Man City's meteoric rise clouded by dark shadow
Manchester City's fate is yet to be sealed but reports they have been found guilty of widespread financial impropriety cast a new light on a meteoric rise from mid-table mediocrity to Premier League domination since a transformative Abu Dhabi takeover in 2008.
Read more
'He said hello': Families pray with pope on Paris avenue
Jumping down from her uncle's shoulders, seven-year-old Dona ran grinning to her mother after Pope Leo XIV waved at her on his way past on a famed Paris avenue.
Read more
Mbappe out for two weeks or more with knee injury say Real
France captain Kylian Mbappe suffered a hyperextension of his left knee playing for France, his club Real Madrid said Saturday but could be ready to play again when La Liga resumes.
Read more
Pope celebrates giant Paris mass, flies to Lourdes
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday rode along the Champs Elysees in the popemobile and held an open-air mass in front of hundreds of thousands in Paris, before flying to the holy pilgrimage site of Lourdes in southern France.
Read more
Lyon collapse away to Stade and suffer first Top 14 loss
Top 14 leaders Lyon crumbled in the second half in Paris on Saturday as they suffered their first defeat of the early season, beaten 31-10 at Stade Francais.
Read more
Thousands march in Madrid over eviction of 87-year-old woman
Thousands of people marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest the eviction earlier this week of an 87-year-old woman from her lifelong home, calling for greater protection for tenants.
Read more
Russia accuses Europe of seeking to thwart Ukraine talks
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Europe Saturday of "doing everything" to thwart talks to resolve the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv, in an outspoken UN speech in which he vowed his country would achieve its Ukraine aims.
Read more
England women back to winning ways with last-gasp defeat of New Zealand
Zoe Harrison was England's heroine with a last-gasp try as the women's rugby world champions returned to winning ways with a dramatic 26-19 WXV victory over New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday.
Read more
Man City chairman defiant over reported Premier League charges
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said on Saturday that the club were confident they could prove their "innocence" after reportedly being found guilty on all but one of 115 charges for breaching Premier League financial rules.
Read more
Trump rejects Iran proposal for deal to reopen Hormuz
US President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected a truce deal proposed by Iran that Tehran said could have reopened the Strait of Hormuz to shipping within a week.
Read moreIn The News
