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The teams take to the field in Rabat, the stadium looks close to full, the home fans are expectant. Can Morocco set a standard?

On the field at Rabat, at the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, CAF President Dr Pratrice Motsepe has takes to declare the AFCON open. Sadly, UK coverage of the opening ceremony has been non-existent.

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J Cook rush for 44 yards

Well they were off to a slow start. The running back quickens matters with a mazy run through to the left then back across the field to avoid two free defenders. They just can’t quite bring him down and Cook levels it up.

D Prescott to R Flournoy for five yards

Official indicates vessel is subject to sanctions after Trump’s ‘blockade’ on sanctioned tankers in and out of Venezuela

US Coast Guard officials said on Sunday that they are tracking an oil tanker in international waters close to Venezuela, according to media reports, marking the second such action over the weekend – and the third within the past week.

One official who spoke to Reuters, who first reported the pursuit, indicated that the tanker is subject to sanctions but did not provide the vessels precise location. An official also confirmed Sunday’s pursuit to the Associated Press, and said that it involved “a sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion”.

There is simply no stopping this Aston Villa machine, cylinders pumping, exclusively handcrafted by Unai Emery, the manager who reacted to Morgan Rogers’ winning goal against Manchester United by launching his jacket into the night sky. “Birmingham, are you listening?” came the chorus from the home support but this was another victory with wider implications.

For now Villa, third and three points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal, are firmly in the title race, two more brilliant Rogers goals earning a 10th straight win in all competitions and rendering Matheus Cunha’s well-taken equaliser nothing more than a consolation. A frustrating defeat for Ruben Amorim was compounded by his captain, Bruno Fernandes, being forced off through injury at half-time.

Longtemps imaginé comme un monde abritant un vaste océan d'eau liquide sous sa croûte de glace, Titan, la plus grande lune de Saturne, voit son portrait intérieur radicalement redessiné. Une nouvelle analyse des données récoltées il y a des années suggère une réalité bien plus complexe, et peut-être même plus fascinante pour la recherche de la vie.

Unexpected arrival is a boon for birdlife in New Zealand, where there are only 500 takahē left

A pair of rare native New Zealand takahē birds who were believed infertile have stunned staff at the world’s largest urban eco-sanctuary, after hatching a “miracle” chick.

The roughly seven-week old chick was discovered inside Zealandia, a fully fenced eco-sanctuary 10 minutes from Wellington’s city centre, in November, but its arrival has been a closely guarded secret to ensure its safety.