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Sports Desk, Apr 5 (EFE).- Karim Benzema posted a hat trick Wednesday as Real Madrid embarrassed Barcelona 4-0 in front of nearly 95,000 spectators at Camp Nou in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal for a 5-1 win on aggregate. Barcelona, who lead defending champions Real Madrid...
By Sangam Prasain Kathmandu, Apr 4 (EFE).- Hari Budha Magar, a former British soldier from Nepal who lost both legs in Afghanistan, seeks to become the first double amputee above the knee to climb Everest, overcoming not only his own limitations but also a series of legal and monetary hurdles....
Barcelona, Apr 3 (EFE).- FC Barcelona on Monday called for LaLiga president Javier Tebas to resign amid reports in Spain claiming he provided false information to prosecutors investigating payments the club made to a former senior referee. The Catalan club is under investigation for paying the former vice-president of the...
Sports Desk, Apr 2 (EFE).- Red Bull’s Max Verstappen extended his championship lead with a victory at a chaotic Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park in Melbourne on Sunday. The reigning champion was cruising to the win before a late incident involving Kevin Magnussen’s Haas led to a red...
Sports Desk, Apr 1 (EFE).- Barcelona took another step Saturday toward clinching the LaLiga title, routing last-place Elche 4-0 to improve to 71 points, 15 more than holders Real Madrid, who have a game in hand. Elche remain 13 points from safety with 11 games left in the season. Missing...
Sports Desk, Apr 1 (EFE).- Manchester City kept the pressure on league leaders Arsenal with a comfortable 4-1 victory over Liverpool at home on Saturday. Against the run of play, the visitors opened the scoring in the 17th minute after Diogo Jota broke through City’s high defensive line, with Mohamed...
Buenos Aires, Mar 29 (EFE).- Argentina captain Lionel Messi surpassed the 100-goal mark for his country with a hat trick during a friendly against Curaçao. The Albiceleste strolled to a 7-0 win over the tiny Caribbean team at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades on Tuesday evening with Nicolás González,...
Los Angeles, US, Mar 22 (EFE).- Actress Gwyneth Paltrow denied causing a 2016 ski collision at a mountain resort in Utah as she testified Friday afternoon in a civil trial. Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson, 76, is suing Paltrow for $300,000. He and his lawyers allege Paltrow crashed into him on...
Frankfurt, Germany, Mar 24 (EFE).- Bayern Munich are expected to appoint Thomas Tuchel as the club’s first team coach after sacking Julian Nagelsmann. Reports in the German media late Thursday night said Tuchel is due to take over on Monday, and will be in the dugout for the crunch Bundesliga...
Sports Desk, Mar 23 (EFE).- England avenged their loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final Thursday with a 2-1 victory against the Azzurri in Naples, while Cristiano Ronaldo had a brace to lead Portugal 4-0 over Liechtenstein as the Euro 2024 qualifiers got under way. The Three Lions’ first...
Madrid, Mar 23 (EFE).- Europe’s football governing body Uefa on Thursday said it had opened an investigation into FC Barcelona over a “potential violation” of its legal framework in relation to an alleged corruption scandal that has rocked the Catalan club. Barcelona and former club officials including presidents have already...
Madrid, Mar 22 (EFE).- Former Real Madrid and Arsenal attacking midfielder Mesut Özil announced his retirement from football on Wednesday at the age of 34. In a post on his Twitter account, the former German international, who was a key part of Die Mannschaft’s 2014 World Cup winning squad, said...
