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2024-03-17 20:37 Putin's landslide election victory dismissed by West

The European Union announced a €7.4 funding package and an upgraded relationship with Egypt on Sunday, part of a push to stem migrant flows to Europe criticised by rights groups.

Victory also gave Christie his maiden Super 1000 win at the first time of asking as the world number nine defeated close friend Ginting for the first time since 2019. But Christie had to withstand fightbacks from Ginting in both games before the 26-year-old took Indonesia's first men's singles title at badminton's oldest major championship since Hariyanto Arbi defeated compatriot Ardy Bernardus Wiranata in 1994. "I am very happy because we made history, the first all-Indonesia final after 30 years," said Christie. Читать дальше...

Ito's fine strike in the 79th minute gave Reims a win which leaves the club from Champagne country, around 150 kilometres north-east of Paris, just four points adrift of the European qualifying places. His goal, his third of the season, came just three days after the 31-year-old winger was left out of the Japan squad for home and away World Cup qualifiers against North Korea later this month. Ito left the Asian Cup last month after Japanese police said he was under investigation over an alleged sexual assault in Osaka last year. Читать дальше...

The Ivorian winger was sent off for a second booking after taking his shirt off in celebration at the end of a chaotic 120 minutes that kept United's chances of ending the season with silverware alive. Erik ten Hag's men will be confident of reaching the final for a second consecutive season after being paired with Championship side Coventry in the last four. Two goals in three minutes from Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah towards the end of the first half had swung the game in Liverpool's favour after Scott McTominay opened the scoring.

It was not simply that they won three matches, including an impressive defeat of Ireland that denied the champions a Grand Slam, but the way they played -- especially after three successive Six Nations where one of rugby's most well-resourced countries had managed just two victories. England finished third at last year's World Cup in France, but that performance had as much to do with coach Steve Borthwick's men benefitting from an absurdly lopsided draw that kept them away from the game's leading... Читать дальше...

Thousands of people turned up at polling stations in Russia and capitals across the world on Sunday to take part in what the anti-Kremlin opposition said was a peaceful but symbolic protest the re-election of President Vladimir Putin. Despite their relatively small scale, these quiet protests "scared the Kremlin", FRANCE 24's Nick Holdsworth said, adding that the protests "demonstrate that there is a strain in Russian society, to this day, which is very much opposed to Putin".

"Panda," a martial arts comedy from Universal and DreamWorks Animation, took in an estimated $30 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period, while the Warner Bros. "Dune" sequel, about war and survival in a sand-covered planet inhabited by giant worms, earned a respectable $29.1 million. "Panda" has now taken in $107.7 million in theaters in the United States and Canada plus an additional $176.5 million internationally. "Dune," released a week earlier, has seen domestic ticket sales of $157.2 million and international sales of $210 million. Читать дальше...

Since the late Marco Pantani's iconic 1998 season no other rider has won the double but Pogacar is flagged for both a debut Giro (May 4-26) and a tilt at a third Tour de France title (June 29-July 21). The Catalan race pits the 2020 and 2021 Grande Boucle winner against other Grand Tour winners in Sepp Kuss, Nairo Quintana, Egan Bernal, Simon Yates and Geraint Thomas. Up-and-coming stars such as French climber Lenny Martinez and Visma's latest prodigy Cian Uijtdebroeks alongside rising Ineos all-rounder... Читать дальше...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday called for a deal to free hostages held in war-ravaged Gaza accompanied by a "longer-lasting ceasefire" during a joint press appearance in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Those are messages that Binyamin Netanyahu doesn't want to hear", FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent said.

Goals shortly before and after half-time by Theo Hernandez and Christian Pulisic put Milan two ahead before Samuel Chukwueze volleyed the away side out of sight with 11 minutes remaining. Sunday's win moved Milan three points ahead of third-placed Juve in the race for Champions League football. Stefano Pioli's team trail runaway league leaders Inter Milan by 13 points, however they are all-but guaranteed a spot in next season's revamped edition of Europe's top club competition. Milan sit 14 points... Читать дальше...

Leverkusen's seventh league win on the bounce kept them 10 points clear of serial champions Bayern Munich with eight games to play in their quest for the club's first ever Bundesliga crown. "It was a good performance, a deserved victory. It's not easy to win in Freiburg but we keep going," Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso told DAZN before praising the performance of his playmaker Wirtz. "It's not just the goal he scored, he has a super game. He has real quality and I am very happy for his development." Wirtz... Читать дальше...

Australian referee Jarred Gillett and VAR official Tony Harrington spent over five minutes debating whether West Ham defender Konstantinos Mavropanos' effort hit the arm of Tomas Soucek on its way into the net. The replays were inconclusive, with a post obscuring the view of a sea of arms and legs on the goal-line. But Mavropanos' goal was eventually ruled out, one of three chalked off for the Hammers, to spare Villa from a damaging defeat. Nicolo Zaniolo had equalised for Villa after Michail Antonio headed West Ham into a first-half lead. Читать дальше...

Goals shortly before and after half-time by Theo Hernandez and Christian Pulisic put Milan two ahead before Samuel Chukwueze volleyed the away side out of sight with 11 minutes remaining. Sunday's win moved Milan three points ahead of third-placed Juve in the race for Champions League football. Stefano Pioli's team trail runaway league leaders Inter Milan by 13 points, however they are all-but guaranteed a spot in next season's revamped edition of Europe's top club competition. Milan sit 14 points... Читать дальше...

Several polling stations located within Moscow's embassies in European capitals on Sunday attracted anti-Putin rallies organised in memory of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The "Midday Against Putin" protests were “a fly in the ointment” for President Vladimir Putin who’s looking to the election to consolidate power, FRANCE 24's Philip Turle said in an analysis. The protests and acts of vandalism carried out at polling stations will unlikely have any impact but "the image is there and the image is telling another story", Turle said.

Airplanes flew other southern Gaza Sunday morning, leaving a trail of aid crates falling to the ground in their wake. Actively participating for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war broke out in the air drops taking off from Jordan, Germany said its air force on Saturday dropped pallets with four tons of relief goods by air into the Gaza Strip.

Below AFP Sport looks at some of the players who lit up the tournament: Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland) The 32-year-old scrum-half deservedly won man-of-the-match for his role in Ireland's gritty title-clinching 17-13 win over Scotland in Dublin. His quickfire passing provided the launchpad for many an Ireland attack, with that handling speed missed when he was moved to the wing after half-time in a 23-22 defeat by England at Twickenham that cost Ireland a Grand Slam after Ciaran Frawley went off... Читать дальше...

"No amount of international pressure will stop us from realising all the goals of the war: eliminating Hamas, releasing all our hostages and ensuring that Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel," Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting in a video released by his office. "To do this, we will also operate in Rafah." His comments came as talks were expected to resume in Doha towards a truce in Gaza, where Israel has pursued a campaign against Hamas militants for more than five months. Israeli cabinet... Читать дальше...

The seven-time Tour de France green jersey winner has retired from road racing and instead at 34 is hoping for an Olympic swansong on his preferred mountain bike event. But in late February Sagan's heartbeat went above 200 bpm during a tachycardia episode suffered during a mountain bike race at Valencia, leading to a first intervention at an Ancona hospital. The Slovak rider was soon back in the saddle but suffered a second incident preparing for a race at Marseille this weekend, he explained on social media. Читать дальше...

Gourvennec is expected to be replaced by Antoine Kombouare, who will return for a second spell in charge, less than a year after he was fired by the eight-time French champions. The 51-year-old Gourvennec, a former Nantes player, was only appointed in late November, when he replaced Pierre Aristouy with the club sitting 11th in Ligue 1 after 13 games. Their form has deteriorated under Gourvennec, who has won only three and lost nine of his 13 league matches in charge. Saturday's loss against Strasbourg... Читать дальше...

Kane scored his 31st Bundesliga goal of the season in Bayern's 5-2 victory at Darmstadt on Saturday, surpassing Uwe Seeler's record for the most goals in Germany's top flight in a debut season. But England's captain and record goalscorer limped off in the 82nd minute after suffering a blow to his left ankle. Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel confirmed later that Kane had "stumbled and fell into the net and twisted his ankle" with club sporting director Christoph Freund insisting Kane "will take no risks" with injury. Читать дальше...

"I'm 21 years old, I'm reaching my peak in my sport and the Games are at home. What more could you ask for?" Marchand said in an interview with French media including AFP. The five-time world champion, who trains in the United States with Phelps' former coach Bob Bowman, has been tipped as one of the big stars of the Paris Games as he chases his first Olympic medals in front of his home crowd. "I'm preparing myself mentally and physically for that," said Marchand whose father Xavier was a former swimming world silver medallist and Olympian... Читать дальше...

David finished cleverly from an Angel Gomes assist to give Lille the lead midway through the second half in Brittany. It was David's 22nd goal of the season in all competitions, and his 15th since the turn of the calendar year. The 24-year-old has netted 10 times in his team's last nine Ligue 1 outings. His total of 15 in Ligue 1 this season is bettered only by Kylian Mbappe, who has 21 for Paris Saint-Germain. However, that goal was not enough to win the game, as Uruguayan striker Martin Satriano... Читать дальше...

Russian nationals formed long queues outside Moscow’s embassy in Paris on Sunday to cast their vote on the final day of elections set to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday to send ground forces into Gaza's southern Rafah city despite growing international concern over the fate of Palestinian civilians sheltering there. Netanyahu said that "no amount of international pressure will stop us from realising all the goals of the war", adding "to do this, we will also operate in Rafah". FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent reports.