Football

Soccer-Ten-man Chelsea implode again in home draw with Burnley

(moves coach Liam reference up to second ⁠paragraph)

Rugby

Rugby-Late Turner try earns Scotland 26-23 comeback win in Wales

CARDIFF, Feb 21 (Reuters) - A try five minutes from ⁠time by hooker George Turner secured Scotland a 26-23 bonus-point victory over Wales on Saturday, breaking the hearts ⁠of the home side who extended their losing run in the Six Nations Championship to 14 games.

World

Dutch speed skaters Bergsma, Groenewoud collect mass start golds at Milan-Cortina Games

MILAN, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Jorrit Bergsma and Marijke Groenewoud claimed the men's and women's mass start golds here on Saturday as Dutch speed skaters wrapped up their journey at the Milan-Cortina Games on a high note.

World

Trump raises new global tariff from 10 pct to 15 pct

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he will raise the new global tariff to 15 percent, one day after he announced a 10 percent worldwide duty following a heavy blow from the Supreme Court.

Football

Soccer-Abraham's dream return pays off as Villa salvage late point against Leeds

BIRMINGHAM, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Tammy Abraham's homecoming ⁠hit another sweet note as his late equaliser rescued Aston Villa from defeat ⁠in a 1-1 draw with Leeds United on Saturday, keeping alive their unlikely title ‌chase.

World

Olympic women's freeski halfpipe final rescheduled amid adverse weather (updated)

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The women's freeski halfpipe final at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, originally scheduled for 19:30 local time on Saturday, has been rescheduled for Sunday, the final day of the Games, due to adverse weather conditions.

World

5 die of carbon monoxide poisoning in Russia's Vologda Region

MOSCOW, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Five people have died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a garage in Russia's Vologda region, regional governor Georgy Filimonov said on Saturday.

World

France's Michelon storms to mass start gold as biathlon concludes at Milan-Cortina Games

ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The biathlon competitions at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics concluded on Saturday with France's Oceane Michelon claiming gold in the women's 12.5km mass start, while her teammate Julia Simon took silver and Czech biathlete Tereza Vobornikova secured bronze.

World

Iranian students begin new university term with protests

DUBAI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Students ⁠held protests at several Iranian universities at the ⁠start of a new semester on Saturday, some ‌clashing with pro-government groups, according to local news agencies and posts on social media.

Rugby

Rugby-Ragged England undone by Ireland's greater desire and intent

LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - England's performance in their record ⁠42-21 Twickenham thrashing by Ireland on Saturday was a combination of technical and tactical failures but the overriding feeling ⁠was that the visitors had showed more intent in everything they did.

World

Two aircraft collide on the ground at Schiphol airport, no injuries

THE HAGUE, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Two aircraft operated by Dutch flag carrier KLM collided on the ground without injuries on Saturday morning at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands, local media reported.

World

2nd LD: Trump raises new global tariff from 10 pct to 15 pct

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he will raise the new global tariff to 15 percent, one day after he announced a 10 percent worldwide duty following a heavy blow from the Supreme Court.

Football

Soccer-Villa and Chelsea drop points, Milner breaks Premier League record

Feb 21 (Reuters) - Aston Villa's faint ⁠Premier League title hopes suffered a blow as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to ⁠Leeds United and Chelsea's top-four ambitions were damaged when they dropped two points against relegation-bound Burnley ‌on Saturday.

World

Romania issues orange flood warning for southern rivers

BUCHAREST, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Romania's National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management (INHGA) on Saturday issued an orange flood warning for parts of southern Romania after heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours pushed river levels higher.

World

1st LD: Trump raises new global tariff from 10 pct to 15 pct

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he will raise the new global tariff to 15 percent, one day after he announced a 10 percent worldwide duty following a heavy blow from the Supreme Court.

Other Sports

Olympics-Short track-Poland's Sellier 'okay' after suffering facial injury in race crash

MILAN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Polish ⁠short track skater Kamila Sellier said that she ⁠was 'doing okay' after suffering a bad cut to ‌her face in a crash on the final night of competition at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Friday.

Other Sports

Olympics-Biathlon-Vobornikova's bronze boosts Czechs at Milano Cortina

(Corrects spelling of family name ⁠throughout to Vobornikova not Vorobnikova)

Football

Soccer-Kane double sends Bayern nine points clear after late Frankfurt scare

Feb 21 (Reuters) - Harry Kane struck his ⁠eighth brace of the season as Bayern Munich beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 on ⁠Saturday to stretch their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to nine ‌points over Borussia Dortmund.

World

Urgent: Trump raises new global tariff from 10 pct to 15 pct

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he will raise the new global tariff to 15 percent, one day after he announced a 10 percent worldwide duty following a heavy blow from the Supreme Court.

World

Su Yiming to carry China's flag at closing ceremony of Milan-Cortina Games

MILAN, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Snowboarder Su Yiming has been named as the flagbearer of China at the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Games, according to the Olympic Information Service (OIS).