Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said his team could have beaten Georgia 9-1 as they eased through to the Euro 2024 quarter-finals on Sunday to face hosts Germany. La…
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Georgia coach Sagnol proud of his team as Euro 2024 run ends
Georgia coach Willy Sagnol said he was “very proud” of his team after they went out of Euro 2024 in the last 16 to Spain on Sunday, and insisted they…
Fourteen killed in Nigeria after truck driver ‘lost control’
Fourteen people were killed when a truck ploughed into Muslim worshippers outside the northern Nigerian city of Kano, Nigeria’s road safety agency said. The goods-laden truck lost control and ran over…
Saeed Jalili, anti-West candidate in Iran presidency runoff
Ultraconservative former Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, who will face a reformist in a runoff for president, is widely recognised for his steadfast anti-Western stance. Jalili, 58, will aim to…
‘We have already won the Euros’, says Georgia coach Sagnol
Georgia coach Willy Sagnol insisted the rank outsiders would go into Sunday’s Euro 2024 clash with Spain in relaxed mood having already far exceeded expectations by making it to the…
Biden debate performance triggers panic, replacement talk
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign was in full damage-control mode Friday as he sought to recover from a disastrous debate showing that triggered alarm among Democrats and talk of replacing the…
Murray, Djokovic cleared for Wimbledon duty
Former champions Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic shrugged off lingering injury concerns on Friday to take their places in the draw for Wimbledon. Murray, the 2013 and 2016 champion, had…
Zelensky says preparing ‘plan’ to end war with Russia
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said he was drawing up a “comprehensive plan” for how Kyiv believes the war with Russia should end. There are no public talks ongoing…
UAE cuts Friday sermons at mosques over sizzling heat
The United Arab Emirates has shortened Friday sermons at mosques to protect worshippers from severe heat, amid rising summer temperatures linked to climate change. The General Authority of Islamic Affairs,…
France cinema boss gets 3-year jail term in sexual assault case
The head of France’s top cinema institution, Dominique Boutonnat, was on Friday given a three-year prison sentence, two of them suspended, after being convicted of sexually assaulting his godson in…