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Shane Lowry shot to the top of the leaderboard at five under par as Rory McIlroy was among the big names to struggle on day one of the 152nd British Open at Royal Troon.

Marseille signed striker Mason Greenwood from Manchester United, the Ligue 1 side announced on social media on Thursday, despite the objection of some of the French club's fans.

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa committed his new coalition government to growth, job creation and poverty reduction as he opened parliament Thursday following the first elections in which his ruling ANC lost its absolute majority.

Ollie Pope rode his luck to a hundred as England ended the first day of the second Test against the West Indies at Trent Bridge on Thursday in a commanding position at 416 all out.

Barack Obama has reportedly told allies that Joe Biden must reconsider whether to stay in the White House race, as the US president remained holed up at his beach house Thursday with a bout of Covid.

Victims who perished in Pompeii after the devastating 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius may have been killed by a simultaneous earthquake, according to new research published on Thursday.

Manchester City announced the signing of Brazilian winger Savinho on Thursday from French side Troyes, who are owned by the same parent company as the English champions.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday pledged to strengthen ties with European allies on security and illegal migration, insisting "Britain is back" as he seeks to rebuild bridges after Brexit.

Police were hunting three arson suspects on Thursday after an apartment building fire killed seven people including four children in the southern French city of Nice, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said.

Bangladeshi students set fire to the country's state broadcaster on Thursday as protests against civil service hiring rules escalated, with the death toll mounting to at least 32 and monitors saying a "near-total" internet blackout had been imposed.

Hundreds of Argentines gathered in Buenos Aires Thursday to demand justice for the attack on a Jewish community center that killed 85 people 30 years ago to the day.

Panama's new president on Thursday ruled out forcibly repatriating US-bound undocumented migrants who make the dangerous jungle crossing from Colombia, in an apparent softening of his stance.

Belgian Victor Campenaerts wept with joy after winning stage 18 of the Tour de France as overall leader Tadej Pogacar and defending champion Jonas Vingegaard saved their thunder for a trilogy of harsh stages over the final weekend.

Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu agreed on Thursday to more than double the monthly minimum wage to 70,000 naira ($43) as the country struggles with a severe cost of living crisis.

Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team-mate George Russell will be fighting to win and hope to deliver a sustained 'silver arrows' resurgence through the second half of the season, the seven-time champion said on Thursday.

Kevin Magnussen said he was "disappointed" to lose his seat at Haas but insisted that he was aiming to stay in Formula One next year with a rival team.

Unrelenting heat is blanketing swathes of southern and eastern Europe, with dozens of cities on red alert as scorching temperatures fuel wildfires, strain power grids, and make daily life unbearable.

Belgian Victor Campenaerts won stage 18 of the Tour de France as an escape dominated a race around the spectacular lake Serre-Poncon in the Alps on Thursday.

Wall Street's top indices fell on Thursday as a rebound in tech shares lost steam, adding to losses triggered by fears of new trade tensions.

Five Just Stop Oil activists, including the climate group's founder, were given between four and five years in jail in the UK on Thursday for conspiring to plan protests that blocked a motorway.

The Israeli parliament voted Thursday to oppose a Palestinian state as an "existential threat", a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers the army had Hamas "by the throat".

Pierre Gasly confirmed on Thursday that he has spoken to Carlos Sainz in a bid to persuade him to join him at Alpine next season, after leaving Ferrari.

Joe Biden holed up at his beach house Thursday, battling both a bout of Covid and calls by senior allies for him to abandon his 2024 reelection bid.

Patrick Vieira stood down as manager Strasbourg, the Ligue 1 club confirmed on Thursday, as his name was linked to the vacant United States men's team coaching job.

Rory McIlroy said he can only focus on trying to make the cut at the British Open after a disastrous opening round of seven over par at Royal Troon on Thursday.

Suryakumar Yadav has been named India's T20 captain, the country's cricket board announced Thursday, after Rohit Sharma quit the shortest format following last month's World Cup triumph.

Donald Trump will get a hero's welcome Thursday as he accepts the Republican Party's nomination to run for US president in a speech capping a convention dominated by the recent attempt on his life.

Bangladeshi students set fire to the country's state broadcaster on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared on the network seeking to calm escalating clashes that have killed at least 32 people.

The European Central Bank is keeping options "wide open" for September, president Christine Lagarde said, after holding interest rates steady Thursday in the wait for more evidence that inflation was on the right track.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said it was "extremely important" that the United States maintains its backing for Ukraine, after former president Donald Trump chose a sceptic of aiding Kyiv as his election running mate.

Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and rockers the Grateful Dead are among this year's Kennedy Center Honors inductees, along with beloved blues singer Bonnie Raitt and jazz artist Arturo Sandoval.

A 60-year-old German man is likely the seventh person to be effectively cured from HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant, doctors announced on Thursday.