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MONZA, Italy (Reuters) – Goals from Pedro and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic earned Lazio a 2-0 win at Monza on Sunday to lift them five points clear of Inter Milan in the Serie A standings. Maurizio Sarri’s side seized the opportunity to strengthen their grip on second place ahead of Inter, who lost at home to Fiorentina to stay third on 50 points. Napoli are 16 points clear at the top. “We […]

(Reuters) – Leicester City have parted ways with manager Brendan Rodgers by mutual agreement, the Premier League club said on Sunday, with the team 19th in the table and facing potential relegation. Rodgers’s last game in charge was Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace which left Leicester with 25 points from 28 games. They have not won a game in all competitions since Feb. 11, losing six of their last […]

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso has expelled two French journalists working for newspapers Le Monde and Liberation, the two publications said on Sunday, accusing the authorities of seeking to stifle freedom of speech with an escalating crackdown on foreign media. Liberation said its correspondent Agnes Faivre and Le Monde’s Sophie Douce arrived in Paris early on Sunday after they were summoned separately for questioning by the military authorities on Friday […]

By Mark Gleeson JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Aiden Markram scored a superb century and Sisanda Magala claimed five wickets to lead South Africa to a 146-run win over the Netherlands in a one-day international on Sunday and move them to the brink of World Cup qualification. Markram plundered 175 runs off 126 balls as South Africa, put into bat, scored 370-8 off their 50 overs before Magala took his first five-wicket […]

(Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken it was unacceptable for Washington to politicise the case of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained and accused of spying in Russia. * The U.S. State Department said Blinken called for the immediate release of Gershkovich during a telephone call with Lavrov. REPORTER’S ARREST * The Wall Street Journal […]

(Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday it was unacceptable for Washington to politicise the case of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained and accused of spying in Russia. The Russian Foreign Ministry said Lavrov told Blinken in a phone call that Gershkovich’s fate would be determined by a court. He reiterated Russia’s assertion, for which it […]

By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Oscar-winning Japanese composer famed for his scores for “The Last Emperor”, “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” and other epic films, has died aged 71. Sakamoto was also known for his acting, and for his work with the pioneering electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) which he co-founded. “He lived with music until the very end,” Avex, the recording company he worked […]

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – Cologne and visitors Borussia Moenchengladbach stayed goalless in their Rhein derby on Sunday to extend their respective winless runs in the Bundesliga. The hosts looked unaffected by world body FIFA’s decision to impose a transfer ban for an alleged breach of transfer rules in the case of the signing of an under-19 player. Davie Selke missed a second minute chance for Cologne who were repeatedly denied […]

LONDON (Reuters) – West Ham United beat Southampton 1-0 on Sunday after Nayef Aguerd scored from a set piece in the first half to give the London side breathing room in the Premier League relegation battle. The teams were 19th and 20th in the table before kickoff but victory moved West Ham up to 14th (27 points) while Southampton remained rooted to the bottom, three points from the safety zone. […]