Benzema hopeful on fitness for PSG Champions League clash
Karim Benzema is confident he will be fit to play for Real Madrid against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday after a spell on the sidelines with a hamstring injury.
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Snoop Dogg, Kelly Clarkson to host American 'Eurovision'
Artists Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson will host a "American Song Contest" modeled after the beloved Eurovision competition in a series to premiere in March.
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US sprinter Richardson slams Valieva ruling
US sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson on Monday slammed the decision to allow Kamila Valieva to continue to compete at the Winter Olympics despite a positive drugs test, contrasting the case with her own doping suspension from the Tokyo Games last year.
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Israeli PM starts first-ever Bahrain visit
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in Bahrain on Monday for the first-ever official visit by an Israeli head of government to the Gulf state, an AFP reporter said.
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Russia ready for more talks to end Ukraine standoff
Russia held the door open Monday to further talks on resolving its standoff with the West and said some of its military drills were ending, signalling a possible easing of the crisis over Ukraine.
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Fed's credibility 'on the line' amid US inflation spike: official
The Federal Reserve needs to accelerate the pace of interest rate increases to fight inflation, but can do so in a way that doesn't roil financial markets, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Monday.
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FIA alters F1 rain rules and refuses to increase number of sprints
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said on Monday it had changed a wet-weather rule that helped Max Verstappen snatch last season's Formula One title and had dialled back plans for six 'sprint' qualifiers.
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Spanish film explores trauma of 2015 Bataclan massacre
A Spanish film about the aftermath of the 2015 attack on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris premiered at the Berlin film festival on Monday, with the actors confessing it was "hard" to relive the trauma.
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Turkmenistan leader's son to run for president in succession move
The son of Turkmenistan's leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has been nominated to run for president next month, state media said Monday, after the autocrat said he would step down and authorities called a snap vote.
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Eriksen celebrates birthday by playing in Brentford friendly
Christian Eriksen played his first match in a Brentford shirt on Monday, celebrating his 30th birthday by appearing in a friendly just eight months after suffering a cardiac arrest.
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