Mikel Arteta said Arsenal are happy to embrace their 'Set-Piece FC' nickname after using their deadly corner routines to seal a vital 2-1 win against Chelsea on Sunday.
Sevilla came from two goals down to snatch a thrilling 2-2 derby draw against Real Betis on Sunday in La Liga.
Head coach Gautam Gambhir hailed Sanju Samson for keeping India's T20 World Cup hopes alive with his match-winning innings against the West Indies on Sunday, but told AFP it would take another "special effort" to beat England in the semi-final.
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Arsenal reestablished a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League as the Gunners overcame 10-man Chelsea 2-1 on Sunday, while Benjamin Sesko fired Manchester United up to third with victory over Crystal Palace.
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Animal activists have been turning up the heat on Milan Fashion Week to adopt a fully fur-free policy, with dozens of protesters demonstrating outside the Giorgio Armani show on Sunday.
March 01, 2026
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Three members of the US military have been killed and five others wounded in the operation against Iran, the Pentagon said Sunday, announcing the first American deaths in the US-Israeli campaign that killed the Islamic republic's supreme leader.
March 01, 2026
Explosions were heard in the Afghan capital Kabul Sunday, AFP journalists said, with the Taliban government saying they were responding to aerial Pakistan attacks.
March 01, 2026
Iranians were experiencing a mix of shock, grief and joy after the death of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Israeli and US strikes extended into a second day Sunday.
March 01, 2026
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Iran fired missiles across the Middle East on Sunday after vowing to avenge the death of its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while Israel conducted fresh strikes on Tehran.
March 01, 2026
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Three members of the US military have been killed and five others wounded in the operation against Iran, the Pentagon said Sunday, announcing the first American deaths in the US-Israeli campaign that killed the Islamic republic's supreme leader.
The West Indies scored 195-4 after being asked to bat against India in their winner-takes-all final Super Eights clash at the T20 World Cup in Kolkata on Sunday.
South Africa coach Shukri Conrad on Sunday said the team has embraced its favourite tag in the T20 World Cup as they stay unbeaten heading into their semi-final against New Zealand.
Shattered glass lay strewn across the streets of a residential area of Tel Aviv on Sunday, the day after an Iranian missile strike left one woman dead, but residents insisted they could withstand further attacks.
March 01, 2026
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Bashar al-Assad, Nicolas Maduro and now Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In the last 18 months, Russian President Vladimir Putin has lost several key foreign allies -- and there is little that the Kremlin, bogged down in Ukraine, can do about it.
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AC Milan moved closer to Champions League football next season after two late strikes gave them a 2-0 win at Cremonese on Sunday.
Grey and brutalist, showy and shimmering -- the stark contrasts of the Italian fashion capital of Milan fuelled the creative mind of Bottega Veneta's Louise Trotter in her second collection for the brand.
South Africa survived a brilliant all-round show by Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza to record a five-wicket win Sunday that means they remained unbeaten ahead of a semi-final against New Zealand on Wednesday.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola called for more "respect" towards other cultures after a break to allow his players to break their fast during Ramadan was booed in a 1-0 win at Leeds.
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