Mbappe to miss Real Madrid Copa clash against Real Sociedad
Real Madrid left Kylian Mbappe out of their squad to face Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg on Wednesday owing to a dental problem.
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Atletico hold Barca in 'crazy' eight-goal Copa del Rey semi first leg
Atletico Madrid conceded a two-goal lead then fought back from two down in a wild 4-4 draw with Barcelona in a Copa del Rey semi-final first leg thriller on Tuesday.
Real doing well despite 'absurd, unsustainable' schedule: Ancelotti
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Tuesday his team were doing a good job given their packed fixture list, describing the football calendar as 鈥榓bsurd鈥� and 鈥榰nsustainable鈥�.
Chelsea draw Copenhagen in Conference League last 16
Chelsea were paired with FC Copenhagen of Denmark in the last 16 as the draw for the knockout phase of this season's UEFA Conference League was made on Friday.
Torres treble powers Barca into Copa del Rey semis
Ferran Torres hit a hat-trick as Barcelona routed Valencia 5-0 on Thursday to cruise into the Copa del Rey semi-finals.
Real snatch late Leganes win to reach Copa del Rey semis
Young Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Garcia headed home a 93rd minute winner to put his side into the Copa del Rey semi-finals with a 3-2 victory at Leganes on Wednesday.
Simeone brace helps Atletico thrash Getafe
Giuliano Simeone struck twice as Atletico Madrid thrashed Getafe 5-0 on Tuesday to power into the Copa del Rey semi-finals.
Mbappe out as Ancelotti backs ref complaints
Carlo Ancelotti said Kylian Mbappe would miss Real Madrid's upcoming Copa del Rey quarter-final against Leganes with a bruised calf and backed his club's complaints about Spanish refereeing on Tuesday.
3 cops withdrawn over extortion allegation
Three police personnel, including a sub-inspector of Feni Model police station, were withdrawn from their duties early Monday on charge of extortion...
Endrick extra-time brace helps Madrid past Celta in Copa del Rey
Real Madrid threw away a two-goal lead but eventually triumphed 5-2 after extra time against Celta Vigo on Thursday to reach the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, with youngster Endrick netting twice.
BUFT, CSU-USA sign MoU
BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology and Coppin State University, USA, signed a transformative Memorandum of Understanding to foster academic and research collaboration recently...
Yamal drives dominant Barca past Betis
Lamine Yamal starred as Barcelona sailed into the Copa del Rey quarter-finals with a dazzling 5-1 victory over Real Betis on Wednesday.
Madrid thrash Minera to reach Copa del Rey last 16
Real Madrid sailed through to the Copa del Rey last 16 with a comfortable 5-0 victory at fourth-tier minnows Deportivo Minera on Monday.
Nepal suspends helicopters in Everest region
Nepal鈥檚 airlines have halted helicopter flights to the Everest region after locals angry at the environmental impact and loss of income from trekkers threatened landing sites, aviation officials said on Monday...
Tintin, Popeye copyrights expiring in 2025
From 鈥楢 Farewell to Arms鈥� to the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor, thousands of artistic works will enter the public domain in the United States on Wednesday...
Afghanistan must participate in future climate talks: Taliban
An Afghan environment official on Sunday said the country must be allowed to participate in future global climate talks, after returning from COP29 in Baku where Taliban officials attended for the first time...
Ten-man Botafogo win Copa Libertadores
Botafogo won the Copa Libertadores for the first time in their history with a 3-1 victory over fellow Brazilians Atletico Mineiro on Saturday.
Contentious COP29 deal casts doubt over climate plans
A bitterly-fought climate finance deal reached at COP29 risks weakening emissions-cutting plans from developing countries, observers say, further raising the stakes for new national commitments due early next year.
Israeli snipers shoot Palestinians for sport
ISRAEL鈥橲 attempts to excuse the mass murder of civilians in Gaza as 鈥榗ollateral damage鈥� fall apart in the face of mounting evidence that it employs deliberate sniper attacks. The targeted killing of unarmed people 鈥� using quadcopter drones and professional snipers 鈥� has restricted access to essential medical care, food, and water, exposing a chilling reality behind the occupation army鈥檚 actions...
Rich countries blamed for 鈥榠mperfect鈥� deal
The tough-fought finance deal at UN climate negotiations was 鈥榠mperfect鈥�, the Azerbaijan COP29 leadership has admitted, seeking to blame richer countries for an outcome slammed by poorer nations as insulting...
Poorer nations slam 鈥榩altry鈥� $300b deal
The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal on Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low.
COP29: loss and damage fund
WHEN the loss and damage finance needs are in billions, around $810 million has been pledged so far for the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage, previously known as the Loss and Damage Fund, including pledges made in COP29. This is around 0.2 per cent of the irreversible losses and damages the developing countries are experiencing every...
Adaptation to combat climate change
COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, brought the world鈥檚 attention once again to strategies to address the climate crisis. While reducing emissions (mitigation) remains essential, it has become increasingly clear that even with significant global efforts, the consequences of climate change are here to stay. Rising sea levels, erratic weather patterns, and...
Imperilled nations stage protest at COP29
The world鈥檚 most climate-imperilled nations stormed out of consultations in protest at the deadlocked UN COP29 conference Saturday, as simmering tensions over a hard-fought finance deal erupted into the open.
Fight demands more than funds, policies
AS THE world came together for COP29 in Baku, the need to tackle climate change has never been more urgent. The Conference of the Parties, or COP, is a UN initiative that began in 1995 to address the growing climate crisis. The foundation for global climate action was laid much earlier at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro...
Bangladesh urges EU to support in allocating $200b to LDCs
Bangladesh urged the European Union to support a proposal for allocating $200 billion to the least developed countries and the most vulnerable countries, to ensure the nations鈥� ability to...
Nations race to land climate deal as COP29 draft rejected
Negotiators raced against the clock at UN climate talks on Thursday to broker a trillion-dollar deal to help poorer nations tackle global warming after rich and developing countries roundly rejected a draft deal...
The hypocrisies of COP29
COP29 was always going to be memorable, for no other reason than the hosting country, Azerbaijan, is a petrostate indifferent to the issue of emissions and scornful of ecological preachers. It has seen its natural gas supply grow by 128 per cent between 2000 and 2021. Between 2006 and 2021, gas exports rose by a monumental 29,290 per cent. A dizzying...
Rich nations urged to commit up to $900b at climate talks
Negotiators at deadlocked UN climate talks said Wednesday that rich countries have been urged to commit as much as $900 billion per year to help poorer nations take action against global warming...
COP29 negotiators strive for deal after G20 鈥榤arching orders鈥�
Negotiators toiled Tuesday to break a deadlock at UN climate talks after G20 leaders acknowledged the need for trillions of dollars for poorer nations but left key sticking points unresolved.
