Barca have bid for Atletico's Alvarez: president Laporta
Barcelona have made a transfer offer for Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez, the Catalan club's president Joan Laporta said Wednesday.
Read moreTrump defends earning more than $1bn on crypto
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended earning around $1.2 billion from his family's cryptocurrency activities last year, saying "everybody's profiting" from his time in power.
Read more'Smart' and 'very rational'? Iran's new leaders post-Ali Khamenei
A group of military, theocratic and civilian figures, rather than a single individual, have led decision-making in Iran since the killing of longstanding supreme leader Ali Khamenei in a US-Israeli airstrike at the start of the war.
Read moreSciver-Brunt fit for England's T20 World Cup semi-final
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has declared herself fit for a Women's T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa on Thursday.
Read moreBordeaux-Begles handed favourable draw in Champions Cup defence
Holders Bordeaux-Begles will face former winners Munster in next season's Champions Cup rugby pool stage, after the draw was made on Wednesday.
Read moreKey challenges for Laporta in second Barca term
Barcelona president Joan Laporta was reelected in March with 68 percent of the vote and on Wednesday was sworn in for the next five years with the Spanish football giants.
Read more'Thought they'd never be caught': The strike that killed Iran's Khamenei
On Saturday, February 28, Tehran residents were embarking on the working week during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, nervously anticipating celebrations for the Iranian New Year against the background of diplomatic efforts to stave off war with the US and Israel.
Read moreCanada to join Eurovision Song Contest
Canada will take part in next year's edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, organisers announced Wednesday, spreading the world's biggest live televised music event to the Americas.
Read moreDjokovic, Sinner hope for easier ride after Wimbledon scares
Wimbledon title rivals Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner will hope for an easier ride in the second round on Wednesday after their opening match scares, while French Open winner Mirra Andreeva faces former All England Club champion Barbora Krejcikova.
Read moreSwedish court orders Google pay $1.46 bn for favouring its price comparisons
A Swedish market court on Wednesday ordered Google to pay some 14.3 billion kronor ($1.46 billion) in damages to price comparison site Pricerunner for promoting its own shopping comparisons in search results.
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