Philadelphia Independent - round-the-clock news in 6 languages from Philadelphia, the US and the world

Pennsylvania -

IN THE NEWS

Hungarian PM Orban and opposition await results after hard-fought vote

Hungarian PM Orban and opposition await results after hard-fought vote

Hungarians turned out in high numbers to vote Sunday with nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban seeking a fourth term in a hard-fought general election overshadowed by the war in neighbouring Ukraine.

Read more
Rossi in 17th place on four-wheel GT debut despite pit-lane howler

Rossi in 17th place on four-wheel GT debut despite pit-lane howler

Nine-time world motorcycling champion Valentino Rossi switched to four wheels on Sunday and finished 17th on his debut in the GT World Challenge event on home ground at Imola.

Read more
Mathieu van der Poel wins Tour of Flanders as Pogacar left frustrated

Mathieu van der Poel wins Tour of Flanders as Pogacar left frustrated

Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel won a battle of nerves with Tadej Pogacar to claim the 273km-long Tour of Flanders raced over cobbled hills on Sunday.

Read more
Rampant Spurs go fourth, West Ham leave Everton in relegation danger

Rampant Spurs go fourth, West Ham leave Everton in relegation danger

Tottenham powered into fourth place in the Premier League with a 5-1 rout of Newcastle, while West Ham's 2-1 victory pushed Everton deeper into relegation trouble on Sunday.

Read more
Marseille down Saint-Etienne to retake second in Ligue 1

Marseille down Saint-Etienne to retake second in Ligue 1

Marseille reclaimed second place in Ligue 1 on Sunday with a 4-2 win at Saint-Etienne in a game that was rescheduled following heavy snowfall in parts of France.

Read more
Bangladesh crumble in pursuit of first Test victory against South Africa

Bangladesh crumble in pursuit of first Test victory against South Africa

Bangladesh's hopes of pulling off an historic first Test win against South Africa took a major blow when they made a horror start to their second innings at the end of the fourth day of the first Test at Kingsmead on Sunday.

Read more
Sarkozy's name jeered at French election rally

Sarkozy's name jeered at French election rally

The name of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was jeered at an election rally of his right-wing Republicans party on Sunday, reflecting anger at his decision not to join campaigning ahead of next weekend's vote.

Read more
Lightning start helps Augsburg in relegation fight

Lightning start helps Augsburg in relegation fight

Augsburg pulled away from the Bundesliga's bottom three Sunday with a 3-0 home win over Wolfsburg thanks to a lightning start by the hosts.

Read more
S.Sudan rivals seal security pact in peace 'milestone'

S.Sudan rivals seal security pact in peace 'milestone'

In what has been hailed as a major breakthrough, South Sudan's rival leaders sealed an agreement Sunday on a key military provision of their stuttering peace deal.

Read more
Frankfurt expect bumper crowd for Barcelona visit

Frankfurt expect bumper crowd for Barcelona visit

Eintracht Frankfurt could have sold out their ground five times over as the hosts target a historic win over Barcelona in Thursday's Europa League home quarter-final against Barcelona.

Read more