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Jorge Martin has been declared fit to race at the Malaysian MotoGP after the Spaniard came through unscathed at Friday's first practice session, as his championship rival Marc Marquez clocked the fastest time.

Liverpool host Arsenal at the weekend (Picture: Getty) Ian Wright and Jamie Carragher have made their predictions for Sunday’s huge Premier League clash between Liverpool and Arsenal. Arsenal moved level on points with league leaders Manchester City after a routine 2-0 win over Everton last weekend.

Bayern Munich host long-time foes Borussia Dortmund on Saturday after a rollercoaster week punctuated by coach Vincent Kompany's hospitalisation and Harry Kane's Ballon d'Or triumph.

Delayed virtue (Nintendo) Elden Ring creator FromSoftware has delayed The Duskbloods until next year, adding to a pretty stacked Switch 2 line-up for next year. The Duskbloods may have been announced as a 2026 release but considering we’ve heard nothing about it since the network test in August, a delay has seemed likely for a while.

Christian Watson had 113 receiving yards either side of an ambulance trip to a nearby hospital as the Green Bay Packers beat the Carolina Panthers 27-19 at Lambeau Field on Thursday.

Russian soldiers and the public are paying the price of Putin’s war in Ukraine, which has claimed over a million casualties (Picture: AFP/Getty Images) Vladimir Putin’s government has dished out millions to buy prosthetics from Nato countries, including Germany. The grisly uptick in demand for European prosthetics has been caused by the ongoing Russian war of aggression in Ukraine.

We of course want it all. (Picture: Metro/Getty) Since supermarket clothing lines upped their game, it’s made our weekly shop a lot more exciting.

A Mauritian Tidal Trapdoor Spider holding its ‘door’ (Picture: Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust) We all know how hard it is these days to find a decent place to rent, let alone buy a house. So who can exactly blame this newly-discovered species of spider for making one out of sand and algae in ancient tunnels carved out by worms?

Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson failed to overturn a slew of convictions on Friday, and a judge instead imposed a heavier prison sentence for three "cold and calculated" poisoning murders.

British King Charles landed in Guyana on Thursday as part of a Caribbean tour, looking to underscore the climate crisis while facing pressure to apologize for Britain's hand in slavery.

The New Orleans Pelicans, fueled by a 22-point, 13-assist double-double from Jeremiah Fears, bagged their first win of the NBA season on Thursday with a 132-120 victory over the Sacramento Kings.

Saka is an injury doubt heading into Sunday’s showdown at the Etihad (Picture: Getty) Mikel Arteta has once again been left to ponder how to fill the void left by Bukayo Saka following the winger’s latest injury blow. A fresh problem has derailed the England international’s season, forced off after just 10 minutes in last week’s Champions League clash with Bayern Munich.

Tech firms were again on the back foot Friday after another round of disappointing earnings from Wall Street titans fanned already deep concerns about the AI investment boom.

The brothers have built a miniature Greece in the garden (Picture: Michael Scherrer/SWNS) As the days get colder, you might be dreaming about heading off to a Greek island, sipping a cocktail at a beach bar. And for Michael Scherrer, he doesn’t have to go to far to make that a reality.

THE LOCAL Government Reorganisation (LGR) exercise, which would see the seven councils of Worcestershire scrapped for two unitary authorities, is set to be back on. The government made the announcement earlier today (Thursday) with Worcestershire one of five areas where the plans will proceed.

From a hillside above Armenia's Shikahogh nature reserve, local official Marat Harutyunyan pointed to forests cleared for Azerbaijan's military, construction Yerevan says threatens rare wildlife and the livelihoods of local villagers.

Behind guarded gates resembling an Indian maharajah's palace are hundreds of elephants and big cats, giraffes grazing in a mock savannah, and chimpanzees and orangutans swinging from ropes.

The UN biodiversity summit enters a final day Friday with nations still far from reaching a deal to revive a faltering pledge to stop destroying nature.

Taxi driver Mohammed Kanaan drives his shiny new electric car around Damascus's rundown streets, hoping for higher profits as spiking petrol prices made his old car too expensive to run.

School and university students are to rally in several Italian cities on Friday to call for more funding for schools and support for housing, with security forces preparing for possible clashes.

KYLE Storer praised his side’s team spirit and character but acknowledged Alvechurch must improve following a 2-2 draw against Anstey Nomads. A Jamey Osborne free-kick and Miracle Okafor header rescued a point for Church after Oscar Tonge and Darien Wauchope put Anstey two goals ahead at Lye Meadow.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp finished ahead of the opposition but remained well short of a majority, final results from Israel's general election showed Friday, setting the stage for tough coalition talks or potentially another vote.

Cryptocurrency platform Binance said Thursday it had fallen victim to a major hack and indicated that more than $2.5 billion in funds had been frozen in an effort to prevent a massive theft.

Ninety miles (140 kilometers). That is how far residents of Fredonia, a small town in the central US state of Kansas, must travel for cardiology care in the event of a heart attack or stroke.

IOC president Kirsty Coventry's desire is that "politics does not take over on the field of play", but Ukraine and former executives from her organisation have told AFP that politics and sport remain inseparable.

State officials who run US elections are bracing for further intervention by President Donald Trump's administration in next week's midterms -- fearing federal authorities could disrupt voting, challenge ballot counts or try to block unfavorable results.

Nvidia's $3 billion investment in Meta's share sale, announced Tuesday, is the latest addition to a portfolio of stakes, loans and guarantees that has made the chip giant what some analysts describe as the central bank of the artificial intelligence boom.

The issue of abortion rights has made fewer national headlines during this US midterm election cycle, with Democrats focusing on affordability and President Donald Trump's historic unpopularity, and Republicans shelving it for now.

Michael Carrick has been granted a stay of execution but will the beleaguered Manchester United manager survive a vital trip to Chelsea?

The Indiana Hoosiers offense has suddenly stalled.

To play a serial killer in the new Apple TV series “Nocturne,” Stephen Graham did what all good actors do: He watched a bunch of serial killers.

Police in South Carolina have closed their investigation into the overdose death of actor Hayden Panettiere following a coroner’s finding that it was accidental.