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On Monday, February 28 2019, the Air Accident Investigations Branch released an interim report on the plane crash that claimed the life of Cardiff City player Emiliano Sala, and presumably that of the plane's pilot, David Ibbotson, still missing. The AAIB found out that the Piper Malibu fell thousands of feet in the space of 20 seconds after making a 180-degree turn, four minutes after Ibbotson requested a descent. He probably requested a descent to avoid clouds and maintain vision. The aircraft is said to have dropped almost vertically in its final moments. Unconfirmed radar readings reveal that the plane may have climbed rapidly before its final descent. The AAIB report reveals that the doomed aircraft was found in three pieces on the seabed of the English Channel (68 meters below the surface), the parts held together by cables. "From the ROV video examination it was possible to establish that the aircraft was extensively damaged," the AAIB report said. "T...

Barcelona are 10 points atop the La Liga charts thanks to Lionel Messi's dazzling performance against Sevilla, which resulted in a 4-2 victory for Barcelona. The hat-trick hero, Lionel Messi, however insists the race to the league title isn't over yet. Barcelona succumbed to Sevilla twice in the course of the game before equalizing and winning. Messi scored his 50th career hat-trick against Sevilla. Hats off to #Messi 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 🎩 pic.twitter.com/UtFsfEl5Gw — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 23, 2019 The Argentina star told beIN SPORTS he doesn't believe Atletico Madrid or Real Madrid could be considered out of contention. "No, because there is a long way to go," he said. "But it was really important to win because of what it means to win here and to keep our distance ahead of our rivals. "Now more ...

"Shallow" from "A Star Is Born" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper wins an Oscar for Original Song The 91st annual Academy Awards was remarkably different from preceding editions; it was a night of firsts for many Oscar winners and for the categories in which they won. Roma  won best foreign language film and best cinematography, and  Roma  director Alfonso Cuaron won best director. Rami Malek won best actor for  Bohemian Rhapsody , and Olivia Colman won best actress for  The Favourite .  Green Book surprisingly beat  Roma,   A Star is Born  and  Bohemian Rhapsody  and won best picture. Spike Lee won his first competitive Oscar for best adapted screenplay for his work on  BlacKkKlansman . An emotional Lady Gaga was overwhelmed with her smash hit  Shallow 's Oscar for original song.  The winners are... BEST PICTURE Black Panther BlacKkKlansman Bohemian Rhapsody The Favourite WINNER:  Gre...