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Barcelona continued their emphatic start to their defence of the Women's Champions League title by brushing aside Roma 6-0 in the Italian capital on Wednesday, while a bizarre penalty incident caused Arsenal to let slip a two-goal lead at Paris FC.

A government watchdog said Wednesday it found no grounds to pursue criminal charges over cost overruns in renovations of the US Federal Reserve headquarters after President Trump attempted to charge the central bank's then-chief over the issue.

Manchester City fans told AFP Wednesday they were "devastated" by the verdict on the football club's financial breaches, while supporters of rival clubs called for City's relegation from the Premier League.

The Swiss Football Association (SFV) announced Wednesday it was withdrawing its support for beleaguered incumbent Gianni Infantino in next year's FIFA presidential election.

Manchester City enjoyed a meteoric rise from mid-table mediocrity to Premier League domination, but their golden era could be forever tarnished after they were found guilty of scores of financial rule breaches.

Portugal coach Jorge Jesus insisted on Wednesday that there was no rift between him and Cristiano Ronaldo, but the 72-year-old did acknowledge that his captain had been disappointed to remain on the bench in the side's Nations League win over Norway.

Polish activists have opened the country's first-ever abortion locker, allowing women to access pregnancy-terminating pills anonymously and immediately in the country with some of Europe's strictest abortion laws, an AFP photographer confirmed Wednesday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that one of the pilots of a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight had tried to crash the plane and kill its passengers, after the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

Jared Bednar, who guided the Colorado Avalanche to the 2022 Stanley Cup, signed a four-year contract on Wednesday to remain head coach of the NHL club through the 2030-31 campaign.

Manchester City employed a series of measures to bypass Premier League spending rules, according to the damning judgement against the 10-time English champions.

Polish activists have opened the country's first-ever abortion locker, allowing women to access pregnancy-terminating pills anonymously and immediately in the country with some of Europe's strictest abortion laws, an AFP photographer confirmed Wednesday.

Italy defender Giorgio Scalvini said Wednesday the Azzurri were still defining themselves under new coach Roberto Mancini as they prepare to take on Zinedine Zidane's France in the Nations League this week.

Turkish prosecutors have moved to freeze the assets of a senior governing party official and former minister who resigned at the weekend over allegations she profited from an investment fund crisis.

Former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola threw his weight behind the club on Wednesday after a bombshell verdict on Premier League financial rule breaches plunged their future into serious doubt.

Hundreds of Israelis marched Wednesday between newly rebuilt settlements in the northern West Bank to celebrate a Jewish holiday, a symbolic show of their return to an area until recently almost fully Palestinian.

Cristian Demuro has ridden the winner of Europe's most prestigious race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, twice and he said Wednesday it would be "magical" to deliver Japan's first ever triumph as the nation has "been waiting years for the victory."

A Swedish truth commission on Wednesday urged the state to apologise for injustices committed against its indigenous Sami people, including assimilation programmes, and provide compensation and redress.

Hosts Japan will play reigning champions South Korea for Asian Games men's football gold after winning a nail-biting semi-final 9-8 on penalties against Uzbekistan on Wednesday.

Novak Djokovic held his nerve during a tense tie-break to beat Nuno Borges 6-3, 7-6 (7/2) at the China Open on Wednesday and extend his extraordinary unbeaten streak in Beijing.

Parma have appointed former Italy and AC Milan striker Alberto Gilardino to succeed the sacked Carlos Cuesta, as the club find themselves floundering in 15th position in Serie A.

Opener John Campbell hit 101 to lay the foundations for West Indies' highest-ever one-day international total of 405-7 against India in their second match on Wednesday.

Manchester City face an uncertain future after being found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules in a bombshell verdict that former player Micah Richards described as "devastating".

An Iranian woman sentenced to death over protests earlier this year has begged the international community to save her life and others facing the death penalty, according to an audio message from prison shared by rights groups on Wednesday.

China's divers extended their remarkable Asian Games unbeaten record stretching back to 1974 as a top Japanese official apologised Wednesday for "inconveniences" that have dogged the continent's premier sporting event.

On the streets of Manchester, people voiced shock and dismay at the scale of financial wrongdoing by Manchester City, with some calling for the football club to be relegated from the Premier League.

Malaysia's capital topped a global pollution ranking on Wednesday and nearby Singapore came in third, with smoke from wildfires in neighbouring Indonesia blamed for the unhealthy conditions.

Ireland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said on Wednesday they will play their second Nations League match against Israel Sunday after the first fixture was thrown into doubt by player concerns over the Gaza war.

An Austrian convicted for planning to attack a 2024 Taylor Swift concert in Vienna on Wednesday failed to win damages from Walt Disney over the publication of his family's address in a documentary series on the US megastar's tour.

Esteban Ocon will leave Haas at the end of the Formula One season, the racer and his team said Wednesday, following a difficult campaign for the Frenchman.

Reigning champions South Korea struck with eight minutes left to seal a 2-1 win over a "proud" China on Wednesday and reach the final of the Asian Games men's football.

Indonesian authorities razed luxury prison "villas" outside Jakarta on Wednesday where whisky and a big-screen TV were seized from a complex, complete with a pool and a gym, in which inmates were allegedly paying to live.

Philippines tennis star Alexandra Eala stormed into the Asian Games semi-finals in Japan on Wednesday, cheered on by fans who had come from far and wide to see their hero in action.