Defending champions Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda and Hawi Feysa of Ethiopia will be challenged by a world-class field in the hunt for record times in Sunday's 48th Chicago Marathon.
Niclas Fuellkrug scored on his return to Borussia Dortmund on Friday as Werder Bremen scored twice to snatch a dramatic late 2-2 draw against the Bundesliga leaders.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will miss Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons with a left ankle injury, coach Jesse Minter said Friday.
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Education
The largest city in the Brazilian Amazon, Manaus, shut public schools on Friday as smoke from hundreds of wildfires blanketed the metropolis amid an intensifying El Nino event.
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US sanctions: a 'test of resilience' for ICC
Politics
October 09, 2026
- Montenegro expels popular Russian war blogger wanted by US
- Rubio calls on all Venezuela opposition figures to join talks with govt
- Clashes in Durban as fresh anti-migrant riots erupt in South Africa
- BMW pulls car lease offer from German far-right politician
The co-pilot who attacked the captain of a flydubai jet last month had planned to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's international airport, the United Arab Emirates' top prosecutor said on Friday.
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Skipper Shai Hope and Sherfane Rutherford struck blazing knocks as the West Indies recorded the second-highest T20 chase of all time on Friday to beat India by six wickets.
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Mike Ditka was already an NFL champion and Chicago icon when he guided the celebrated 1985 Bears to the Super Bowl crown.
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Pakistan's newest skipper Sahibzada Farhan hit a swashbuckling half-century to guide Pakistan to a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first T20 international in Rawalpindi on Friday.
October 09, 2026
Sports
Vincenzo Montella was sacked as head coach of Turkey on Friday following a string of Nations League defeats.
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The United States on Friday announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court, vowing to cripple the tribunal's operations just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize went to a former ICC judge who warned of mounting political attacks on the court.
Mike Ditka, a larger-than-life coaching legend for the Chicago Bears who won two NFL titles as both a player and coach, died on Friday, his family announced. He was 86.
Hurricane Isaias rapidly intensified into a major category 3 storm on Friday, triggering mandatory evacuations as it barrelled towards the US Gulf Coast where it was projected to make landfall in the evening.
US President Donald Trump has set up a committee to probe Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over alleged "false statements" linked to mortgages, renewing his efforts to oust her.
October 09, 2026
Sports
South Africa picked two spinners, but it was their fast bowlers who did the damage as Australia limped to 187 for six on the first day of the first Test in Durban on Friday.
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Stock markets climbed Friday as oil prices dropped after President Donald Trump ruled out a strike on Iran before next month's US midterm elections.
China and the European Union reached an understanding to "moderate" hybrid vehicles exports on Friday, which could prevent millions of Chinese cars from being shipped to Europe, the bloc's commerce chief said following talks that dispelled a much-feared trade war.
French government bonds have become the bane of investors on fears that officials are unwilling or unable to rein in spending that far outstrips its revenue.
Initiatives to label books as written by humans, and not artificial intelligence, are gaining ground following a string of scandals where authors were suspected of using the technology without admitting it.
October 09, 2026
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- Australia struggle against South Africa's fast bowlers
- De Zerbi calls on struggling Spurs to react in Man Utd clash
- US sanctions on ICC: a 'test of resilience'
- Arteta urges 'respect' for process after Man City financial verdict
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- Argentina snap up defence guru Edwards ahead of World Cup
- Man City whistleblower Pinto to stay under police protection