It sparked a strong reaction from the crowd who’d come to watch Minnesota Timberwolves vs Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Real Madrid players and coaching staff held a minute's silence at the Ciudad Deportiva del Castellón prior to their training session ahead of the Spanish Super Cup semifinal, in memory of those who lost their lives in the train crash in Adamuz, Córdoba.

Staging a minute's silence in the European Parliament at the start of a plenary session is usually uncontroversial and common practice. But the refusal of Katarina Barley, a vice-president of the chamber, to let some MEPs hold a minute of silence for ...