Tag: Western Europe
Spanish league CEO: Super League ideas endure at clubs, FIFA
GENEVA — European club soccer still faces threats from leaders of the failed Super League project and the FIFA president, Spanish league CEO Javier...
Djokovic, Nadal, Federer in same half of French Open field
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer all ended up in the same half of the French Open men's field in the draw Thursday,...
Champions League prize money grows as UEFA sales rise 8%
MADRID — Champions League teams will get more prize money for the next three years from a near 8% rise in total revenue to...
Irish parliament denounces Israeli policies in West Bank
LONDON — Ireland’s parliament has passed a motion describing Israeli settlements and other policies in the occupied West Bank as “de facto annexation’’ -...
Belarusians who fled crackdown fearful after diverted flight
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Viachka Krasulin said he was arrested and brutally beaten all over his body by police in Belarus for attending a rally...
EU eyes Belarus sanctions targeting sectors close to leader
BRUSSELS — European Union nations sketched out plans for new sanctions Thursday against Belarus that will target economic sectors close to its authoritarian president,...
Korda to face Paul in all-American semifinal in Parma
PARMA, Italy — Sebastian Korda beat eighth-seeded Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to set up an all-American semifinal against Tommy Paul at the...
EURO 2020: A look at some of the tournament’s top coaches
ROME — The last two World Cup winners, the defending European champion, and a World Cup finalist. Not to mention a Champions League winner...
Holstein Kiel to have 2,500 fans in Bundesliga promotion bid
KIEL, Germany — Holstein Kiel backtracked Thursday on an earlier decision against fans and will have up to 2,500 supporters present for its Bundesliga...
AP source: Biden ending Trump OK for US oil company in Syria
The Biden administration has decided it will not renew a waiver that allowed a politically connected U.S. oil company to operate in northeast Syria...