LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces pressed their assault on Ukrainian cities Friday, with new missile strikes and shelling on the capital Kyiv and the outskirts of the western city of Lviv, as world leaders pushed for an investigation of the Kremlin’s repeated attacks on civilian targets, including schools, hospitals and residential areas.The early morning…Continue Reading

NEW YORK (AP) — Facing stiff resistance in Ukraine and crippling economic sanctions at home, Russian President Vladimir Putin is using language that recalls the rhetoric from Josef Stalin’s show trials of the 1930s.Putin’s ominous speech on Wednesday likened opponents to “gnats” who try to weaken the country at the behest of the West —…Continue Reading

Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest are the only two non top-flight sides left in the FA CupThe FA Cup resumes on Saturday when Chelsea travel to Middlesbrough with the Championship side hoping to cause another shock.The Blues’ trip to the Riverside in the quarter-finals will be live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport…Continue Reading

Image source, Reuters/Phil NobleImage caption, Everton claimed victory at Goodison Park after the match was briefly halted due to the protestA man has been arrested after Everton’s game against Newcastle was delayed by a protester tying himself to a goal post.The second half of the Premier League fixture at Goodison Park was stopped for about…Continue Reading

‘The Roman Empire’ flag was still on display at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, with some fans chanted Roman Abramovich’s nameWith the Friday deadline for the sale of Roman Abramovich’s Chelsea approaching, BBC Sport recaps who the major interested parties are so far. The official deadline to purchase the west London Premier League club is 17:00…Continue Reading

His side are chasing a ‘Fab Four’ that has never been done before, so no wonder Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says talk of winning the quadruple is “crazy”.But an amazing clean sweep is still on the cards for the Reds and, with only 10 weeks of the season to go, they are already much closer…Continue Reading

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces pressed their assault on Ukrainian cities Friday, hitting a building near a western city’s airport with missiles, as world leaders pushed for an investigation of the Kremlin’s repeated attacks on civilian targets, including airstrikes on schools, hospitals and residential areas.Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said on Telegram that several missiles…Continue Reading

A Polish programmers collective reportedly linked to the notorious Anonymous hackers group has helped Americans and others around the world send millions of anti-war texts about the Ukraine invasion directly to the Russian people.Anonymous, meanwhile, is claiming responsibility for hacking into Russian CCTV surveillance cameras and superimposing messages like “Putin is killing children” on the…Continue Reading

The account for Stepan, a beloved, internet-famous cat based in Kharkiv, Ukraine, posted an update on Wednesday after going silent for nearly two weeks: “We’re all right now.”Fans of the 13-year-old rescue cat, who has more than 1.1 million followers on Instagram, raised the alarm after Stepan and his owner Anna had not been active…Continue Reading