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Far-right leader, whose persistent health woes are linked to 2018 stabbing, endorsed son to run in this year's election.

Bahrain and Saudi Arabia's Formula One Grands Prix races will not be held in April on safety grounds due to the war.

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Three more members of the Iranian women's football team have left their asylum in Australia and decided to return home, Canberra said Sunday. Seven members of Iran's visiting football delegation competing in the Women's Asian Cup had sought sanctuary in Australia after they were branded "traitors" at home for refusing to sing the national anthem. Only three of them will now remain in Australia, after another member of the group had second thoughts earlier in the week.

BBC visits aftermath of Israeli strike on Lebanon that killed family as IDF targets Hezbollah  BBC

US Central Command says crash followed unspecified incident, and second refueling tanker landed safely in Israel The names of the six US service members who died when a military refueling aircraft crashed over Iraq on Thursday have been released. The Pentagon on Saturday identified the crew members as Maj John “Alex” Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama; Capt Ariana Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington; Tech Sgt Ashley Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky; Capt Seth Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Indiana; Capt Curtis Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio; and Tech Sgt Tyler Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio. Continue reading...

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Manchester City draw 1-1 with relegation-threatened West Ham to fall nine points behind Arsenal in Premier League race.

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Three Iranian women footballers reverse asylum and return home Three members of Iran’s women’s football team who had sought asylum in Australia have decided to withdraw their request and return to Iran, Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said. The players had initially asked for protection after refusing to sing Iran’s national anthem before a match played during the war between Iran and the United States and Israel. Burke confirmed the change in a statement on Sunday, saying “Three members of the Iranian women's football team made the decision last night to rejoin the rest of the team and return to Iran.” Seven members of Iran’s delegation - six players and one staff member - had earlier applied for asylum in Australia after they were branded “wartime traitors” in Iran over the anthem protest. One player returned earlier this week, while three others have now chosen to rejoin the team and travel back to Iran.

Formula One races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have been cancelled as the Middle East war engulfs the region, motorsport's governing body the FIA announced on Saturday. "It has been confirmed today that, after careful evaluations, due to the ongoing situation in the Middle East region, the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will not take place in April," the International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement. "While several alternatives were considered, it was ultimately decided that no substitutions will be made in April.

The Caribbean nation has spent 10 of the last 14 months under an emergency status that curtails key civil liberties.

Federico Valverde scores his fifth goal in three games as Real Madrid beat Elche 4-1 to move one point behind Barcelona.

Comment: The decision to cancel races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia next month will cost the sport around £100m – but F1’s strong financial footing means the impact will be kept to a minimum

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F1 cancels Bahrain, Saudi Arabia races due to Iran war  ESPN

Formula 1 and its governing body, the FIA, have canceled upcoming Grand Prix races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on safety grounds related to the Iran war

SYDNEY, March 15 (Reuters) - Three members of the Iranian women's soccer team who had sought asylum in Australia have decided to return to Iran, the government said on Sunday. Australia granted humanitarian visas to seven Iranian footballers last week after they sought asylum, saying they feared persecution if they returned home after they failed to sing the national anthem at a Women's Asian Cup match. Four of the seven members have decided to leave Australia so far. Another member changed her mind last week.