NewsAFP NewsToulouse and Saracens march on towards quarter-finals
Two tries from scrum-half Antoine Dupont and 17 points from the boot of full-back Thomas Ramos led Toulouse to a superb 42-27 win over Wasps on Saturday which all but guarantees the French club a place in the last eight of the European Champions Cup. Saracens also strengthened their chase for the last
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Jesus shines as City regain top spot, Eriksen fires Spurs
Manchester City swept back to the top of the Premier League as Gabriel Jesus struck twice in the champions' 3-1 win over Everton, while Christian Eriksen kept Tottenham in the title hunt in a last-gasp 1-0 victory against Burnley on Saturday. Jesus hadn't scored a Premier League goal since August
NewsAFP NewsJesus shines as City regain top spot, Eriksen fires Spurs
Manchester City swept back to the top of the Premier League as Gabriel Jesus struck twice in the champions' 3-1 win over Everton, while Christian Eriksen kept Tottenham in the title hunt in a last-gasp 1-0 victory against Burnley on Saturday. Jesus hadn't scored a Premier League goal since August
NewsAFP NewsGriezmann shoots Atletico level with Barcelona
Antoine Griezmann dragged Atletico Madrid level with Barcelona at the top of La Liga as he scored twice and created another in a 3-2 win at Valladolid. The victory left Diego Simeone's side second in La Liga but they joined Barca, who travel to Levante on Sunday evening, on 31 points. Griezmann
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FinanceAssociated PressThe Latest: French police clear Champs-Elysees of protesters
French police have pushed protesters off the Champs-Elysees in Paris with tear gas and water cannon, and re-opened the French capital's famed avenue to traffic. Police were telling protesters to remove their yellow vests, symbols of a nationwide protest movement that began in November against economic
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Report rips expensive decisions in California wildfire fight
In the first week, the blaze destroyed 57 homes and killed a bulldozer operator, then moved into remote wilderness in the Los Padres National Forest. The report by Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology criticizes fire managers for not adapting their approach to the changing nature of the
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Eriksen strikes late to rescue Spurs
Christian Eriksen came off the bench to score the stoppage-time goal that earned Mauricio Pochettino his 100th Premier League victory as Tottenham manager in a hard fought 1-0 win over Burnley. The struggling Clarets had been seconds away from leaving Wembley with a precious point against hosts who
NewsAFP NewsEriksen strikes late to rescue Spurs
Christian Eriksen came off the bench to score the stoppage-time goal that earned Mauricio Pochettino his 100th Premier League victory as Tottenham manager in a hard fought 1-0 win over Burnley. The struggling Clarets had been seconds away from leaving Wembley with a precious point against hosts who
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Jesus shines as City regain top spot, Eriksen fires Spurs
Manchester City swept back to the top of the Premier League as Gabriel Jesus struck twice in the champions' 3-1 win over Everton, while Christian Eriksen kept Tottenham in the title hunt in a last-gasp 1-0 victory against Burnley on Saturday. Jesus hadn't scored a Premier League goal since August
NewsAFP NewsOne-club Mueller makes it 300 games for Bayern Munich
Thomas Mueller made his 300th Bundesliga appearance for Bayern Munich on Saturday, cementing his status as one of a dying breed to have only ever played for just one professional club. The 29-year-old attacking midfielder reached the milestone in Bayern's 4-0 demolition of Hanover 96. Of all the
NewsAFP NewsBayern thump Hanover to go level with second-place Gladbach
Thomas Mueller had a frustrating time in front of goal in his 300th Bundesliga game, but Bayern continued their run of form with a 4-0 win at Hanover on Saturday. Joshua Kimmich's second-minute volley from an awkward-looking flick from Thomas Mueller gave the Bavarians an early lead. Bayern doubled
NewsAFP NewsHundreds march in Sierra Leone against sexual violence
Hundreds of people demonstrated in Freetown on Saturday against sexual violence against women, days after the Sierra Leone government promised a crackdown on rape and sexual abuse. Among the estimated 300 to 400 demonstrators was the country's first lady, Fatima Bio, who on Friday launched a programme
NewsAFP NewsUkraine creates church independent from Russia
A historic council of Orthodox bishops in Kiev has created a new Ukrainian church independent from Russia, President Petro Poroshenko announced on Saturday. The announcement came after Ukrainian priests held a historic synod in Kiev's 11th-century Saint Sophia Cathedral to work towards establishing
NewsAFP NewsColombian crime movie wins top award at Havana's 40th film festival
The Colombian crime film "Pajaros de Verano" has won the prized Coral Award at the 40th edition of the popular Havana Film Festival. The winning Colombian film -- titled "Birds of Passage" in English -- was directed by Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego. Starring Carmina Martinez
NewsAFP NewsZimbabwe’s Mnangagwa pledges reforms to promote democracy
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday pledged to reform his party and promote democracy in his closing address to the ruling ZANU PF party's annual conference. "We should further entrench the rule of law and constitutionalism in the party and the country," he told the
FinanceAssociated PressTrump pushes Congress for new health law after court ruling
After a federal judge ruled that the Obama-era health overhaul was "invalid," President Donald Trump is looking to congressional leaders to come up with a replacement even as the White House says the current law will remain in place for now. "Get it done!" the president instructed
FinanceAssociated PressIdaho test reactor is pivotal in US nuclear power strategy
A nuclear test reactor that can melt uranium fuel rods in seconds is running again after a nearly quarter-century shutdown as U.S. officials try to revamp a fading nuclear power industry with safer fuel designs and a new generation of power plants. The reactor at the U.S. Energy Department's Idaho
FinanceAssociated PressTear gas on Champs-Elysees but fewer Paris protesters seen
Tear gas billowed Saturday across the French capital's protest-scarred Champs-Elysees after a day of largely peaceful demonstrations and water cannons shot into the crowds on the fifth straight weekend of protests by the country's "yellow vest" movement. The demonstrations against
NewsAFP NewsNorway's Kilde wins crash-marred Val Gardena downhill
Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde won the men's World Cup downhill race at Val Gardena on Saturday, a day after teammate Aksel Lund Svindal won the Super-G for the "Attacking Vikings" in a race overshadowed by the horror crash suffered by Swiss skier Marc Gisin who was airlifted off
NewsAFP NewsFrance's 'yellow vest' protests decline on decisive weekend
Groups of defiant "yellow vest" demonstrators faced off with tens of thousands of police around France on Saturday, but their numbers were sharply lower on a fifth and decisive weekend for the anti-government movement. President Emmanuel Macron, facing the biggest crisis of his presidency,
