Real Madrid late show exposes Man City's decline

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Real Madrid once again twisted the knife into Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City to compound a troubled season for the English champions and leave them on the brink of an early Champions League exit.

Jude Bellingham struck a stoppage time winner for Real Madrid against Man City

Real Madrid stun Man City as PSG down Brest in Champions League

Paris (AFP) – Jude Bellingham snatched a stoppage-time winner as Real Madrid twice came from behind to beat Manchester City 3-2 in the first leg of their blockbuster Champions League play-off tie Tuesday, while Paris Saint-Germain took command of an all-French clash with Brest.

Jude Bellingham slides in to score the winning goal for Real Madrid in stoppage time

Fury as US Open chiefs announce mixed doubles revamp

New York (AFP) – US tennis chiefs announced a radical overhaul of the US Open’s mixed doubles on Tuesday, unveiling plans to stage the competition as a standalone event in the week before the main men’s and women’s singles draws get under way.

US tennis chiefs announced radical plans to shake-up the US Open's mixed doubles tournament on Tuesday

AP reporter barred from White House event over 'Gulf of America'

Washington (AFP) – The Associated Press said Tuesday that its White House reporter was barred from an event with President Donald Trump over the top US news agency’s refusal to follow his order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk listens as US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on February 11, 2025

Unhappy Mbangula gives Juve advantage over PSV in Champions League play

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Samuel Mbangula blasted his own performance in Juventus’ 2-1 win over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League even though it was his late winner on Tuesday which boosted the Italians’ chances of reaching the last 16 of the last 16.

Samuel Mbangula's winner against PSV Eindhoven was his first goal in the Champions League

AI feud: How Musk and Altman's partnership turned toxic

San Francisco (AFP) – The feud between Elon Musk and Sam Altman has become one of the bitterest rivalries in business history, with the Tesla tycoon bidding to buy Altman’s OpenAI in an apparent attempt to derail the ChatGPT maker’s ascent to becoming one of the world’s most important companies.

Elon Musk and Sam Altman were among the 11-person team that founded OpenAI in 2015

US TV record 127.7 million watched Eagles win Super Bowl

New York (AFP) – An estimated 127.7 million television viewers watched Super Bowl 59, ratings service Nielsen said Tuesday, making Sunday’s NFL championship spectacle the largest audience for a one-network telecast in TV history.

Quarterbacks Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs embrace after Super Bowl 59, which drew a US television record audience of 127.7 million people according to Nielsen