BARCELONA: Kylian Mbappe was at his brilliant best as Real Madrid showed grit to claim a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad in La Liga on Saturday, despite playing for an hour with 10 men after Dean Huijsen’s red card. Mbappe and Arda Guler’s first-half goals were enough for Los Blancos to maintain their 100 percent … Read more

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to troubled Manipur state on Saturday since more than 250 people were killed in ethnic clashes there two years ago. Modi’s visit is part of a three-day tour that also includes Assam, which borders Bangladesh, and Bihar, India’s third-most populous state with at least … Read more

MOSCOW: Like a piano player moving up a scale, Igor Mikhaylov runs his gloved hands along his client’s upturned arm, feeling out precisely where he should place his stencil. The 38-year-old tattoo artist, who is legally blind, is in high demand. “This is something that impresses and thrills you,” said a woman who gave her … Read more

LONDON: Chelsea missed the chance to go top of the Premier League as Fabio Carvalho’s 93rd minute equaliser salvaged a 2-2 draw for Brentford in Saturday’s west London derby. The world champions paid for Enzo Maresca’s experimental team selection as Kevin Schade fired Brentford into a first-half lead. Substitute Cole Palmer led the Chelsea revival … Read more

TURIN: Juventus sit level on points with Napoli at the top of Serie A on Saturday after a thrilling 4-3 win with Inter Milan as both teams continued their perfect starts to the new season with the Champions League set to begin. A stunning strike in stoppage time of the ‘Derby of Italy’ from teenage … Read more

MADRID: Atletico Madrid beat Villarreal 2-0 to earn their first win of the La Liga season on Saturday. Diego Simeone’s side suffered two defeats and a draw in their opening fixtures but produced a far more impressive display to triumph at their Metropolitano stadium with goals from Pablo Barrios and debutant Nico Gonzalez. The Rojiblancos … Read more