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 Barcelona came from behind ‌to defeat Slavia Prague 4-2 on a freezing night in the Champions League on Wednesday, with Fermin Lopez scoring twice and Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski adding...

 NEWCASTLE, England: Yoane Wissa ​scored his first Champions League goal as Newcastle United eased to a 3-0 home win over PSV Eindhoven at St ‌James’ Park on Wednesday to seal their place in...

 TURIN, Italy: ​Juventus guaranteed themselves at least a Champions League playoff place ‌with a 2-0 home win over Benfica on Wednesday, their third successive victory coming thanks to second...

 DAKAR: Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has offered ‌bonuses of more than $130,000 as well as plots of coastal land to each member of the country's soccer team following their...

DHAKA: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) ​will speak to the country's interim government in a last-ditch attempt to secure the team's participation in ‌next month's Twenty20 World...

LONDON:  Britain is considering an Australian-style ban on social media to better protect children online, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer warning on Tuesday they risk being pulled into "a world of...

ISLAMABAD:  Pakistan's defence manufacturing industry is running red hot since its jets, drones and missiles earned the coveted 'combat tested' tag in a conflict with India last year,...

MUMBAI - The Indian central bank was likely selling dollars to limit the rupee's weakness on Tuesday, four traders told Reuters, as the currency remains within touching distance of a fresh record...

WASHINGTON - President ‌Donald Trump said late on Monday ​he ‌has invited Russian President ‌Vladimir Putin ‍to ‌be ‍a member of ⁠his "Board of Peace" initiative aimed at resolving...

The new indoor tech-infused WTGL ​announced its first five players ahead of its debut next winter.The WTGL is the ‌women's version of the men's TGL which made its debut last year with...

LONDON: ​Mercedes will be Formula One's sole ‌safety and medical car supplier this season after Aston Martin decided not to extend an expired ​five-year deal to share ‌the role with the...

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain: Real Sociedad earned a pulsating 2-1 home victory over LaLiga leaders Barcelona ‌on Sunday, ending the Catalans' 11-match winning streak in all competitions.The thrilling...

  RABAT: Moroccan fans were left ​crestfallen on Sunday after their team lost the Africa Cup of Nations final 1-0 to Senegal after extra time in a ‌tense encounter at Rabat's Moulay...

  RABAT: Senegal's decision ​to storm off the pitch during the Africa Cup of Nations final came in the heat ‌of the moment but football won in the end, goalkeeper Edouard Mendy told...

 New Zealand batters Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips scored centuries in a superb partnership to lay ‌the platform for a 41-run win over India in the third one-day international in Indore on...

Mateo Pulcini of Argentina defeated ​Venezuela's Virgilio Paz on the second playoff hole to win the Latin ‌America Amateur Championship on Sunday in Lima, Peru.The victory earned Pulcini...

Chris Gotterup likes how he handles situations when he's in ​position to win on the PGA Tour.He did it again, shooting 6-under-par 64 to capture the season-opening Sony Open on Sunday at...

 Firefighters in Pakistan's largest city were fighting to extinguish a massive blaze on Sunday that had killed six people and reduced parts of a shopping mall to rubble in Karachi's...

CAGLIARI, Italy: Juventus' Serie A title ambitions ‌are all but over after they suffered a 1-0 defeat at Cagliari on Saturday, in a game where the visitors were unable to make their domination...

NAPLES, Italy: Champions ​Napoli ended a run of three consecutive draws by beating Sassuolo 1-0 at home on Saturday to get ‌their bid to retain the Serie A title back on track.Napoli remained...