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Rugby: Chat's injury leaves French front row under cosh for England game

PARIS (Reuters) - France's front row risks being exposed when they host England in their Six Nations opener on Sunday, after a calf injury to Racing 92 hooker Camille Chat left an already young squad further shorn of experience.

Cricket

Zimbabwe restrict Sri Lanka to edge ahead in second test

HARARE (Reuters) - Donald Tiripano and Sikandar Raza took a wicket each as Zimbabwe reduced Sri Lanka to 122 for two in their first innings before bad light brought a premature end to the second day of the final test at the Harare Sports Club on Tuesday.

Rugby

Griffiths steps down as Saracens interim CEO

(Reuters) - Edward Griffiths has resigned as interim chief executive of Saracens with immediate effect, the Premiership club said on Tuesday.

Football

Barcelona negotiating for Valencia striker Rodrigo - Celades

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Valencia coach Albert Celades has confirmed his team are negotiating with Barcelona over the sale of striker Rodrigo Moreno on Tuesday.

World

Syria government forces take major town south of Idlib city - war monitor

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces took control of a town south of Idlib city on Tuesday in a significant advance for President Bashar al-Assad as he seeks to recapture rebel-held territory in the country's northwest, a war monitor and state media said.

World

Checkpoints, exclusion zones and quarantine: reporting the coronavirus

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A transparent plastic bag dropped at the door of my Shanghai apartment contained a handful of surgical masks along with a "friendly notice" informing me that I was under home quarantine for two weeks.

ASEAN+

Xi Jinping: China sure of slaying the "devil" virus

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday (Jan 28) that China was sure of defeating a "devil" coronavirus that has killed 106 people, spread across the world and rattled financial markets. Alarm or not, he was confident China will overcome from this current obstacle as they had done from past issues.

ASEAN+

'Miracle' man Federer saves seven match points to set up Djokovic semi

MELBOURNE: Swiss great Roger Federer on Tuesday (Jan 28) said "I believe in miracles" after he saved seven match points in a five-set nail-biter against 100th-ranked Tennys Sandgren to go into an Australian Open semi-final with Novak Djokovic.

Football

Nabbout strikes to send Kashima out of Asian Champions League

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Former champions Kashima Antlers suffered a shock exit from the playoffs of the Asian Champions League on Tuesday following a 1-0 defeat by Australia's Melbourne Victory.

World

Two Pakistani lawmakers held after protests by rights activists

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities on Monday detained two lawmakers belonging to a rights movement as they and hundreds of supporters across the country gathered to protest the arrest of their leader on charges of sedition.

World

French police clash with firefighters at Paris demonstration

PARIS (Reuters) - French police clashed on Tuesday with firefighters protesting in Paris against their working conditions and demanding more pay.

World

Palestinians protest, Israel braces ahead of Trump plan

GAZA CITY/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Thousands of Palestinians demonstrated against U.S. President Donald Trump's Israeli-Palestinian peace plan on Tuesday hours before its scheduled release at a ceremony in Washington.

World

Coronavirus outbreak could peak in 10 days, says China expert

BEIJING (AFP): A viral outbreak that has killed 106 people in China could reach its peak in around 10 days, a top Chinese government expert said Tuesday (Jan 28).

Rugby

Doris to make Ireland debut against Scotland in Six Nations Opener

(Reuters) - Caelan Doris will make his international debut after he was named in head coach Andy Farrell's squad for their Six Nations opener against Scotland, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) said on Tuesday.

World

Chinese embassy wants Danish paper to apologise for coronavirus cartoon

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - China's embassy in Denmark has demanded an apology from daily Jyllands-Posten after it published a cartoon of the Chinese flag with its five yellow stars represented by coronavirus particles.

World

Turkey says to retaliate against any attack by Syrian government on Idlib observation posts

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that it would retaliate "in the strongest way, without hesitation" against any attack on its observation posts in Syria's northwestern Idlib province by President Bashar al-Assad's forces.

ASEAN+

MotoGP star Maverick Vinales to strut with Yamaha until 2022

PARIS/TOKYO: Spanish MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales has signed a two-year contract extension with Yamaha through to the 2022 season, the Japanese team announced on Tuesday (Jan 28).

Singapore

Singapore strengthens measures to prevent spreading of novel coronavirus

SINGAPORE: As confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus increased to seven in Singapore, local authorities announced enhanced measures on Tuesday (Jan 28) to prevent the epidemic from spreading within the country.

Football

Striker Barbosa pens permanent deal with Flamengo

(Reuters) - Flamengo will hold on to loan signing Gabriel Barbosa after the prolific striker agreed a permanent deal from Italian side Inter Milan, the player and the Brazilian club said on Tuesday.

World

UN criticizes Iraq trials of ISIS 'members', including human shields

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations on Tuesday raised "serious concerns" about the trials of hundreds of alleged Islamic State members in Iraq, some of whom merely prepared meals, offered medical services or even acted as human shields for the jihadist group.