Capitals dominate 2nd period, beating Canadiens in Game 2

Connor McMichael and Dylan Strome scored a minute apart early in the second period, Logan Thompson made some spectacular stops among his 25 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round series. Thompson was at his best in … Read more

Arsenal route to Champions League final after beating Real Madrid in quarter-final first leg

Declan Rice’s two fantastic free kicks and a striker’s finish from Mikel Merino gave the Gunners an emphatic 3-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. The job is only half done, of course, and if any team can mount a remarkable comeback in this competition, then it is 15-time winners Real Madrid. If Arsenal … Read more

Germany’s conservatives aim sharp words at Washington after beating far-right in elections

BERLIN — Germany woke Monday to the aftermath of a bruising election in which the center-right conservatives won the most votes but far-right nationalists surged to huge gainscausing dismay in a country deeply wary of its Nazi past. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) partywhich is under surveillance by German intelligence for suspected far-right extremism, experienced … Read more