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A young figure skater on the US team who had been on the American Airlines flight that suffered a collision with a Black Hawk helicopter mid-air posted a tragic final photo to social media after boarding the plane.

A court in Benin on Thursday sentenced two former allies of President Patrice Talon to 20 years in jail on charges of "conspiring against the authority of the state".

Fabien Galthie's in-form France start this year's Six Nations by hosting struggling Wales on Friday with the head coach fully aware of the challenge of winning the title.

As the clock ticks down on TikTok's 75-day reprieve from divesting from its Chinese owners or being banned in the United States, several contenders are in the running.

Online gambling and gaming can cause depression and other mental health issues in young people, which the Council of Europe rights watchdog is trying to counter with a new project encouraging good policy and awareness raising.

The Kansas City Chiefs kept their bid for an historic third straight Super Bowl alive Sunday, holding off the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in an AFC Championship thriller to set up an NFL title clash with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Jannik Sinner leaves Melbourne being talked about as a potential tennis great but first comes a hearing into his doping case at sport's highest court that could see him banned for up to two years.

Quarterback Jalen Hurts and running back Saquon Barkley rushed in three touchdowns each as the Philadelphia Eagles reached the Super Bowl with a 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship game on Sunday.

Australian Open fans confronted Alexander Zverev after his defeat to Jannik Sinner in the men's singles final, with one heckler shouting, "Australia believes Olga and Brenda," referencing Zverev's ex-girlfriends who accused him of domestic abuse.

Azzam al-Shallalta dropped to his knees and wept at his mother's feet as he arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah with other Palestinian prisoners released under the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday.

Two buildings branded "Saudi House" and "Saudi At Davos" stand out on the chic main street of the Swiss Alpine village hosting the World Economic Forum, showcasing the kingdom's growing presence at major international events.

Novak Djokovic said Friday there was a chance he may have played his last Australian Open after retiring with a muscle tear in the semi-finals to leave his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam crown in tatters.

Real Madrid are the first football club to top a billion euros in revenue during a single season, fuelled by income generated by the revamped Santiago Bernabeu stadium, according to financial experts Deloitte.

Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek are clear favourites to win their respective semi-finals on Thursday and set up a blockbuster Australian Open title decider.

Imperious Iga Swiatek swept into an Australian Open semi-final against Madison Keys on Wednesday while Jannik Sinner's powers of recovery will be tested to the limit when he faces home hope Alex de Minaur.

Netflix on Tuesday said it added nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday season to finish out last year with more than 300 million subscribers.

A new thriller set in the newsroom of US broadcaster ABC during the 1972 Munich Olympics explores how their journalists were among the first to cover a terror attack on TV in real time, "a turning point" in media history, its director Tim Fehlbaum told AFP. "September 5", which was nominated for best drama at the Golden Globes, had a limited release in the United States in December and will hit screens internationally in the coming weeks.