Football

Soccer-Inter edge Genoa to claim Serie A top spot

GENOA, Italy, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Inter Milan moved to the top of Serie A on Sunday with a 2-1 victory at Genoa thanks to first-half goals from Yann Bisseck and Lautaro Martinez.

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Roundup: Forum on combating desertification calls for deeper China-Africa cooperation

NOUAKCHOTT, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Officials and experts from China and Africa on Sunday called for stronger scientific and technological cooperation to address desertification and land degradation, urging closer coordination to advance Africa's Great Green Wall initiative.

Football

Soccer-Bayern need late Kane penalty to rescue 2-2 home draw against strugglers Mainz

MUNICH, Germany, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich needed an 87th-minute penalty from forward Harry Kane to rescue a 2-2 home draw against basement side Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga on Sunday but still managed to extend their lead at the top to nine points.

Football

Soccer-Frank angry as Tottenham take a step back in defeat at Forest

NOTTINGHAM, England, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank could not hide his irritation after his hopes of a third successive win for the first time since he took charge were blown apart in a dismal 3-0 Premier League defeat at Nottingham Forest.

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Cricket-Markram's fifty in vain as India beat South Africa by seven wickets

(Refiles amending Abhishek Singh to Abhishek Sharma in third paragraph)

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Soccer-Sunderland exact sweet derby revenge with 'visitors' jibe at Newcastle

Dec 14 (Reuters) - Sunderland savoured their sweetest victory in years on Sunday, beating Newcastle United 1-0 in a Premier League derby that served as perfect revenge for a painful FA Cup humiliation in 2024.

World

Syria arrests five suspects over shooting of US, Syrian troops in Palmyra

Dec 14 (Reuters) - Syria has arrested five people suspected of having links to the shooting of U.S. and Syrian troops in the central Syrian town of Palmyra on Saturday, the country's interior ministry said on Sunday.

Football

Soccer-Genoa and Inter fans clash ahead of match

GENOA, Italy, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Police were forced to intervene as supporters of Genoa and Inter Milan clashed outside the Stadio Luigi Ferraris ahead of their Serie A match on Sunday.

Football

Soccer-'Ruthless' City on the charge but Guardiola wants more from his side

LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola hailed his side's resilience against Crystal Palace, as his players weathered an early storm to win 3-0 on Sunday, but said City were not yet the finished article despite cutting the gap to league leaders Arsenal.

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Soccer-Title-chasing Man City beat Palace 3-0, Villa edge West Ham in five-goal thriller

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Manchester City maintained their squeeze on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Sunday, a result that keeps Pep Guardiola's side lurking two points behind the leaders and ready to pounce.

World

Feature: From policing to peacemaking -- A 1930s Hong Kong building's new calling

HONG KONG, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- A 1930s neoclassical building at No. 123 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, has long been a witness to Hong Kong's evolution. Once the old Wan Chai Police Station, this 1,950-square-meter structure now houses the headquarters of the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed), a landmark shift that blends the city's history with its emerging role in global governance.

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Cricket-Patel returns to New Zealand squad for third Windies test, Blundell back from injury

Dec 14 (Reuters) - New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel is in line to play his first test in over a year after he was named in a 14-man squad for the third test against West Indies, while wicketkeeper Tom Blundell returned from a hamstring tear.

Football

Soccer-Ten-man Dortmund squander lead to stumble to 1-1 draw at Freiburg

FREIBURG, Germany, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund had Jobe Bellingham sent off early in the second half and then conceded a 75th-minute equaliser as they stumbled to a 1-1 draw at Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday and missed the chance to take over second spot.

World

Chinese business community donates necessities to disabled children in Zimbabwe

HARARE, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese business community in Zimbabwe on Sunday donated a batch of daily necessities to disabled children in Epworth, a community southeast of Harare, Zimbabwe's capital.

World

Over 10 dead after school bus accident in Colombia

Dec 14 (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed and 20 were injured after a bus carrying school children fell off a cliff in rural area in northern Colombia, the local governor said on Sunday.

Football

Soccer-Napoli lose 1-0 at Udinese and miss chance to go top

UDINE, Italy, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Napoli missed the opportunity to move top of Serie A after suffering a deserved 1-0 defeat at Udinese on Sunday.

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Feature: Chinese cultural exhibition, robot dog show captivate crowds of visitors in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian visitor Ralin Havila was enthralled on Sunday when she saw a Chinese intangible cultural heritage exhibition and watched a vivid Chinese robot dog show.

World

World's largest ice and snow theme park to open in northeast China

HARBIN, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 27th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, will open to the public on Dec. 17 in China's "ice city" Harbin, the capital of the northeastern province of Heilongjiang.

Football

Soccer-Sunderland earn 1-0 win over Newcastle thanks to Woltemade own goal

SUNDERLAND, England, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Sunderland secured a 1-0 victory over Newcastle United thanks to Nick Woltemade's unfortunate own goal on Sunday which settled the derby in dramatic fashion as the fierce North-East rivals met in the Premier League for the first time in nearly a decade.

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Soccer-Rogers at the double as Villa hit back to win 3-2 at West Ham

LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers bagged a double as the visitors twice came from behind to win 3-2 at West Ham United to remain in the thick of the Premier League title race on Sunday.