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NewsAFP NewsBasket case!: Mourinho admits he hid in laundry to skirt ban
Jose Mourinho admitted Saturday that he once got round a two-match ban by hiding in a laundry basket so he could give a team-talk before a Champions League match. Mourinho, sacked by Manchester United in December, told BeIN Sports how he skirted a touchline suspension on the eve of the 2005 quarter-final
FinanceReutersEU tax on big digital companies could be struck by March: French minister
A European Union-wide tax on the world's top digital companies could be reached by the end of March, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said in an interview published on Sunday. In December, European Union finance ministers failed to agree a tax on digital revenues, despite a last minute Franco-German
NewsAFP NewsSundowns slam Wydad 'bullies' as Zwane brace wins clash of giants
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane branded Wydad Casablanca "bullies" after the South Africans defeated the Moroccans 2-1 Saturday in a CAF Champions League clash of giants. It was the fifth match between the clubs in three seasons and each side has won twice with one draw.
NewsAFP NewsSuspected car bomb explodes in N. Ireland
A suspected car bomb exploded in the Northern Irish city of Londonderry on Saturday, police said, with leading politicians alleging the blast was terror-related. The Police Service of Northern Ireland tweeted a photograph of the scene outside a courthouse as it warned that evacuations were taking place
NewsAFP NewsInter launch anti-racism campaign as schoolchildren watch goalless draw
Inter Milan launched their anti-racism campaign in reaction to last month's abuse of Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly as 11,000 local schoolchildren watched a goalless draw with Sassuolo at the San Siro on Saturday. Inter Milan were ordered to play two matches behind closed doors as punishment
NewsAFP NewsTrump offers concessions on immigrants in return for wall funds
US President Donald Trump on Saturday offered to temporarily shield a million immigrants from deportation if Congress authorizes funding for his Mexican border wall -- an idea Democrats rejected, making the US government shutdown likely to continue. Trump attempted to seize the initiative in ending
NewsAFP NewsHenry furious after VAR 'stops working' in latest Monaco loss
Beleaguered Monaco coach Thierry Henry claimed that VAR stopped working during his struggling side's 5-1 thrashing at home by Strasbourg on Saturday, saying that they should have been awarded a penalty. Henry told reporters, "I have a scoop for you" as he entered his post-match press conference
NewsAFP NewsGolf: Ko, Ji charge to LPGA lead with Henderson one back
New Zealand's Lydia Ko and South Korea's Ji Eun-hee each fired a five-under par 66 to share the lead after Saturday's third round of the LPGA Tournament of Champions. Ko and Ji charged into contention by going low on the front side and parring their way home to stand on 13-under 200 after
NewsAFP NewsSane can't compare to Giggs yet insists Guardiola
Pep Guardiola has told Manchester City star Leroy Sane he has a long way to go before he can be considered as great a player as Ryan Giggs. Sane has been outstanding this season for a City side chasing Premier League leaders Liverpool, having recovered from the disappointment of missing out on Germany
NewsAFP NewsColombia demands Cuba hand over ELN 'criminals' after bombing
Colombia Saturday demanded that Cuba hand over ELN rebels who were in Havana for peace talks, after a deadly car bombing Bogota blames on the group. Conservative President Ivan Duque urged Communist-ruled Cuba -- a host and one of the guarantors of the peace process -- to send home National Liberation
NewsAFP NewsOld bus, distant hotel and a thrashing for Senegalese
Renaissance Berkane of Morocco trounced ASC Jaraaf of Senegal 5-1 Saturday in a CAF Confederation Cup play-off second leg to reach the group stage. The thrashing completed a miserable trip to north Africa for the Dakar club after officials complained about being given an old bus and staying at a hotel
NewsAFP NewsFuel pipeline blaze in Mexico kills at least 67
An explosion and fire in central Mexico killed at least 67 people after hundreds swarmed to the site of an illegal fuel-line tap to gather gasoline amid a government crackdown on fuel theft, officials said. Early Saturday the Hidalgo state governor, Omar Fayad, had put the death toll at 66 dead and
NewsAFP News'Extremely angry' Sarri slams mentally weak Chelsea after Arsenal loss
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri labelled his players mentally weak and "difficult to motivate" after losing 2-0 at Arsenal in a toothless performance on Saturday. The Gunners blew the race for a top-four Premier League finish wide open as first-half goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent
NewsAFP NewsSealed with a kiss as O'Sullivan downs Ding to reach Masters final
Ronnie O'Sullivan held off China's Ding Junhui to advance into the Masters final with a 6-3 win at London's Alexandra Palace on Saturday. It was one-way traffic as O'Sullivan, already a record seven-times Masters winner, surged into a 4-0 lead. O'Sullivan, having seen his lead reduced
NewsAFP News'Trembling, headaches, migraines': Concussion forces Boks star Lambie to quit
The sudden retirement of Pat Lambie because of post-concussion problems "is a shock," team-mate Dimitri Szarzewski said after Racing 92 beat Scarlets in Europe on Saturday. Lambie, a 28-year-old who has played 56 times for South Africa, announced his decision earlier in the day in an interview
NewsAFP NewsZlatan calls Galaxy 'number one priority'
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, having played for several of Europe's finest clubs since his top-level debut 20 years ago, says the Los Angeles Galaxy are now his top priority. The 37-year-old forward said Saturday he is staying with the Major League Soccer side for the 2019 campaign because he longs to restore
NewsAFP NewsWeah scores on Celtic debut as Hoops win Cup opener
Timothy Weah scored on his Celtic debut as the Hoops maintained their bid for a "treble treble" with a 3-0 win over Airdrie at Parkhead in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup on Saturday. Weah, the son of former World Player of the Year George Weah, looked to be a chip off the old block after
NewsAFP NewsSharapova faces hostile home crowd as Federer, Nadal resume
The five-time major winner claimed her biggest scalp since completing a drugs ban in 2017 when she rolled defending champion Caroline Wozniacki in round three. It set her up with a tricky clash against in-form Barty who will have huge home support on Rod Laver Arena in a prime-time afternoon showdown
NewsAFP NewsPSG claim record home win with 9-0 thrashing of Guingamp
Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani both scored hat-tricks as Paris Saint-Germain romped to their biggest-ever home win with a 9-0 Ligue 1 thrashing of Guingamp on Saturday. The runaway league leaders exacted sweet revenge on bottom club Guingamp, who had ended their bid for a sixth straight League Cup
NewsAFP NewsScores of migrants feared missing off Libya: IOM
Scores of migrants were feared missing off the Libyan coast, the IOM said Saturday after the Italian navy flew three survivors to the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa. The International Organization for Migration said the three, who were suffering from hypothermia, had reported that there were initially
NewsAFP NewsPoland bids emotional farewell to murdered mayor
Thousands of Poles gathered in the Baltic port city of Gdansk on Saturday to bid an emotional farewell to murdered liberal mayor Pawel Adamowicz, whose public stabbing has raised questions about hate speech in politics in the country. Adamowicz, 53, who was mayor of Gdansk for 20 years, was stabbed
NewsAFP NewsSpanish rescuers drill tunnel to search for toddler down well
Rescuers searching for a toddler trapped for a week in a well in southern Spain began drilling a tunnel on Saturday, in the latest bid to reach the boy as part of a massive operation to find him. A giant drilling machine was installed Saturday at the site in a bid to make a parallel tunnel and excavation
NewsAFP NewsThousands join US women's marches despite discord
Thousands of women marched Saturday in the US capital and across the country to convey a now-annual message opposing Donald Trump and supporting women's rights, but internal divisions appeared to steal some energy from the rallies. In Washington, demonstrators arriving by car, bus or subway converged
NewsAFP NewsCarbery's late penalty gives Munster European quarter-final spot
Joey Carbery kicked a penalty with eight minutes to play on Saturday to give Munster a 9-7 victory over Exeter and a quarter-final berth in the European Champions Cup. Exeter's only chance of reaching the last eight had been to win and overtake Munster at the top of Pool 2. Saracens beat Glasgow
NewsAFP NewsIsrael's Netanyahu blasts media, political foes over legal woes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday released a video accusing the media and left-wing opponents of pressuring the attorney general to indict him, ahead of April polls. Police have recommended Netanyahu's indictment in three separate corruption investigations and the attorney general
