Young, Irving replace Giannis, Davis in NBA All

San Francisco (AFP) – Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young and the Dallas Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving have been drafted into this week’s NBA All-Star Game to replace the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo and Anthony Davis, the league said Monday.

Trae Young will replace the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo in this week's NBA All-Star Game

Celtic's Maeda cleared to face Bayern Munich

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic received a huge boost ahead of their Champions League play-off, first leg against Bayern Munich on Wednesday as top scorer Daizen Maeda was cleared to face the German giants.

Celtic's Daizen Maeda has been cleared to face Bayern Munich

Ntamack banned for Italy game despite France efforts

Paris (AFP) – France fly-half Romain Ntamack will miss this month’s Six Nations trip to Italy due to a suspension despite an attempt to make him available, a source in Les Bleus’ set-up told AFP on Monday.

Romain Ntamack (C) missed last year's Six Nations through injury

Dozens of Palestinian families flee Israeli operation in West Bank

Nur Shams (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Dozens of Palestinian families fled on Monday from the Nur Shams refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank, as Israel pushed on with a sweeping military operation.

Israel expanded its West Bank operation, which began last month, to Nur Shams in recent days

US, Egyptian security peronnel inspect traffic on key Gaza route

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – At the key intersection of Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor and the Salaheddin Road, US and Egyptian security personnel, armed and wearing military fatigues, inspected vehicles carrying Palestinians, many of them displaced by the war.

UN vehicles cross a checkpoint manned by Egyptian and US security on the Netzarim Corridor

Union sues over US consumer protection agency work pause

Washington (AFP) – The union representing staff at the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued the acting head of the agency, as the Trump administration ordered all work at the watchdog to cease on Monday.

Donald Trump named Russell Vought the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau