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Wall Street stocks fell Tuesday on resurgent worries over Federal Reserve policy and gloomy forecasts from retailers, while European equities also retreated despite some encouraging economic data.

Karim Benzema said Real Madrid needed time to get going but showed their true colours eventually as they thrashed Liverpool 5-2 at Anfield in the Champions League last 16 first leg on Tuesday.

Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid produced another stunning Champions League fightback from 2-0 down to thrash Liverpool 5-2 in the first leg of their last 16 tie at Anfield on Tuesday.

Experienced scrum-half Baptiste Serin has been added to France's Six Nations squad instead of Nolann Le Garrec, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) announced on Tuesday.

A once-powerful Mexican government minister was convicted by a US jury Tuesday of aiding the very drug smuggling he was tasked with cracking down on.

Russia's step back from a key arms control treaty is a blow to efforts to cap nuclear stockpiles, but does not immediately heighten the risk of nuclear war, experts said Tuesday.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a landmark case that could transform the internet by scrapping decades-old legal protections for tech companies, but gave no indication that a clear majority would opt to rework the law.

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary outfit on Tuesday accused Moscow's military chiefs of refusing to supply the group with munitions and seeking to destroy it, saying this amounted to "treason".

The US government ordered the Norfolk Southern railroad company on Tuesday to pay the entire cost of the cleanup of a toxic train derailment in the midwestern state of Ohio.

Major League Soccer unveiled a revamped playoff format on Tuesday that includes a best-of-three first round before knockout stages to the MLS Cup Final on December 9.

Mexico's once-powerful former public security minister Genaro Garcia Luna was found guilty of US drug trafficking charges by a jury in New York on Tuesday following a high-profile trial.

Simone Inzaghi said on Tuesday he wants Inter Milan to end Italian teams' dreadful record against Porto as he prepares to host the Portuguese outfit in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.

Wales coach Warren Gatland is confident Saturday's strike-threatened Six Nations clash against England in Cardiff will go ahead despite what he said was a "genuine threat" of a players' strike.

A powerful tropical Cyclone Freddy lashed the eastern coast of Madagascar on Tuesday, killing at least one person as it moved in packing winds of around 130km per hour, officials said.

He may be 80 and facing questions over his fitness to serve a second term, but a rock star-style speech in Warsaw and daring visit to wartime Ukraine saw President Joe Biden rebuff those who think America -- or he -- have grown weak.

Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits took South Africa to the Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals with an unbeaten century partnership against Bangladesh in Cape Town on Tuesday.

Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball, sidelined for more than a year by a left knee injury, will miss the entire NBA season with nagging discomfort, the team announced Tuesday.

After trading away superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, the NBA's Brooklyn Nets announced on Tuesday they have agreed on a multi-year contract extension with coach Jacque Vaughn.

A powerful tropical Cyclone Freddy lashed the south eastern of Madagascar on Tuesday, killing at least one person as it moved in packing winds of around 130km per hour, officials said.

For years, the crystal clear river flowing between giant boulders served as a strategic guerilla route in Colombia's bloody armed conflict.

Courtney Lawes could make an England comeback in this weekend's Six Nations clash against Wales, but Tom Curry's hopes of a Test return have been scuppered by an unspecified leg injury.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said on Tuesday his outfit will be perceived to have failed no matter what his side achieves in the Champions League, because of his past success in the competition.

Brittney Griner, the American basketball star imprisoned in Russia for nearly 10 months last year, has signed a one-year Women's NBA deal with the Phoenix Mercury, the team announced Tuesday.

Some UK supermarkets have introduced limits on customer purchases of some fruit and vegetables due to "sourcing challenges" blamed on weather conditions in southern Europe and north Africa, the industry said Tuesday.

Darwin Nunez shrugged off a shoulder injury to start for Liverpool as the Reds seek revenge against Real Madrid for defeat in last season's Champions League final on Tuesday.

A Spanish bullfighter who fought a legal battle to prove that legendary matador Manuel Benitez "El Cordobes" is his father said Tuesday he feels "complete" now that the two have finally forged a relationship.

South Africa were set a target of 114 to reach the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals after restricting Bangladesh to 113 for six at Newlands in Cape Town on Tuesday.

Manchester City's Kevin de Bruyne, Aymeric Laporte and John Stones will miss Wednesday's Champions League last 16 first leg with RB Leipzig, after Pep Guardiola left them out of the squad for the trip to Germany.

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has urged Loris Karius to "rewrite the story of his career" as the German goalkeeper prepares to make his first competitive appearance for two years in Sunday's League Cup final against Manchester United.

The head of the International Monetary Fund, a key financial backer of Ukraine in its fight against Russia, hailed on Tuesday Kyiv's efforts to tackle corruption and praised its "resilient" economy and people.

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday suspended Moscow's participation in a nuclear arms treaty with Washington as US President Joe Biden vowed in a rival speech that Russia would never win in Ukraine.

Suspected jihadists killed at least 15 soldiers in troubled northern Burkina Faso, just three days after an ambush that claimed the lives of 51 troops, security sources said Tuesday.