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Three days after taking a 45-minute scolding from short-game coach Pete Cowen, five-time major winner Brooks Koepka finds himself back in major title contention at the US Open.

President Donald Trump warned Thursday that Israel may soon strike Iran's nuclear sites, but urged the key US ally to hold off as he stressed his commitment to a diplomatic solution.

Los Angeles FC striker Olivier Giroud says the FIFA Club World Cup is a chance to showcase Major League Soccer as the tournament kicks off this weekend.

The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and urging nations to take "all measures necessary" to place pressure on Israel.

Oklahoma City star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said Thursday there's no room for fatigue with the Thunder down 2-1 to the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals.

A Bolivian policeman taken hostage by demonstrators was blown up with explosives, the government said Thursday, marking a dramatic escalation in the state's standoff with backers of ex-president Evo Morales.

Thomas Frank was hired as Tottenham's new manager on Thursday as the Dane accepted the daunting task of solving the club's famed inconsistency.

South Korea's Im Sung-jae seized a share of the lead of the US Open on Thursday at Oakmont with France's Matthieu Pavon making a charge and top-ranked Scottie Scheffler struggling.

Thousands of fans of BTS will Friday mark the K-pop supergroup's anniversary, with all but one member now finished with their mandatory military service and a return to performance likely imminent.

Northern Ireland was rocked by a fourth night of anti-immigrant unrest on Thursday as police clashed with protestors in a second town, undeterred by driving rain.

US President Donald Trump's dream of hosting a grand military parade in Washington on his 79th birthday on Saturday could be clouded by thunderstorms.

California's stand-off with President Donald Trump's administration ratcheted up Thursday, after a sitting US senator was handcuffed and forcibly removed from a press conference on controversial immigration raids that have spurred days of protests.

J.J. Spaun was starting to feel intimidated by Oakmont horror stories heading into his first experience of the iconic layout at this week's US Open.

George Russell made clear on Thursday that if Max Verstappen is banned from racing it would be his own fault and an entirely justified outcome due to his reckless driving.

Not many golfers take confidence from a double bogey but that's exactly what Thriston Lawrence did to bolster himself in Thursday's first round of the US Open at Oakmont.

Karsten Warholm, Julien Alfred and Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis lit up Thursday's star-studded Diamond League meet in Oslo where Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt was on hand to lend further glitter to a gripping evening of track and field.

Lewis Hamilton on Thursday slammed Italian media speculation that Ferrari are poised to dismiss team boss Fred Vasseur and that he is considering his future with the team as total "nonsense".

Norway's Karsten Warholm shattered the previous best time over the newly-official 300m hurdles at the Diamond League meet in Oslo on Thursday.

Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis dominated the men's pole vault at the Diamond League meet in Oslo on Thursday in another stellar display.

Tottenham hired Brentford's Thomas Frank as their new manager on Thursday as the Dane replaced the sacked Ange Postecoglou.

Olympic champion Julien Alfred coasted to victory in the women's 100m in the Oslo Diamond League on Thursday.

Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, made only the fourth albatross in US Open history in Thursday's first round at Oakmont, holing out from the fourth fairway from 286 yards.

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 242 people crashed on Thursday after taking off from the Indian city of Ahmedabad bound for London, with officials saying that just one person on the jet survived and at least 24 people on the ground died.

Australia captain Pat Cummins said the World Test Championship final against South Africa was a good advertisement for Test cricket despite hurtling towards a likely finish within three days.

A London-bound passenger jet crashed in a residential area in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground -- but one passenger is believed to have survived.

South Africa rescue teams recovered more bodies Thursday, days after heavy rains and strong winds battered the Eastern Cape province, as the death toll rose to at least 78.

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Los Angeles is "safe and sound" after he ordered troops into the streets but critics accused him of an authoritarian power grab and a judge was set to review the deployments' legality.

A London-bound passenger jet crashed in a residential area in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing at least 260 people on board and on the ground -- but one passenger is believed to have survived.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed resolutions blocking California's landmark efforts to phase out gas-powered cars in favor of electric vehicles, a move the state immediately contested in court.

The devastating Air India crash seems certain to embroil Boeing in further rounds of negative headlines at a time when it has shown progress under new leadership.

US President Donald Trump called Thursday on Israel not to attack Iran, saying a deal on its nuclear program remained close, but Tehran defiantly vowed to increase its output of enriched uranium ahead of new talks.

Australia captain Pat Cummins starred with the ball and Alex Carey made valuable runs following a dramatic collapse as the holders retained the advantage in the World Test Championship final against South Africa on Thursday.