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Hemingway once wrote, “And Barcelona. You should see Barcelona. It is all still comic opera… Barcelona makes you laugh.” He wasn’t wrong. The city has always marched to its own beat, a little louder, ...

Barcelona secured their third successive victory in La Liga as they beat in-form Real Betis 5-3 on Saturday. Ferran Torres scored a first-half hat-trick and Roony Bardghji also found the back of the ...

Who: Real Betis vs Barcelona What: Spain’s La Liga Where: Estadio Benito Villamarin in Seville, Spain When: Saturday, December 6 at 6:30pm (17:30 GMT) How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al ...

Barcelona recovered from an early setback to secure a 3-1 victory over Alaves in La Liga on Saturday, with first-half goals from Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo and a late second for the latter sealing the ...

The news that came from across the Potomac on Monday was shocking: the Pentagon had launched an investigation into Mark Kelly, a combat veteran and Democratic senator from Arizona, after supposedly ...

Barcelona were comprehensively beaten at Stamford Bridge as the Blaugrana hardly put up a fight on the way to a 3-0 defeat against Chelsea in the Champions League. Hansi Flick's side went down to 10 ...

Defensive lapses cost Barcelona and Manchester City dearly as both teams slumped to notable losses in the Champions League on Tuesday. Chelsea comfortably beat 10-man Barcelona 3-0 to earn its third ...

The videos often seem to come from nowhere — devoid of any context like names, locations or professions — and pop onto a young man’s phone screen, guided by the invisible hand of the algorithm. The ...

Jon Stewart isn’t ready to leave “The Daily Show” — at least, not yet. Speaking with New Yorker editor David Remnick at the New Yorker Festival on Sunday, Stewart said he’s “working on staying” at ...