Tag: Western Europe
Leipzig beats Wolfsburg 2-0 to reach German Cup semifinals
<p>LEIPZIG, Germany — Yussuf Poulsen scored as Leipzig reached the semifinals of the German Cup with a 2-0 win Wednesday over a Wolfsburg team...
Athletic beats Levante, will play in consecutive Copa finals
<p>MADRID — Athletic Bilbao will have a chance to win two Copa del Rey titles in a two-week span next month. </p>
...
Virus variant races through Italy, especially among children
ROME — The variant of the coronavirus discovered in Britain is prevalent among Italy's infected schoolchildren and is helping to fuel a “robust” uptick...
German financial supervisor moves against Greensill Bank
BERLIN — Germany's financial market supervisor on Wednesday ordered the closure of Greensill Bank AG for business with customers, citing an “imminent risk” that...
Everyman’s everyman, who faced Federer at Wimbledon, retires
Marcus Willis, the Everyman’s everyman who was ranked 772nd when he faced Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2016, is ending his playing career and...
Macron reveals more torture by French army in Algeria war
<p>PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron has met with four grandchildren of an Algerian independence fighter to tell them that Ali Boumendjel had been tortured...
Nearly 100 on trial in Sicily for suspected Mafia EU fraud
ROME — A trial began in Sicily on Tuesday for 97 suspected Mafia members and white-collar professionals allegedly in cahoots with mobsters in what...
Top official at swimming body FINA quits after 35 years
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Cornel Marculescu, the executive director of swimming's governing body FINA, resigned Wednesday after 35 years in charge in which the sport...
Elusive artist Banksy confirms he’s behind prison artwork
LONDON — Banksy appears to have thrown his support behind a campaign to turn a former prison in the English town of Reading into...
Man United misfires at Crystal Palace in 3rd straight 0-0
<p>LONDON — Manchester United was held 0-0 by Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Tuesday for a third straight goalless draw in all...