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  • 'What we live for': Kounde after winning Barca Copa del Rey final

    'What we live for': Kounde after winning Barca Copa del Rey final

    "I just went to run in every direction (after scoring), to join the fans and my team-mates, this is what we live for, this is why we love football, it brings these sort of emotions," Kounde told Barca One.

  • Nine killed as driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd

    Nine killed as driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd

    The Filipino community had gathered in Vancouver's Sunset on Fraser neighborhood on Saturday evening when festivalgoers were hit.

  • 'No regrets' for Amorim over Man Utd move

    'No regrets' for Amorim over Man Utd move

    Amorim has endured a difficult time since arriving from Sporting Lisbon to replace the sacked Erik ten Hag in November.United are languishing in 15th place in the Premier League having managed just six top-flight wins under the Portuguese coach.

  • Kenya's Sawe, Ehiopia's Assefa crowned 2025 London Marathon champions

    Kenya's Sawe, Ehiopia's Assefa crowned 2025 London Marathon champions

    At the halfway mark the lead group, which included Kipchoge, Olympic champion Tamirat Tola and Kiplimo, timed outside world record pace at 1:01:30.Assefa, Jepkosgei and Hassan, who gained 10 kilos on taking a four-month break following her win in Paris, dominated the race from the outset....

  • Liverpool primed for Premier League title party

    Liverpool primed for Premier League title party

    "It's a big responsibility," said the Dutch boss. "We are aware that the last time this club won the league was during the Covid time, so everybody is looking forward to Sunday."We know there's still a job to do. We need at least one point. Our fans know as well. When they come to the stadium they h...

  • De Bruyne's Man City exit 'so difficult' for Guardiola

    De Bruyne's Man City exit 'so difficult' for Guardiola

    De Bruyne is one of the most decorated players in the club's history with 16 trophies, including six Premier League titles and the Champions League.He can take a step towards a third FA Cup when City face Nottingham Forest in the semi-finals at Wembley on Sunday.

  • 25 killed, fires still burning in huge Iran port blast

    25 killed, fires still burning in huge Iran port blast

    The blast occurred Saturday at Shahid Rajaee Port in southern Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of world oil output passes.

  • Rovanpera continues to soar in Canary Islands

    Rovanpera continues to soar in Canary Islands

    "It's not every day you find yourself in this position, and stage wins come one after the other very easily. I like it, it's good," said Rovanpera.

  • Papal conclave: a painstaking voting process

    Papal conclave: a painstaking voting process

    The cardinal electors -- those aged under 80 -- move into the Santa Marta guesthouse inside the Vatican, where they will stay for the duration, vowing not to communicate with the outside world.

  • What does a pope do?

    What does a pope do?

    He is considered the successor of St Peter, to whom Jesus Christ is said to have entrusted the mission of leading the Church.