Ranieri's Roma claim derby honours against Lazio

Rome (AFP) – Roma triumphed 2-0 against local rivals Lazio on Sunday to give Claudio Ranieri his biggest win since the veteran coach took charge of his boyhood club for the third time.

Lorenzo Pellegrini opened the scoring for Roma on Sunday

Three Premier League talking points

London (AFP) – Liverpool ended the weekend where they started — with a six-point lead over Arsenal at the top of the Premier League following an enthralling 2-2 draw at home to Manchester United.

Premier League leaders Liverpool remain six points clear of Arsenal after a 2-2 draw against Manchester United

Snow, ice snarls post

London (AFP) – Snow and ice forced the grounding of dozens of flights in Europe on Sunday, disrupting the end of the busy New Year holiday travel season.

Snow and black ice forced the cancellation Sunday of dozens of flights at Frankfurt airport, Germany's largest

New Orleans attacker had recorded street using Meta glasses: FBI

Washington (AFP) – The man accused of the ramming attack that killed 14 revelers on a crowded New Orleans street had earlier visited the city on apparent reconnaissance missions, once recording the location using camera-equipped glasses, investigators said Sunday.

Mourners hold a vigil on Bourbon Street for the 14  victims killed in a January 1, 2025 truck-ramming attack in New Orleans, Louisiana

Austria's conservatives ready for coalition talks with far right

Vienna (AFP) – Austria’s conservatives said Sunday they were ready to start negotiations with the far-right Freedom party (FPOe) to form a new government, a policy U-turn after coalition talks with two centrist parties failed.

Christian Stocker was chosen as the interim leader of Austria's conservatives after its outgoing Chancellor quit

Blinken wades into South Korea political crisis

Seoul (AFP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opened a visit to crisis-riven South Korea, where he will seek delicately to encourage continuity with the policies, but not tactics, of the impeached president.

It remains unclear if South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will meet with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Fernandes demands more from Man Utd after draw at Liverpool

Liverpool (AFP) – Frustrated Bruno Fernandes said if Manchester United can perform at Anfield they must “do it everywhere” after the crisis-hit side secured a 2-2 draw against Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday.

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes