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Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith couldn’t hide his delight after his side won the 1872 Cup courtesy of 32-25 win over Edinburgh at Murrayfield on Friday and said it was his biggest result since he took charge of the team. The Warriors edged to a 16-10 triumph at Scotstoun in the first leg of the 1872 Cup and have now won five consecutive matches in all competitions, although Smith said he was not keeping track of his side’s number of victories. Improving each week “We didn’t count the wins,” he told the National. “It is about getting better every week, but we appreciate having the scoreboard in our favour. “I’m glad for the club. All credit to the players and coaching group, they have been exceptional in this period. “There were some decisions made in pre-season on how we want to approach the campaign, and they have bought into the philosophy. We think there is a lot to work on, but if you have this buzz in the changing room it will help.” Despite being under the cosh for most ...

Germany has handed over 20 Benin Bronzes from its museums to Nigeria, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday, making it the latest European country to return cultural artifacts to their African homeland. The handovers are the clearest sign yet of growing momentum towards the return of artifacts taken away from Africa by Europeans during the colonial period. Germany had agreed to start returning Benin Bronzes held in its museums last year. Earlier this year, Germany signed a declaration with Nigeria to release all 1,130 Benin Bronzes - actually copper alloy relief sculptures, many showing court figures - in German public museums. Nigerian foreign minister Geoffrey Onyeama and information minister Lai Mohammed were present at the handover including Germany's minister for culture and media Claudia Roth as well as directors of museums in Germany. US museums return trove of looted treasures to Nigeria "Today we are taking a step that was long overdue: We are retu...