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LONDON (Reuters) – China’s Zhilei ‘Big Bang’ Zhang set his sights on Ukraine’s heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk after dealing Britain’s Joe Joyce a first professional defeat on Saturday. Referee Howard Foster stopped the fight in the sixth of 12 scheduled rounds at London’s Copper Box Arena after the ringside doctor had twice inspected Joyce’s puffed up right eye, which was almost closed. “Today belongs to me…I’m 39 years old, […]

MILAN (Reuters) -A late goal by defender Luca Caldirola earned promoted side Monza a shock 1-0 win at Inter Milan in Serie A on Saturday as Simone Inzaghi’s men slumped to a fourth loss in their last five league outings. Inter, who are on course for a first Champions League last-four appearance since 2010 following their 2-0 win at Benfica in their quarter-final first leg on Tuesday, needed three points […]

(Reuters) -Nacho and Marco Asensio scored within four minutes in the second half to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win at lowly Cadiz on Saturday and cut Barcelona’s lead in LaLiga to 10 points. Second-placed Real maintained their slim title chances by moving up to 62 points. Atletico de Madrid are third on 57 points and host Almeria on Sunday. Barcelona travel to Getafe on Sunday. Real dominated the match […]

(Reuters) – A train carrying hazardous materials derailed and caught fire north of Rockwood, Maine, fire officials said in a Facebook post on Saturday. Rockwood Fire and Rescue posted a photo of the derailment on its Facebook page and asked residents to “stay clear,” without specifying the extent of damage. An FRA safety inspector is en route to the site of a Canadian Pacific Railway derailment near Brassua, Maine, U.S. […]

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Interior Ministry is examining all Chinese components that are already installed in the country’s 5G network, Minister Nancy Faeser was quoted as saying on Sunday, as Berlin re-evaluates its relationship with top trade partner China. “We have to protect our communication networks,” Faeser told Bild am Sonntag newspaper, adding that the examination’s three priorities were identifying risks, averting dangers and avoiding dependencies. “This is especially true […]

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Sunday attended an Easter service conducted by the Russian Orthodox Church, which has strongly backed the Kremlin leader’s decision to invade Ukraine. Putin, dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and dark purple tie, stood to one side in Moscow’s Christ the Saviour Cathedral, holding a lit red candle, live images of the midnight service showed. He also attended last year. The Russian leader […]

MILAN (Reuters) -A late goal by defender Luca Caldirola earned promoted side Monza a shock 1-0 win at Inter Milan in Serie A on Saturday as Simone Inzaghi’s men slumped to a fourth loss in their last five league outings. Inter, who are on course for a first Champions League last-four appearance since 2010 following their 2-0 win at Benfica in their quarter-final first leg on Tuesday, needed three points […]

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) -Ducati’s MotoGP world champion Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia won a sprint race from pole position at the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin on Saturday to pile the pressure on series leader Marco Bezzecchi. The Italian, who had smashed the Texas track’s lap record in qualifying, took the chequered flag 2.545 seconds ahead of LCR Honda’s Alex Rins for his third victory of the season after a […]

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Sunday attended an Easter service conducted by the Russian Orthodox Church, which has strongly backed the Kremlin leader’s decision to invade Ukraine. Putin, dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and dark purple tie, stood to one side in Moscow’s Christ the Saviour Cathedral, holding a lit red candle, live images of the midnight service showed. He also attended last year. The Russian leader […]