Torres treble powers Barca past Valencia into Copa del Rey semis
Valencia (Spain) (AFP) – Ferran Torres hit a hat-trick as Barcelona routed Valencia 5-0 on Thursday to cruise into the Copa del Rey semi-finals. Issued on: 06/02/2025 - 23:25Modified: 06/02/2025…
Fiorentina honour Bove by sweeping aside Inter Milan
Florence (Italy) (AFP) – Fiorentina honoured Edoardo Bove in perfect fashion on Thursday by defeating Inter Milan 3-0 in a match which was stopped in December for the midfielder's on-pitch…
Liverpool thrash Spurs to reach League Cup final
Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool overturned a first leg deficit to reach the League Cup final with a 4-0 win over Tottenham on Thursday, ramping up the pressure on Spurs boss…
Fiorentina honour Bove by sweeping aside Inter Milan
Florence (Italy) (AFP) – Fiorentina honoured Edoardo Bove in perfect fashion on Thursday by defeating Inter Milan 3-0 in a match which was stopped in December for the midfielder's on-pitch…
Rubio renews US hard line with Venezuela plane seizure
Santo Domingo (AFP) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday supervised the seizure of a second aircraft belonging to Venezuela's leftist government in less than a year, showing…
Amazon profits double, but cautious outlook disappoints
San Francisco (AFP) – E-commerce giant Amazon reported Thursday its fourth-quarter net income nearly doubled to $20 billion, driven by strong holiday sales, but its outlook for the coming quarter…
Fighting global warming in nations' self
Brasília (AFP) – The UN's climate chief, seeking to shore up solidarity on combating global warming as the United States retreats from its leadership role, appealed to nations' self-interest in…
It's all business for Eagles quarterback Hurts at Super Bowl
New Orleans (AFP) – Jalen Hurts has held a press conference every day this week in the build-up to the Super Bowl and the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback has somehow managed…
Alcaraz cruises, Tsitsipas scrapes through in Rotterdam
Rotterdam (Netherlands) (AFP) – Carlos Alcaraz eased into the quarter-finals of the Rotterdam Open on Thursday with a comfortable straight-sets win over Italian qualifier Andrea Vavassori. Issued on: 06/02/2025 -…
Judge pauses Musk plan for mass cull of US govt workers
Washington (AFP) – A judge on Thursday suspended a scheme masterminded by billionaire Elon Musk to slash the size of the US government by encouraging federal workers to quit through…