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Smith scored the first of England's five tries at the Stadio Olimpico and kicked eight points in a man-of-the-match display which had Jones purring. "There's no ceiling to how good he can be," Jones told reporters. "If he keeps on wanting to get better, keeps on having a learning mindset he could be an absolutely outstanding player at test level by the World Cup. And obviously that's pretty important." England sit second in the Six Nations standings after their bonus point win over the Azzurri... Читать дальше...

Reus, who won a controversial penalty when the two teams met last season, was given a hostile welcome in the capital. He silenced the home end with two first-half goals as Dortmund bounced back from last week's loss to Leverkusen to claim their first ever away win at Union. "Last week was really bad and we wanted to show a reaction today. It's difficult to come here because Union are a really good team," Reus told DAZN. He batted away questions about the title race. "We don't need to keep answering those questions... Читать дальше...

"I think the soundest choice to make is to leave Ukraine now," the 23-year-old said before heading off to passport control. "I am leaving because of the situation, because I value my life." The ex-Soviet state's air links with the world appeared in danger after KLM suspended flights citing risks from more than 100,000 Russian soldiers conducting drills across long stretches of Ukraine's frontier. Washington warns that an invasion could start "any day" and analysts predict that other international... Читать дальше...

Police said they arrested eight people during the day for suspected involvement in "public riots and violence," in the area of annexed east Jerusalem that has emerged as a symbol of Palestinian resistance against Israeli control of the city. Scuffles broke out as Itamar Ben Gvir of the far-right Religious Zionism alliance opened a parliamentary office in Sheikh Jarrah, in what he described as an effort to show support for its Jewish residents. Tensions that erupted in Sheikh Jarrah last year --... Читать дальше...

Victory allowed Kontaveit to become just the sixth woman since 1990 to win 20 straight indoor matches. Kontaveit needed almost three hours to take victory, recovering from a break down in both the second and third sets. Of her six titles, five have come in the last seven months. During her indoor dominance, she collected three trophies last year in Ostrava, Moscow and Cluj-Napoca. She also reached the top 10 for the first time and was runner-up to Garbine Muguruza at the WTA Finals.

Kurt Zouma was pulled out of the West Ham side to face Leicester on Sunday after feeling "unwell" in the warm-up, the London club said on Sunday.

"Enforcement actions continue" at the Ambassador Bridge, police in the city of Windsor, Ontario said in a tweet, adding that authorities have also begun towing vehicles. "There will be zero tolerance for illegal activity," they added. Police had begun their operation on Saturday, moving deliberately as they worked to clear the major border crossing to the US city of Detroit, Michigan. They succeeded in clearing one major intersection. But some demonstrators remained, extending the protracted standoff and preventing traffic from flowing. Читать дальше...

Canadian police cleared protesters and vehicles that had blocked a vital trade route on the border with the United States, making some arrests, but the bridge was not yet open to traffic on Sunday.

Since storming back to power in August, the Taliban have cracked down on dissent by forcefully dispersing women's rallies, detaining critics and often beating local journalists covering unsanctioned protests. Tamana Zaryabi Paryani, Parwana Ibrahimkhel, Zahra Mohammadi and Mursal Ayar went missing after participating in an anti-Taliban rally, but Afghanistan's hardline Islamist rulers -- whose government is still not recognised by any country -- had consistently denied detaining them. "After a... Читать дальше...

Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected to a second term as Germany's president on Sunday after a special assembly voted the veteran politician, seen as a symbol of consensus and continuity, back in to the prominent yet largely ceremonial post.

Johansson's waxed facial hair made him a social media sensation at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games but he says face masks brought in to combat the Covid-19 pandemic have "ruined" his signature look. The 31-year-old is sporting a pared-back moustache for the Beijing Games and he is confident he and his Norway team-mates can cut down their rivals in Monday's men's team competition. "We started wearing these face masks all the time and it got ruined, and it looked like s--- so I had to let it go for a... Читать дальше...

Considered a top prospect for the NHL's July draft, the big forward -- he's 1.92-metre (6-foot-3) tall -- has sent his stock soaring with his nose for goal. He has scored four times in three games at the Games, including in Sunday's 5-2 win over Latvia. Slafkovsky, who plays pro hockey in Finland, is the youngest player to ever represent Slovakia in Olympic hockey and is going up against some veterans twice his age in Beijing. "If someone would have told me before coming here that I would score one goal I would laugh... Читать дальше...

Quick-Step's Italian rider forged clear on the final descent to cross the line in Muscat over a minute clear of the chasing group. Masnada, whose last stage win dates back to the 2019 Giro d'Italia, has a 1min07sec lead over teammate Mauro Schmid and six others going into Monday's penultimate fifth stage. The 150.5 kilometre ride from Samail ends with a 5.7km climb up to the summit finish on Jabal Al Akhdhar.

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and bowled for the second game in a row, despite his side struggling in the run chase during their 20-run defeat in the first clash of the series on Friday. It appeared to be heading the same way after Josh Inglis' 48 spearheaded Australia to 164 for six, and the Sri Lankan top order again failed to fire. But Pathum Nissanka's 73 and a breezy 34 off 19 balls from Shanaka sent the game to the wire. With Marcus Stoinis bowling, Sri Lanka needed 12 off the last three balls to win. Читать дальше...

The conservative contender in the French presidential election, Valérie Pécresse, is holding what rivals and campaign insiders tout as a make-or-break campaign rally on Sunday afternoon – following a string of defections to Emmanuel Macron’s camp, alongside criticism from her party’s influential ex-boss, former president Nicolas Sarkozy.

A star-studded Los Angeles Rams will seek to deny the giant-killing Cincinnati Bengals a Hollywood ending in the Super Bowl on Sunday as an NFL season full of plot twists reaches its climax.

Former guerrilla Hugo Torres Jimenez, one of 46 opposition figures jailed since last year by the Nicaraguan government of President Daniel Ortega, died on Saturday, his family said in a statement.

At least 79 protesters have been killed by security forces in the three months that followed the military coup in Sudan. The army's General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan seized power against the transitional government on October 25, 2021. Since then, demonstrators say that security forces have been targeting them brutally and personally. Our Observer told us more.

Hong Kong health authorities are expected to report around 3,000 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, a record for daily infections, broadcaster TVB said, citing an unidentified source. FRANCE 24's Oliver Farry reports.

Livingstone stood out on a cautious final day for the 10 teams who splurged millions on Saturday, but the first session Sunday in Bangalore witnessed England white-ball stars including Eoin Morgan and Dawid Malan going unsold. The attacking batsman, who hit England's fastest Twenty20 century in 42 balls in a game against Pakistan last year, played for Rajasthan Royals the previous season after being bought for $100,000. Livingstone, 28, stood above overseas big buys including Sri Lanka's Wanindu... Читать дальше...

A new provisional judicial body created by Tunisia's president ruled on Sunday that he had the power to dismiss judges and removed their right to strike.

Odermatt put the disappointment of two underwhelming outings in speed events behind him to clock a combined total of 2min 09.35sec over the two legs down the "Ice River" course in Yanqing. Slovenia's Zan Kranjec claimed silver thanks to the fastest second leg, 0.19sec off the pace, while reigning world champion Mathieu Faivre of France took bronze, 1.34sec behind the winner. Odermatt had come into the Beijing Games as current World Cup overall leader and one of the big favourites. But he has disappointed on the artificial snow in China... Читать дальше...

"It was insane, it was a rollercoaster," said Kim Meylemans, a skeleton racer from Belgium. The 25-year-old posted a tearful video on Instagram last week from isolation which highlighted the perils of competing in the middle of a pandemic. Meylemans said she tested positive about a month ago, before arriving in the Chinese capital, but "here things just went from bad to worse". "A positive test, then negative, then positive again in the middle of the night and a quarantine hotel," said Meylemans... Читать дальше...

"Yesterday was the first day I didn't bawl my eyes out, so being able to race is a victory in itself," said the 37-year-old American, who sits fourth overnight in the monobob heats. Meyers Taylor is racing at her fourth Winter Games, but her plans were thrown into turmoil when she tested positive just after arriving in China, as did all her family travelling with her. She said it was especially hard to be apart from her son Nico, who has been diagnosed with Down syndrome. "He is my everything," she said. Читать дальше...

Vlhova's brother Boris Vlha told AFP that the 26-year-old had opted to rest her left ankle and "prepare for the remainder of the season". Vlhova is current world silver medallist in the combined and would have been one of the favourites for Thursday's race. Vlhova is also the reigning World Cup overall champion, standing second in this season's rankings 17 points behind American Mikaela Shiffrin. Female racing on the World Cup circuit resumes with a super-G and giant slalom on March 5-6 at the Swiss resort of Lenzerheide.