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Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso refused to reveal if Enzo Fernandez wants to remain at Stamford Bridge after the Argentina midfielder was strongly linked with Manchester City.
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Newly-crowned European 800m champion Audrey Werro will turn her attention from her stunning triumph in Birmingham last week to athletics' oldest world record on home soil in Lausanne on Friday.
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Mbappe 'hasn't talked of leaving in January': PSG sporting director
Kylian Mbappe has never expressed an interest in leaving Paris Saint-Germain in January, the club's sporting director Luis Campos said Tuesday, stepping into the swirl of rumours around the star striker.
Bayern a 'top club', but Kane focused on Spurs
Tottenham striker Harry Kane said his head has not been turned by speculation linking him with a move to Bayern Munich as the England captain prepares for a huge few months for club and country.
UK court told of hospital baby attacks by 'killer' nurse
A nurse accused of murdering seven babies at the UK hospital where she worked was disturbed by the mother of one of her victims as she tried to kill him, a court heard on Tuesday.
Got back: Missing Beatles tablecloth returned after 55 years
A tablecloth that all four members of The Beatles doodled on before a 1966 show has been returned to its California owners -- more than five decades after it was stolen.
King Charles III to be crowned in May
The coronation of King Charles III will take place on May 6 next year, Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday, vowing to reflect the monarchy's historic traditions and its modern role.
Hope fading in search for Venezuela landslide survivors
Hopes were fading Tuesday of finding alive any of the 56 people missing after a devastating landslide swept through a Venezuelan town with 36 confirmed deaths to date.
Xavi says Barcelona looking for revenge against Inter Milan
Barcelona coach Xavi admitted his team are in a precarious position in the Champions League but said they were out for revenge against Inter Milan on Wednesday.
Liverpool's problems mount as Matip, Alexander-Arnold join injury list
Liverpool defenders Joel Matip and Trent Alexander-Arnold will reportedly be sidelined for at least two weeks as Jurgen Klopp's injury problems mounted.
Need more 'aggression' from Proteas bowlers in Australia: Boucher
South Africa head coach Mark Boucher on Tuesday said his bowlers need to be more aggressive in the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia on pitches that will suit their seamers.
Murder charges dropped in 'Serial' podcast case
Prosecutors in the US city of Baltimore dropped charges on Tuesday against a man who served over two decades in prison for his ex-girlfriend's murder -- a case that drew worldwide attention thanks to the hit podcast "Serial."
Kuldeep shines as India crush South Africa to clinch ODI series
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav's 4-18 shone during a superb Indian bowling attack that clinched their one-day series against South Africa with a crushing seven-wicket win on Tuesday.
Five things to look out for at track cycling worlds
The 2022 world track cycling championships get under way on Wednesday near Paris, with the Netherlands attempting to top the medals table for the fourth time in five years.
De Rossi begins managerial career at Serie B's SPAL
Daniele De Rossi is set to take his first steps as a football manager after SPAL announced on Tuesday that the World Cup winner has taken the reins at the Serie B club.
Pakistan gets Shaheen Afridi fitness boost ahead of World Cup
Pakistan's spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi will be fit and available for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, three months after injuring his right knee, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday.
Alarm grows over Iran protest crackdown in Kurdish city
Rights groups voiced alarm Tuesday over the extent of an Iranian crackdown on a Kurdish-populated city that has become a hub for protests, as oil refinery workers pressed strikes in a new tactic.
American French Film Festival opens to concern over falling audiences
The American French Film Festival opened Monday in Hollywood, marked by concerns over the sharp drop in theater attendance in France and the United States since the pandemic.
Matsuyama shuns LIV, commits to PGA Tour on eve of Zozo defence
Hideki Matsuyama said Tuesday that he was fully to playing on the US PGA Tour as he prepares to defend his title at this week's Zozo Championship in his native Japan.
Families gather for mass cremation of Thai nursery victims
Devastated families in Thailand gathered Tuesday for the cremation of their loved ones, killed in a nursery massacre that claimed 36 lives -- including 24 children.
Allen smacks six sixes as New Zealand power past Pakistan
Finn Allen showed his form ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup by top-scoring for New Zealand with a disciplined batting display in their nine-wicket romp over Pakistan in Christchurch on Tuesday in the tri-series.
Allen powers New Zealand to T20 victory over Pakistan
Finn Allen showed his form ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup by top-scoring for New Zealand with a disciplined batting display in their nine-wicket romp over Pakistan in Christchurch on Tuesday in the tri-series.
Thousands march in Haiti to protest calls for intervention
Thousands of Haitians demonstrated Monday in Port-au-Prince to protest against the government and its call for foreign assistance to deal with endemic insecurity, a humanitarian crisis and a burgeoning cholera epidemic.
Block 'busted': India's Bollywood faces horror show at box office
India's Bollywood film industry, long part of the cultural fabric of the movie-mad country of 1.4 billion people, is facing its biggest-ever crisis as streaming services and non-Hindi language rivals steal its sparkle.
From the Andes to Los Angeles: air crashes that rocked the sports world
The 1972 Andes plane crash involving Uruguay's Old Christians rugby team, made famous by the fact that some of the survivors ate the remains of other victims, is just one of several aviation disasters to hit the sporting world since the dawn of air travel.
'Alive': Uruguay plane crash survivors savor life 50 years on
The first night was the worst, Roy Harley recalls of the ten weeks he and other survivors of a plane crash 50 years ago managed to cling to life on an Andean glacier without food or shelter, and very little reason for hope.
Nursing shortage forces emergency room closures across Canada
An acute nursing shortage is clogging or even closing hospital emergency rooms across Canada, pushing an already stressed national health system to the brink with potentially severe consequences for patient care.
Why English audiences have the toughest time with Shakespeare
All the world's a stage but the irony is the rest of the globe often has an easier time understanding William Shakespeare than English speakers.
UK's top court to assess legal basis for new Scottish independence vote
The UK Supreme Court will on Tuesday consider the legality of Scottish moves to hold a new referendum on independence next year without the consent of the government in London.
'Dream come true': Japan reopens to tourists
Japan reopened its doors to tourists Tuesday after two-and-a-half years of tough Covid restrictions, with officials hoping an influx of travellers enticed by a weak yen will boost the economy.
'Our home': Lesotho's last cave dwellers
Inside a dimly-lit mud dwelling nestled within a rocky mountain in the southern African kingdom of Lesotho, Mamotonosi Ntefane, 67, dusts off an animal skin.
Jean Paul Gaultier sued by Uffizi in Botticelli bottoms row
The Uffizi museum in Florence said Monday it was suing French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier for "unauthorised use" of Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus", its Italian Renaissance masterpiece.
Forest held as Young rocket earns draw for Villa
Ashley Young's superb strike earned Aston Villa a 1-1 draw on Monday at relegation rivals Nottingham Forest who climbed off the bottom of the Premier League.
Crew fire Porter as coach after missing MLS playoffs
Two years after guiding the Columbus Crew to the Major League Soccer title, Caleb Porter was fired on Monday as the Crew's coach after missing out on a playoff berth.