jorge Martin.

The NBA champion Boston Celtics, fueled by 32 points from Jayson Tatum, bounced back from an overtime defeat with a gritty 124-109 victory over the Hornets in Charlotte.

Negotiations at the world's biggest nature conservation conference entered extra time in Cali, Colombia, on Friday as talks deadlocked on funding for efforts to "halt and reverse" species loss.

Ahmed Othman's farm has been spared from the deadly fighting that has spread across Sudan, but the war's toll on the economy and labour market has still reached him.

Donald Trump announced Friday that Kennedy family scion and notorious vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would play a "big role" in his administration if the Republican former president were to win next week's election.

Less than a week before the United States chooses its next president, American citizens living in faraway Israel know exactly who they hope it will be: Republican candidate Donald Trump.

As Palestinian-American entrepreneur Jamal Zaglul stood by his olive press at the end of harvest season in the occupied West Bank, his mind was far away on next week's US election.

Lake Victoria stretched her unbeaten record to 5-0 with a stunning victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on Friday, as Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien warmed up for his latest Classic quest with two wins in Del Mar, California.

Ruben Amorim revealed Friday that he was told by Manchester United "it was now or never" as he looked ahead to taking over the Old Trafford hotseat midway through the season.

A Black man convicted by an all-white jury in the US state of South Carolina was executed Friday for the murder of a convenience store clerk that he claimed was in self-defense, US media reported.

Donald Trump came under fire for violent remarks targeting a high-profile Republican supporter of Kamala Harris Friday as the candidates held rallies in critical Rust Belt battleground states four days before the climax of a volatile US presidential campaign.

A New York Supreme Court justice has thrown out an environmental pollution lawsuit against PepsiCo, in a blow to authorities in the US state who wanted the beverage giant to rein in its use of single-use plastics.

A squirrel named Peanut who was propelled to the heights of internet celebrity has been euthanized, New York authorities said Friday, biting a government staffer on the way out.

Blake Snell, a two-time Cy Young Award winner as best pitcher, has opted out of his San Francisco Giants contract after one year, the Major League Baseball club announced Friday.

Under a bridge in central Bolivia, supporters of former president Evo Morales, armed with slingshots and stones, practice their aim as they prepare to do battle with security forces.

Chip giant Nvidia will join the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the iconic Wall Street index announced Friday, underscoring the importance of artificial intelligence in the US economy.

Erik ten Hag has wished Manchester United fans "nothing but success, trophies and glory" after his sacking following a poor start to the season.

Bayer Leverkusen were made to pay for wasting several chances in a scoreless home draw with Stuttgart on Friday, dropping more points in their Bundesliga title defence.

Bayer Leverkusen were made to pay for wasting several chances in a scoreless home draw with Stuttgart on Friday, dropping more points in their title defence.

Republican candidate Donald Trump announced Friday that Kennedy family scion and notorious vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would play a "big role" in his administration if he wins next week's election.

Wall Street stocks rebounded Friday from mixed tech earnings and investor jitters less than a week before a neck-and-neck US presidential election.

Coco Gauff believes bringing the WTA Finals to Saudi Arabia can "open doors" and inspire positive change for women in the country, although the world number three admitted: "I'd be lying to you if I said I had no reservations".

Rescuers raised the death toll in Spain's worst floods for a generation to 205 on Friday and fears grew for the dozens missing as hopes of finding survivors faded.

Rohit Bal, one of India's most acclaimed fashion designers, has died, his colleagues said Friday.

Oscar Piastri grabbed pole position on Friday for the sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix and said he will race to win -- but conceded that team-mate Lando Norris has a greater need of points.

Donald Trump came under fire for violent rhetoric against a prominent Kamala Harris supporter Friday as the candidates hold dueling rallies in battleground Wisconsin four days before the climax of the most volatile US presidential campaign in modern history.

American intelligence officials on Friday blamed Russia for a fake video of a Haitian immigrant claiming to have voted multiple times, the latest in a series of disinformation campaigns in the final stretch of the US election.

England scrum-half Ben Spencer is set to finally make his first Test start, against New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday after winning six caps off the bench in six years.

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, 18, who is serving a four-year ban for doping, on Friday said she plans to return to competition when it ends.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday sued the main opposition leader and Istanbul's powerful mayor for alleged slander in a forceful legal blow against his political rivals.

Oscar Piastri snatched pole position for Saturday's sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix with a dazzling late lap to beat team-mate Lando Norris as McLaren locked out the front row of the grid.