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Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring their second goal. Photo: REUTERS/FILE BARCELONA: Robert Lewandowski shouldered home a dramatic late winner for Barcelona as they edged Atletico Madrid 2-1 to move seven points clear at the top of La Liga after Real Madrid slipped up.Second-placed Real were beaten 2-1 at Mallorca earlier on Saturday, and Barca capitalised … Read more
LONDON: Italy’s latest World Cup failure has triggered a national inquest, with Saturday’s Serie A press conferences inevitably dominated by questions about where it all went wrong and what needs to be done.Italy missed a third straight World Cup after a playoff loss to Bosnia on Tuesday, prompting both manager Gennaro Gattuso and federation chief … Read more
The sprawling complex in the city of Mahshahr was taken offline after strikes hit two utility plants that provided basic services like gas and power, Iranian officials said.
Pakistan’s rising squash star Muhammad Asim Khan delivered a stellar performance to clinch the title at the World Championship Qualifying Event–Asia, securing his place in the prestigious PSA World Championships 2026.According to information made available by Pakistan Squash Federation here Saturday, Asim fought valiantly in a gripping five-game final against Malaysia’s Joachim Chuah, winning 3-2 … Read more
RIYADH: Cristiano Ronaldo marked his return from a month-long injury layoff by scoring twice in the second half as Al Nassr maintained their winning run with a 5-2 victory over bottom side Al Najma in the Saudi Pro League on Friday. The Portuguese forward, sidelined since February, had missed Al Nassr’s previous two league matches … Read more
Gangs tore through several rural communities last weekend, underscoring the challenges that will face the new, U.N.-backed Gang Suppression Force starting to enter the country.
KARACHI: Islamabad United produced a commanding performance to beat Rawalpindiz by seven wickets in their first-ever Pakistan Super League (PSL) meeting, chasing down the 157-run target with 34 balls to spare at Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday. The newly inaugurated “Twin Cities” derby, hyped on PSL social media channels throughout the day, ultimately lacked the close … Read more
Bayern Munich’s Tom Bischof scores their second goal. Photo: REUTERS/FILE BERLIN: Bayern Munich came from two goals down in the last 10 minutes to win 3-2 at Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday, ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first leg at Real Madrid.Trailing 2-0 and without injured talisman Harry Kane, Tom Bischof scored twice … Read more
Satellite image company restricts Mideast content, citing a U.S. government request.
The astronauts said they had lost track of which day it is on Earth on their transit to the moon.