Atletico Madrid's goalscoring troubles resurfaced as they drew 0-0 at home to a struggling Leganes side that finished with a defender in goal after the dismissal of Ivan Cuellar.
Atletico crashed out of the Copa del Rey in midweek after losing to third-tier Cultural Leonesa, and Sunday's latest setback would appear to rule Diego Simeone's team out of title contention.
They are now winless in four games, their surprise cup exit preceded by a 2-0 loss at Eibar in La Liga last weekend and defeat by Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup.
Atletico could finish the day 10 points behind city rivals Real, who travel to Real Valladolid later, ahead of next week's Madrid derby at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Having sold French striker Antoine Griezmann to Barcelona, scoring goals has been Atletico's fundamental weakness this season. They have managed only 22 in 21 league games, the same number as Real Mallorca in 17th.
Angel Correa and Alvaro Morata both tested Cuellar in the first half while Recio ...

Atletico held by Leganes as defender goes in goal

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India on Sunday said it is examining "all options" in consultations with China to provide relief to over 250 stuck Indians, mostly students, in Wuhan, the epicentre of the fast spreading coronavirus.
The death toll in the deadly new coronavirus in China rose to 56 on Sunday with confirmed cases of viral affliction reaching 2,008, including 23 from aborad, Chinese health authorities said.
India on Sunday opened a third hotline in view of "large number" of phone calls from the Indians who are mostly students, the Indian Embassy in Beijing said.
"In view of the large number of calls received in the two hotline numbers set up by @EOIBeijing in connection with the outbreak of coronavirus infection, @EOIBeijing has decided to open a third hotline number +8618610952903," the Embassy said in a tweet.
The other two hotline numbers are 8618612083629 and 8618612083617, the Embassy said.
The Embassy has also said it is examining all options and holding consultations with China to provide relief ..

India examining 'all options' to provide relief to Indians stuck in Wuhan

Protesters threw petrol bombs on Sunday night at an empty public housing complex in Hong Kong that had been earmarked to become a temporary quarantine zone as the city battles an outbreak of the SARS-like Novel Coronavirus.
Hong Kong has declared the virus that first began in central China as a public "emergency" -- the city's highest warning tier -- and on Saturday announced ramped-up measures to reduce the risk of further infections.
Among them was a plan to turn a newly built but currently empty public housing block in Fanling into a quarantine facility.
The buildings would be used to house people who may have come into contact with carriers of the virus as they wait to get tested, as well as frontline medical staff worried about infecting their families.
The city has diagnosed six positive cases of the virus so far.  Dozens of local residents and protesters opposed to the idea held rallies outside the complex on Sunday, with some setting up road blocks.
In the evening, police said 

Proposed Hong Kong virus quarantine building firebombed during protest

Protesters threw petrol bombs Sunday night at an empty public housing complex in Hong Kong that had been earmarked to become a temporary quarantine zone, police said, as the city battles an outbreak of the SARS-like Novel Coronavirus.
"These destructive acts have posed a grave threat to the safety of people at scene," police said in a statement.
An AFP photographer on scene saw fierce flames coming from the entrance of two apartment blocks before firefighters got the blaze under control.

Proposed Hong Kong virus quarantine building firebombed: police

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola conceded the Premier League title to Liverpool and believes no team in the world would be able to stay with the European champions this season.
Liverpool are well on course for a first league title in 30 years as they lead City by 16 points with a game in hand after winning 22 and drawing one of their 23 games.
City have won back-to-back titles with a combined 198 points, denying Liverpool last season despite Jurgen Klopp's men posting 97 points - the third highest tally in top-flight English football history.
"Liverpool obviously will be champions of the Premier League, but they would be champions in Spain, champions in Italy, champions in Germany," said Guardiola.
"They would be champions everywhere after 23 games, 22 victories, 1 draw." City have lost five league games this season, but Guardiola defended their record by pointing out it would still be good enough to mount a title challenge in Europe's other top leagues.
"In the recent past when .

'Phenomenal' Liverpool too good for Man City - Guardiola

China on Sunday ordered a temporary ban on the trade in wild animals as the country struggles to contain a deadly virus believed to have been spawned in a market that sold wild animals as food.
Raising, transporting or selling all wild animal species is forbidden "from the date of the announcement until the national epidemic situation is over", said a government directive.
The ban was issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.
The lethal virus, which has caused 56 confirmed deaths and nearly 2,000 total infections in China, and spread to about a dozen countries, is believed to have originated in a market in the central city of Wuhan, where a range of wildlife was reportedly sold.
Conservationists have long accused China of tolerating a shadowy trade in exotic animals for food or as ingredients in traditional medicines, including highly endangered species such as the pangolin or ...

China bans wild animal trade until viral outbreak eases

England stretched their lead beyond 300 after deciding not to enforce the follow-on on the third day of the fourth and final Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday.
Dom Sibley was unbeaten on 39 as England batted cautiously to reach 86 for two in their second innings at tea, an overall lead of 303.
Earlier, fast bowler Mark Wood took five for 46 when South Africa were bowled out for 183 in their first innings, a deficit of 217 runs.
Quinton de Kock (76) and Dwaine Pretorius (37) kept England in the field for most of the morning and probably made sure England would decide to bat again. They put on 79 for the eighth wicket and prevented England from wrapping up the innings early.
Vernon Philander was out to the sixth ball of the day, reducing South Africa to 93 for seven, at which stage a follow-on seemed a strong possibility.
It was an unhappy day for Philander, who will be retiring from international cricket at the end of the match.
Apart from his early dismissal 

England stretch lead after batting again

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that work was underway to construct homes inside Syria for people fleeing the war-torn country's last rebel-held stronghold.
"In an area 30-40 kilometres deep in Syria close to our border, we have planned to build, not a tent city, but homes, and the construction has begun," Erdogan said.
"We want our Idlib brothers and sisters to take shelter in winter here," he told reporters during a press conference in Istanbul.
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar on January 15 mentioned talks with Russia about a proposed "safe zone" but there has been little detail offered by officials or media.
But Turkish NGO the Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) said Thursday that work had started in a bid to build 10,000 homes for displaced residents in a village in the Idlib region five kilometres (three miles) from the Turkish border.
IHH said 450,000 people had fled toward the border in the past five months.
Erdogan said he was frequently talking to ...

Turkey building homes in Syria for people fleeing Idlib

The European Parliament is set to debate and vote on a resolution tabled by some of its members against India's Citizenship Amendment Act, which it says marks a dangerous shift in the country's citizenship regime.
The resolution, tabled by the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) Group in the Parliament earlier this week, is set to be debated next Wednesday and voted on the day after.
It makes a reference to the Charter of the United Nations, Article 15 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as well as the India-EU Strategic Partnership Joint Action Plan signed in November 2005, and to the EU-India Thematic Dialogue on Human Rights as it urges the Indian authorities to "engage constructively" with those protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and consider their demands to repeal the "discriminatory CAA".
"The CAA marks a dangerous shift in the way citizenship will be determined in India and is set to create the largest statelessness crisis in ...

European Parliament to debate on anti-CAA resolution

An Indian-origin engineer has stepped down from a government-appointed fire inquiry panel over an alleged conflict of interest.
Benita Mehra had been appointed recently to replace a member of the panel set up to probe the Grenfell Tower fire disaster, which claimed 72 lives when the west London housing block burst into flames in June 2017.
She was selected as an expert for the second phase of the inquiry, due to begin on Monday, but was linked with the charity arm of one of the companies which supplied material for Grenfell Tower.
"As you know, I had hoped to draw on my experience and knowledge of the construction industry, of community engagement and of governance within housing management to contribute to the vital work of the inquiry in discovering how and why the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower happened," Mehra said in her resignation letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday.
"However, it is apparent that my former role as President of the Women's Engineering .

Indian-origin engineer steps down from UK fire inquiry panel

Paris, home to two of the three French people taken ill in China's coronavirus outbreak, cancelled a Lunar New Year parade on Sunday as a "precaution", the capital's mayor Anne Hidalgo said.
"Yesterday, I met members of the Chinese community in Paris who themselves wished to cancel the procession" scheduled for Republique square, the mayor told reporters.
"The principle of precaution takes precedence," she added.
On Friday, France's health ministry said three people who had recently travelled to China were confirmed to have contracted the virus -- the first cases in Europe.
One was a patient at a hospital in the southwestern city of Bordeaux and the other two in the capital. All three were "very well", according to France's director-general of health Jerome Salomon.
Health officials were tracking other people the three had been in contact with.
The Lunar New Year, sometimes called Chinese New Year, marks the beginning of the new year on the traditional Chinese calendar.
This year, the 

Paris cancels Lunar New Year parade

Overwhelmed staff, patients waiting for hours to see a doctor, people fending for themselves: Wuhan residents describe scenes of chaos from one swamped hospital struggling to cope with crowds who may be infected by the new coronavirus.
The city of 11 million is the epicentre of the new SARS-like epidemic and has been in quarantine since Thursday -- with nobody allowed to leave as the government tries to contain its spread.
At one Wuhan hospital AFP visited, there were long queues of sick patients, many coughing, with overwhelmed staff unable to process them quickly.
Outside the Red Cross facility -- which is one of the hospitals people are sent to for initial tests if they show signs of infection -- patients told AFP they felt exasperated and helpless.
"It has been two days since I slept, and I have been wandering from hospital to hospital," said a man in his 30s, who was trying to see a doctor because he was worried he might be infected.
"At this rate, my turn will be tomorrow ...

In one Wuhan hospital, long lines, fear and frustration

Israel on Sunday officially gave its citizens the right to travel to Saudi Arabia for religious and business visits, in the latest sign of warming ties between the two states.
The interior ministry's announcement will have limited practical impact, as Israelis had previously been travelling to Saudi Arabia via third countries, especially Jordan.
But Israel had never granted official approval for such travel by both Jewish and Muslim Israelis.
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri "signed for the first time an order enabling an exit permit for Israelis to Saudi Arabia", his office said.
The move, coordinated with the security and diplomatic services, approves travel to the Gulf state "for religious purposes during the hajj and the umra (Muslim pilgrimages)", it said in a statement.
It said Israel would also allow its citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia "to participate in business meetings or seek investments" for trips not exceeding 90 days.
Business travellers must have "arranged their entry to 

Israel gives green light for visits to Saudi

A Jordanian court on Sunday levelled "terrorism" charges against a man suspected of wounding eight people in a November knife attack at a popular tourist site.
The suspect, Moustafa Abourouis, 22, faces up to 20 years in prison after the stabbing of three Mexicans, a Swiss woman, a Jordanian tour guide and a security officer at the Roman city of Jerash.
At a hearing open to the press, prosecutors accused Abourouis of committing a "terrorist act" and "promoting the ideas of a terrorist group" --  a reference to the Islamic State (IS) group.
Abourouis, who is of Palestinian origins and grew up in the refugee camp of Souf, was arrested immediately after the attack at Jerash, close to the camp and around 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Amman.
The Jordanian prosecutor accused Abourouis of trying to join IS, an operative of which in Syria had "ordered him to commit attacks against foreigners".
Two alleged accomplices, also Jordanians of Palestinian origin, were charged with "terrorism" in 

Jordanian charged with 'terror' over tourist stabbings

India on Sunday said it is examining "all options" in consultations with the Chinese government to address the concerns of over 250 stranded Indians, including students, in Wuhan, the epicentre of the fast spreading coronavirus.
The death toll in the deadly new coronavirus in China rose to 56 on Sunday with confirmed cases of viral affliction reaching 2,008 , including 23 from aborad, Chinese health authorities said.
India on Sunday opened a third hotline in view of "large number" of phone calls from the Indians who are mostly students, the Indian Embassy in Beijing said.
"In view of the large number of calls received in the two hotline numbers set up by @EOIBeijing in connection with the outbreak of coronavirus infection, @EOIBeijing has decided to open a third hotline number +8618610952903," the Embassy said in a tweet.
The other two hotline numbers are 8618612083629 +8618612083617, the Embassy said.
The Embassy has also said it is examining all options and holding consultations ...

Stranded Indian students in Wuhan: India says examining all options

The UK government on Sunday unveiled a new 50-pence commemorative Brexit coin ahead of the UK's exit from the European Union (EU) next Friday.
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid, who is also the UK's Master of the Mint, said the new coin marks a new chapter in the country's history as he was handed the first batch of the Brexit coins. He will present one of them to Prime Minister Boris Johnson next week.
Leaving the European Union is a turning point in our history and this coin marks the beginning of this new chapter, said Javid.
The 50p coin bears the inscription "Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations" and the date the UK leaves the EU  January 31, 2020.
Around 3 million of the coins will enter banks, post offices and shops across the UK from Friday, January 31, with a further 7 million entering circulation later this year.
More than 13,000 people have already registered their interest in a commemorative version of the coin, which is available to buy from the UK's 

Special coin unveiled to mark Brexit Day

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer swept into the Australian Open quarter-finals but 15-year-old Coco Gauff exited in tears on Sunday after her quest to become the Open era's youngest Grand Slam winner came screeching to a halt.
As Melbourne marked Australia Day with formation jets and a 21-gun salute, world number one Ashleigh Barty had home fans celebrating before crowd favourite Federer dismantled Marton Fucsovics in the night match.
Djokovic, hunting his eighth Melbourne title, was remorseless against Argentina's Diego Schwartzman, crushing the 14th seed 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to book an 11th appearance in the last eight.
The Serb's reward is a match-up with big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic, who is back in form after a run of injuries and dismissed 2018 finalist Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-3, 7-5.
"I've got to be ready for missiles coming from his side of the net," said Djokovic, the 16-time Grand Slam winner.
Gauff's giant-killing Australian debut generated hype dubbed 'Cocomania' as she attempted .

Coco bid ends in tears as Djokovic, Federer blast into quarter-finals

India on Sunday donated 36 vehicles, including 30 ambulances, to various hospitals and charitable organisations of Nepal on the occasion of India's 71st Republic Day.
Members of the Indian community, friends of India and officials participated in the Republic Day celebrations at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu.
Charge d' Affairs of Embassy of India, Dr Ajay Kumar, handed over keys of 30 ambulances and 6 school buses to the representatives of hospitals, schools and various charitable organisations amidst a special programme to celebrate the Republic Day celebration.
Kumar felicitated 14 people, including widow and next of kin of deceased soldiers by presenting cash incentives amounting to a total of Rs 59.70 million (INR 3.73 crore).
The Indian embassy also gifted books to 51 libraries and educational institutions spreading across the country on the occasion.
Later in the afternoon, Kumar hosted a reception at the India House, which was attended by  Nepal's Vice President Nanda Bahadur 

India donates ambulances to Nepal on 71st Republic Day

Hong Kong shuttler Ng Ka-long snatched the men's Thailand Masters title Sunday after a shaky start against Japan's Kenta Nishimoto, whose compatriot Akane Yamaguchi beat Korea's An Se-young in a hard-fought women's final.
World number nine Ng clinched victory after Nishimoto took the first game in a 16-21, 21-13, 21-12 duel.
But missteps in the second and third game by the 25-year-old Japanese player allowed Ng to move forward in a decisive victory -- coming back swiftly after a five-point low.
His win in the $150,000 tournament is his first in a long time -- Ng's last victory was at the Malaysia Masters in 2017 and the Hong Kong Open the year before.
Another rivalry came to a head in the women's finals when Japan's Akane Yamaguchi conquered her teenage opponent An Se-young in two games.
The 17-year-old Korean, voted Most Promising Player of 2019, had previously beaten world number three Yamaguchi in November at the Korea Masters.  But this time the top seed continued her impressive ..

Hong Kong's Ng nabs Thailand Masters from Japan's Nishimoto

Roger Federer needed some time to get going in the Australian Open's fourth round, a match after a draining and difficult escape in which he was two points from defeat.
To be precise, he required a full set to get sorted.
After seeming sluggish while dropping the opener, Federer quickly righted himself and pushed through the next three sets without a hitch, reaching the 57th Grand Slam quarterfinal of his career by coming back to beat Marton Fucsovics 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday.
When he takes on Tennys Sandgren of the United States on Tuesday, it'll be the 38-year-old Federer's record 15th quarterfinal at the Australian Open. He has won the title at Melbourne Park a half-dozen times, part of his men's-record 20 major championships.
The other quarterfinal on that side of the bracket is defending champion Novak Djokovic against No. 32 Milos Raonic of Canada.
The fourth-round matchups Monday: No. 1 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 23 Nick Kyrgios, No. 4 Daniil Medvedev vs. three-time major ...

Federer overcomes slow start, reaches Australian Open QFs

There is no one better than Virat Kohli when it comes to chasing down totals in white-ball cricket, something that India's newest No 4 Shreyas Iyer wants to emulate on a consistent basis in coming days.
With a half-century and 44 off 33 balls in the successful chases in the first two T20 Internationals, Iyer is fast becoming another viable option for the Indian team apart from its talismanic skipper when it comes to tricky run-chases.
"I personally feel that you have a fair idea how many runs you are going to chase and at what run-rate you have to chase them. Virat Kohli is the perfect example when he goes out to bat and the way he plans his innings. I learn a lot from him personally, the way he grinds out and he tries to finish the game. That's the best part about him," Iyer told mediapersons after India took 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
He also learns a lot from his senior Mumbai teammate Rohit Sharma, who can demolish any attack on his day.
"(I) Also (learn from)  Rohit ...

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