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In this February 21 photo, a US Air Force 119th Wing MQ-9 Reaper flys over an airfield at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (Senior Airman Christa Anderson/US Air National Guard/File)A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US military.The Reaper drone and two Russian Su-27 aircraft were flying over international waters over the Black Sea on Tuesday when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel on the unmanned drone several times, a statement from US European Command said.The aircraft then hit the propeller of the drone, prompting US forces to bring the MQ-9 drone down in international waters. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder added Tuesday that the Russian aircraft flew “in the vicinity” of the drone for 30 to 40 minutes…

Inter Milan won the European Cup in 1964 and 1965 and the Champions League in 2010Inter Milan moved into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2011 as they eliminated Porto in their last-16 tie.In a frantic finish, Mehdi Taremi hit the post and then the crossbar in injury time for Porto, who also had Brazilian winger Pepe sent off.Away goalkeeper Andre Onana also made a number of key saves as Inter held on.Porto, second in the Primeira Liga, were without 40-year-old Portugal defender Pepe, a three-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid, while midfielder Otavio was suspended after his red card for two bookable offences in the first leg.The hosts had the best chances in the first half but Onana made a fine save to keep out Mateus Uribe's 25-yard strike.Taremi also curled a shot wide, Evanilson saw his effort blocked by Federico Dimarco's excellent sliding challenge…

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Former Cardiff, Arsenal and Juventus midfielder Aaron Ramsey has won 78 Wales capsWales boss Rob Page says Aaron Ramsey's desire to join Wales' 100-cap club has influenced his decision to continue his international career.Page says Ramsey, 32, never considered following his team-mates in retiring."It's the right thing to give him the armband, he deserves it," Page said."He's been through a lot for Wales over the years, the important goals he's scored for us."Aaron is going to lead us now, he's been part of this group since day one."Gunter, Bale and goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey are the only Wales men's players to have reached a century of caps. "I think it could be a motivation for any player, you would want that milestone of getting to 100 caps," Page said."But for me I've got to strip the emotions out of it. I've got a world-class footballer - and on his day he…

Erling Haaland is the third player to score five goals in a single Champions League game after Luiz Adriano in October 2014 (Shakhtar Donetsk vs BATE Borisov) and Lionel Messi in March 2012 (Barcelona v Bayer Leverkusen)Erling Haaland rewrote the record books by scoring an incredible five times as Manchester City swept RB Leipzig aside to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.Haaland becomes the fastest and youngest player to reach 30 goals in Europe's elite club competition.He is also the youngest player to score five times in a single Champions League game, joining Argentina great Lionel Messi and Brazil forward Luiz Adriano as the only players to do so.The 22-year-old is now on 39 goals for the season in all competitions, the first City player to reach that figure in a single campaign. His five hat-tricks are three more than any other player in the big five leagues.On any normal day,…

Cameron Norrie has also beaten Wu Tung-lin and Taro Daniel at Indian WellsBritish number one Cameron Norrie reached Indian Wells quarter-finals with a straight-sets win over Russian Andrey Rublev.Norrie had issues with his serve early on but found his game, converting all five break points to claim a 6-2, 6-4 victory in California.He will face either Frances Tiafoe or Alejandro Tabilo in the last eight.Norrie, 27, took the Indian Wells title in 2021 - the first British man to win the tournament.The last time the pair faced one another was in the last 16 of the 2022 US Open where it was Rublev who won in straight sets.On Tuesday, 10th seed Norrie started brightly, breaking his opponent in the first game. But serve issues led to a double fault which gave Rublev a break point to level at 1-1.The 25-year-old Russian was shouting and hitting himself with his racket through…

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The 95th Academy Awards were a major night for Asian representation on the silver screen with a series of milestones, including the first Asian woman to take a best actress gong and the first ever Oscar wins for Indian productions. Michelle Yeoh made history with her role as Evelyn Quan Wang in "Everything Everywhere All At Once," which dominated by taking home a total of seven awards, including the Oscar for best picture and best supporting actor for co-star Ke Huy Quan.Telegu-language historical fantasy film "RRR" became the first Indian feature film to win an Oscar with "Naatu Naatu" taking home the award for best original song. And India also won another Oscar this year, with the award for best documentary short film going to "The Elephant Whisperers." 'Bringing this home'Yeoh's win makes her the first woman of Asian descent to win an Oscar for best actress and the second…