London (AFP) – Manchester City on Monday announced the signing of Uzbekistan centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov from French club Lens for a reported fee of 40 million euros ($42 million) plus add-ons.
Man City sign Uzbekistan defender Khusanov from Lens
Flick expecting Barca improvement at Benfica after Liga slump
Lisbon (AFP) – Barcelona coach Hansi Flick is hoping his team can improve against Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday after a string of poor results in La Liga.
Colombia vows 'war' as guerrilla violence kills 100
Tibú (Colombia) (AFP) – Colombia vowed “war” against left-wing guerrillas Monday, declaring a state of emergency and deploying thousands of soldiers to contain violence that killed at least 100 people and threatens to scupper the country’s fragile peace process.
Sonego ends teenage qualifier Tien's Australian Open fairytale
Melbourne (AFP) – Teenage qualifier Learner Tien’s Australian Open fairytale ended on Monday as Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego blasted into his first Grand Slam quarter-final on his 26th attempt.
Marcos denounces 'woke' sex education bill in Catholic Philippines
Manila (AFP) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos denounced on Monday a proposed law to make sex education mandatory in schools in the conservative mainly Catholic nation, alleging it would teach four year-olds to pleasure themselves.
Sinner beats heat and broken net to make Australian Open quarters
Melbourne (AFP) – Defending champion Jannik Sinner needed medical attention in energy-sapping heat and overcame a long interruption when he broke the net to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday.
Djokovic row as Sinner, Swiatek eye Australian Open last eight
Melbourne (AFP) – Novak Djokovic was at the centre of another Australian Open row on Monday while Iga Swiatek will be desperate to avoid a major shock and Jannik Sinner is also eyeing the quarter-finals.
Champions League giants scrap for knockout spots
Paris (AFP) – A year of unprecedented pressures on the global football calendar begins with a Champions League first, as two rounds of matches in Europe’s elite club competition take place in January and some of the continent’s biggest names face a scrap to avoid a humiliating exit.
India's 'digital arrest' scammers stealing savings
Bengaluru (India) (AFP) – Within five hours while sitting at home in India, retired professor Kamta Prasad Singh handed over his hard-earned savings to online fraudsters impersonating police.
Mug shot, solitary cell for South Korea's President Yoon
Seoul (AFP) – South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol had his mug shot taken and underwent a physical check before spending his first night in jail as a criminal suspect, a prison officer said Monday.
