Football

Soccer-Lyon thrash Rennes 4-0 after delay due to offensive banner

LYON, France, Sept 19 (Reuters) - ⁠Olympique Lyonnais cruised to a 4-0 win over ⁠Stade Rennais on Saturday that moved them up ‌to second place in Ligue 1 in a game that was briefly halted after Lyon fans displayed an offensive banner directed at their rivals St ​Etienne.

Football

Soccer-Salah hat-trick fires Trabzonspor to 4-0 rout of Galatasaray

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Mohamed ⁠Salah scored a hat-trick and set up ⁠another goal as Trabzonspor thrashed defending champions ‌Galatasaray 4-0 at home on Saturday, handing the Istanbul side their first defeat of the Turkish Super Lig season.

Rugby

Rugby-England’s record winning streak ends as Canada earn 26-26 draw

Sept 19 (Reuters) - England's women saw ⁠their remarkable 39-match winning streak come to an end in a 26-26 draw ⁠with Canada at Exeter's Sandy Park on Saturday as they failed to ‌win a test for the first time since 2022.

Football

Soccer-Holmberg's stoppage-time goal rescues Arsenal draw at Man United in WSL

LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Manchester United looked to ⁠be heading for their first Women's Super League victory of the season before Arsenal struck deep ⁠into stoppage time to snatch a 1-1 draw on Saturday.

World

Slovak PM Fico says some in West seek war between Russia and NATO

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Some Western politicians are ⁠seeking conflict between NATO and Russia after a "failed" strategy to defeat Moscow in ⁠its war with Ukraine, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday.

World

1 dead, at least 25 injured in Berlin care facility fire

BERLIN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- One man died and at least 25 others were injured in a fire at a care facility in Berlin on Saturday, according to the fire department in the capital.

Football

Soccer-Dortmund beat Stuttgart 1-0 to go top of Bundesliga

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Maximilian Beier ⁠struck the only goal as Borussia Dortmund beat VfB Stuttgart ⁠1-0 on Saturday to go into the international break ‌in top spot in Germany's Bundesliga.

Football

Soccer-Martinez nets double as Inter come back to draw 2-2 with Roma

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Lautaro ⁠Martinez scored twice in the second ⁠half as Inter Milan came back from ‌two goals down to draw 2-2 with AS Roma in their top-of-the-table Serie A clash at the Stadio ​Olimpico on Saturday, as both ⁠sides dropped points ⁠for the first time this season.

World

Namibian cheetah conservation leader nominated for top global animal award

WINDHOEK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Namibian conservationist Laurie Marker, founder and executive director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), has been nominated for the 2027 Indianapolis Prize.

Football

Soccer-Villa expose familiar flaws as Tottenham slump continues

LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur's £300 million ⁠squad rebuild is showing little sign of reviving the club's fortunes after a 3-2 home defeat by Aston ⁠Villa left them winless after five Premier League games on Saturday.

World

Feature: A journey to school through fear and barriers

RAMALLAH, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Every morning, Palestinian mother Ataa Odeh watches her 4-year-old daughter Maysaa board a school bus in Qasra, a northern West Bank town.

Cricket

Cricket-England complete T20 sweep over Sri Lanka to go back on top of world rankings

MANCHESTER, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Jos Buttler hit an ⁠unbeaten half-century as dominant England beat a sorry Sri Lanka by eight wickets to complete a 3-0 series ⁠whitewash and replace India on top of the T20 world rankings after the final match of the series ‌in Manchester on Saturday.

World

China, Tanzania sign pact to expand cardiac hospital

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- China and Tanzania on Saturday signed an implementation agreement for the expansion of the China-aided Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI).

Football

Soccer-Arteta vows Arsenal will learn from chastening Brighton defeat

BRIGHTON, England, Sept 19 (Reuters) - There were ⁠no excuses from Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta after his side's perfect start to their Premier ⁠League title defence came to an ignominious end at Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday with ‌a stunning 3-0 defeat in which they were out-hustled by their hosts.

World

DR Congo expands Ebola vaccination to Ituri, over 3,700 people vaccinated

KINSHASA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Ebola vaccination was expanded Saturday to Ituri Province, the epicenter of the outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with more than 3,700 people having received the Ervebo vaccine in the country.

Cycling

Motorcycling-Martin recovers from early setback to win Austrian sprint and retake championship lead

SPIELBERG, Austria, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Aprilia's Jorge ⁠Martin made an extraordinary recovery from a chaotic opening-lap battle with championship rival Marc Marquez to ⁠win the Austrian Grand Prix sprint from pole position on Saturday and reclaim the MotoGP ‌championship lead.

Football

Soccer-African champions beat Asian counterparts to advance in Inter Continental Cup

PRETORIA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - African ⁠champions Mamelodi Sundowns edged their Asian counterparts Al Ahli ⁠of Saudi Arabia 2-1 in the Inter Continental ‌Cup on Saturday, with a double strike from Portuguese import Nuno Santos.

Football

Soccer-Real Madrid's strength of mind gives Mourinho confidence for Atletico derby

MADRID, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho said the mental strength ⁠of his Real Madrid team gave him confidence heading into the derby clash at Atletico Madrid on Sunday despite ⁠problems with their game.

World

German general Breuer elected to head top NATO military body

BRUSSELS, Sept 19 (Reuters) - General Carsten ⁠Breuer, Germany's chief of defence, was chosen on Saturday as the next head ⁠of NATO's military committee, the alliance's top military authority and a key ‌advisory body for its political leaders.    

World

White House turns away CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters after Trump's ban

Sept 19 (Reuters) - The White House ⁠on Saturday denied access to journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, following through with US ⁠President Donald Trump's announcement that he would ban them from the building's grounds.