The game continued after the incident. The American Conference said the decision was made before his death was known.

The independent politician is in hospital after what the prime minister says may have been a deliberate attack.

The court upholds a decision to lift an arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont linked to the independence bid he led in 2017.

The race heats up just days before the run-off between the left-wing incumbent and his right-wing challenger.