Potter aware that pressure is mounting on big-spending Chelsea
Graham Potter says he understands the mounting pressure he is under to get Chelsea back on track after the club's huge spending spree.
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England opt for Farrell over Smith at fly-half for Italy clash
England captain Owen Farrell has replaced the benched Marcus Smith at fly-half for Sunday's Six Nations match against Italy at Twickenham.
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Wales better than Six Nations humbling suggests, says Owens
Wales captain Ken Owens is confident his side can quickly "right the wrongs" of a Six Nations hammering at the hands of Ireland when they face Scotland on Saturday.
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Kurdish militants halt 'operations' after Turkey quake
Kurdish militants from the outlawed PKK group announced a temporary halt in fighting to ease recovery work in the wake of a massive earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey and parts of Syria.
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Murray ready to face French challenge in Six Nations: coach
Ireland scrum-half Conor Murray is "in good form" and ready to face France in their Six Nations blockbuster on Saturday despite his father suffering serious injuries in a road accident, scrum coach John Fogarty said on Friday.
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Woman statue finally takes spot beside Moses, Confucius at New York court
For more than a century, the plinths atop a New York courthouse held statues all depicting men. Not anymore, thanks to the work of a Pakistani-American artist.
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Children rescued as Turkey-Syria quake toll nears 23,000
Rescuers pulled out children Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the toll approached 23,000 and a winter freeze compounded the suffering for nearly one million people estimated to be in urgent need of food.
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Veteran Spanish director Saura dies at 91
Acclaimed Spanish director Carlos Saura, who died on Friday, hit the global spotlight in the 1960s with critiques of Franco's dictatorship, later focusing on films about music and dance, notably flamenco.
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Zelensky says Russian athletes at Olympics a 'manifestation of violence'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has called for a boycott of the 2024 Paris Olympics over the possible participation of Russian athletes, said Friday their presence would be a "manifestation of violence."
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Greeks put politics aside to rush aid to Turkey
Aimilia Balta's mother fled Turkey after a vicious war with Greece a century ago but it has not stopped the elderly Greek donating clothes for the thousands left homeless by the deadly earthquake there.
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