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MADRID: Atletico Madrid ​have agreed a deal with Atalanta to sign Nigeria international Ademola Lookman, the LaLiga club ‌confirmed on Sunday."The Nigerian international is already in Madrid to...

STRASBOURG: Ten-man ‌Paris Saint-Germain scored a late winner to claim a 2-1 victory at Racing Strasbourg on Sunday and return to the summit of Ligue 1.Nuno Mendes secured three vital points in the...

KANDY, Sri Lanka: Tom ​Banton's unbeaten half-century and Harry Brook's explosive knock steered England to a series-winning six-wicket victory ‌against Sri Lanka in a rain-affected...

Pakistan will boycott its February 15 match of the Twenty20 ‌World Cup against arch-rivals India in Colombo, the Pakistan government said on Sunday, while approving the team's participation in...

LONDON: Chelsea battled from ‌two goals down to beat West Ham 3-2 in the Premier League on Saturday with a stoppage-time Enzo Fernandez winner crowning the second dramatic comeback win in four days...

ELCHE, Spain: Lamine Yamal scored ​one goal and created another as Barcelona extended their lead at the top of LaLiga with a 3-1 victory over ‌Elche on Saturday.Barcelona moved to 55 points from...

NEW DELHI - India's annual budget made a fresh bet on the country's manufacturing sector as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid out priorities for Asia's third-biggest economy and...

LEEDS, England: Premier League leaders Arsenal ended their mini-slump with an emphatic 4-0 victory at Leeds United ‌on Saturday to move seven points clear as champions Liverpool crushed Newcastle...

England's Justin Rose might be too far ahead for the rest ​of the golfers in the Farmers Insurance Open to catch up.Rose shot a 4-under-par 68 on Saturday in the third round to carry a six-...

An explosion that hit a building in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday was caused by a gas leak, according to a preliminary assessment, the local head of the fire department...

Inter Miami signed ​Mexican national team forward German Berterame to a designated ‌player contract through the 2028-29 season Friday.Berterame, who had played for Mexican power Monterrey since...

MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz meet in Sunday's Australian Open final with history in the balance, ‌as the Serbian great chases a record 25th Grand Slam title and the Spanish...

MELBOURNE: Sixth seeds Neal Skupski ​and Christian Harrison defeated Australia's wildcard pairing of Jason Kubler and Marc Polmans 7-6(4) 6-4 to capture the Australian Open men's doubles...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government entered what is expected to be a brief shutdown on Saturday after Congress failed to approve a deal to keep a wide swath of operations funded ahead of a midnight...

France has ​lowered the safety limit for cereulide toxin in infant formula, aiming to strengthen ‌protections after several major groups ordered worldwide recalls over contamination concerns, the...

ISTANBUL: ‌Iran is prepared for the resumption of talks with the United States, but they should be fair and not include Iran's defence capabilities, Iran's chief diplomat said on Friday,...

Global drugmakers are ramping up US manufacturing and stockpiling inventory ​as the Trump administration considers a 100 per cent tariff on imported branded and patented medicines.Although...

MANCHESTER:  Manchester City's and Rayan Cherki struck before halftime to secure a ‌Champions League place in the last 16 for their side in a 2-0 victory over Galatasaray on Wednesday.Pep...

 Real Madrid forward ​Kylian Mbappe said the team did not match the hunger ‌shown by Benfica in Wednesday's 4-2 Champions League defeat and that they are not showing the consistency worthy...

The Confederation of African ​Football has suspended Senegal coach Pape Thiaw for five games and fined him $100,000 ‌for "unsporting conduct" after he told his players to leave the pitch during...