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2026-04-09 17:10:02 (2 days ago)

Watkins doubles up to punish Bologna and put Aston Villa in driving seat

There was a heady atmosphere in Bologna before this match, with flags flying everywhere and the legend “weareone” plastered on the walls of the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara. Into this fervent atmosphere stepped Aston Villa, with warnings against complacency from their manager ringing in their ears. The Premier League side did not play well and were second best for much of the night, but they did stay supremely cool and turned the nervous energy of their hosts back on them to take a two-goal lead home to Birmingham.

Ezri Konsa opened the scoring after a gaffe by the goalkeeper Federico Ravaglia, before a second-half double from Ollie Watkins determined the outcome of the match and overwrote Jonathan Rowe’s late goal for the hosts. Bologna’s Englishman, a former Norwich City winger, was likely the man of the match, but Watkins’ ability to remain calm in pressured situations will surely prove the more decisive factor in this tie.

Fox News - Top Stories

2026-04-09 17:09:22 (2 days ago)

Megan Rapinoe says Geno Auriemma has 'added responsibility' of positive representation because he is White

Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe criticized UConn coach Geno Auriemma on their podcast after his shouting match with Dawn Staley at the Final Four.

New York Times - World News

2026-04-09 17:09:16 (2 days ago)

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The Guardian - World News

2026-04-09 17:08:33 (2 days ago)

Bologna 1-3 Aston Villa: Europa League quarter-final, first leg – live reaction

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The players are out. The DJ presses play on the Unai Emery anthem.

Federico Bernardeschi has just a couple of goals in Serie A for Bologna this season – but he’s their leading man in the Europa League, with five this campaign. He scored in both legs of their last-16 triumph against Roma.

New York Times - World News

2026-04-09 17:08:16 (2 days ago)

Vietnam Farms Hit by the War in Iran

The war in Iran, now in a two-week ceasefire, drove up the costs of fertilizer and fuel, pressuring farmers far from the Gulf. Our Vietnam bureau chief, Damien Cave, reports from the Mekong Delta on how the strain on the rice industry is signaling food supply problems and higher prices to come.

The Guardian - World News

2026-04-09 17:06:31 (2 days ago)

Comical own goal gives Nottingham Forest edge in hard-fought draw at Porto

On the night Chris Wood returned from six months on the sidelines, a freakish own goal by the Porto defender Martim Fernandes earned Nottingham Forest a draw and fostered optimism of advancing to the Europa League semi-finals.

The New Zealand striker was withdrawn at the interval, Vitor Pereira mindful of the bigger picture with Sunday’s home match against Aston Villa the first of seven matches Forest have to preserve their Premier League status. This all remains a juggling act for Pereira, back here in the red corner for the first time since guiding Porto to successive titles.

Fox News - Top Stories

2026-04-09 17:05:42 (2 days ago)

Spanberger breaks silence on ‘sanctuary’ claims as ICE clashes heat up

Gov. Abigail Spanberger pushes back on critics, claiming Virginia is not a sanctuary state and dismissing a poll showing her lowest favorability as governor.

Times of India

2026-04-09 17:05:33 (2 days ago)

Putin announces truce with Ukraine during Orthodox Easter celebrations

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine for the Orthodox Easter holidays, effective from April 11th to April 12th, 2026. This move follows a similar holiday truce proposal from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Kremlin stated that Russian troops are instructed to cease combat operations but remain ready to counter any enemy provocations.

The Guardian - World News

2026-04-09 17:05:33 (2 days ago)

Mateta puts Crystal Palace on path to semis in rousing win over Fiorentina

Spring is in the air and it’s all beaming smiles again at Crystal Palace. A sensational performance blew away Fiorentina as Jean-Philippe Mateta scored on his first start since the end of January, Tyrick Mitchell added a second before Ismaïla Sarr’s late header left Oliver Glasner’s side with one foot in the semi-finals in their debut European campaign.

Until now, Palace’s performances in front of their own fans in the Conference League have been far from impressive. But having had the luxury of three weeks to prepare for this match, Glasner showed why he has such a good record in knockout competitions in recent seasons as his team executed their gameplan perfectly.

Fox News - Top Stories

2026-04-09 17:04:55 (2 days ago)

Artemis II pilot Victor Glover’s daughter steals spotlight in viral tribute: 'First daughter of the moon'

Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover's daughter captures the internet with a viral dance video celebrating her dad's historic journey to the moon.

Fox News - Video

2026-04-09 17:03:15 (2 days ago)

This guy doesn't know who he's dealing with: Lt Gen Keith Kellogg

Ret. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg discusses Iran’s supreme leader threatening revenge as Middle East tensions escalate on ‘The Story.’

The Guardian - World News

2026-04-09 17:00:00 (2 days ago)

The Miniature Wife review – Matthew Macfadyen is wasted in this pointless comedy

Lower those expectations, Succession fans. The star plays a scientist who shrinks his wife (Elizabeth Banks) to 6in tall, in a screwball sitcom that should have been so much better

I wonder what it’s like to be the go-to actor whenever anyone needs a morally questionable, sappy-looking, fundamentally weak character to play the whipped dog to someone else’s headline character? You’ll always have work but … you’d have to be pretty secure in yourself, no?

But all actors are, of course, so it’s probably OK to be Matthew Macfadyen, who started his career in a 1998 TV film adaptation of Wuthering Heights as Hareton Earnshaw – Heathcliff’s whipped dog – and has been giving us brilliant incarnations of beta cucks ever since. Even when he made it to Mr Darcy (opposite Keira Knightley’s Elizabeth Bennet) it was unfortunately 10 years after Colin Firth (opposite Jennifer Ehle and coming out of a lake) had rendered all future versions redundant milksops. Most recently, of course, he gave us the greatest – oh GOD, there is no single word for Tom Wambsgans unless it is in fact “Wambsgans”, so let’s go with that – Wambsgans there will ever be, courtesy of Jesse Armstrong’s masterpiece Succession. Jeremy Strong’s intensity drew the headlines, but Macfadyen’s performance, like a worm twisting round an oiled tightrope, was endlessly clever, subtle and just as astonishing.