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Nottingham Forest have formally registered a complaint with PGMOL, claiming that Everton’s James Tarkowski should have been sent off for a shoulder barge from behind on Dan Ndoye that left the Forest winger on the floor.The off-the-ball clash happened in the 11th minute of Saturday’s match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, and Forest’s bosses believe the result could have been very different had Tarkowski seen red. The score was 1-0 at the time before Forest went on to lose 3-0. The incident was not seen by on-field referee Chris Kavanagh, but the VAR, James Bell, decided not to intervene. Bell…

Valdebebas, SPAIN — Xabi Alonso insisted on Tuesday that he retains the support of his players, and said he’s “calm” about reports his job is under threat, as Real Madrid prepare to host Manchester City in the Champions League.Madrid go into the City game having won just one of their last five matches in LaLiga, including Sunday’s 2-0 home defeat to Celta Vigo at the Bernabéu.ESPN reported on Monday that president Florentino Pérez met with the Madrid board after the Celta loss to discuss Alonso’s future, with concerns over his management and the performances of key players.”Yes,” Alonso said, giving…

NEW DELHI (AP) — Microsoft on Tuesday announced its biggest-ever Asia investment, amounting to $17.5 billion, in India over the next four years to advance the country’s cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure.CEO Satya Nadella revealed this in an X post after meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.Nadella said that Microsoft was committing the investments to help India build the “infrastructure, skills and sovereign capabilities” needed for its AI future.The announcement underscores the growing global competition among major technology companies to expand in India, which has become one of the world’s fastest-growing digital markets.In October, Google said…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge said on Tuesday.Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ruled after the Justice Department in November asked two judges in New York to unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits from Maxwell and Epstein’s cases, along with investigative materials that could amount to hundreds or thousands of previously unreleased documents.The ruling, in the wake of the passage last month of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, means the records could be made public within 10 days.…

In a time of deep Palestinian anguish, the national football team’s successive victories in the Arab Cup, currently taking place in Qatar, have ignited a rare and precious sense of unity. This joy begins in the rain-soaked tents of displaced families in Gaza, stretches to refugee camps in Lebanon, Jordan and Syria, and ripples across Palestinian communities worldwide. From Rafah comes Ihab Abu Jazar, the team’s coach, whose family home was destroyed and whose mother was moved to a tent in the Mawasi area. He becomes, suddenly, a beacon of hope. For a fleeting moment, his squad delivers triumph on…

Team newsDuring his pre-match press conference on Monday afternoon, Chivu said: “Manuel [Akanji] didn’t train today because he wasn’t feeling well. We’ll see how he is tomorrow.”[Francesco] Acerbi is the defender who gets the most minutes, along with [Alessandro] Bastoni and Akanji. [Yann-Aurel] Bisseck showed what we expected. The decisions I make are based on the opponent, the workload and my intuition.”Acerbi has shown in recent years that he can play every three days. He recovers very quickly and he can do it.”Chivu also confirmed both Matteo Darmian and Denzel Dumfries are ruled out of the game due to injury.Previous…

We’re in the thick of the holiday shopping season, and U.S. residents are expected to shatter the spending record again this year. The National Retail Federation forecasts that 2025 will be the first time we collectively spend more than $1 trillion on year-end gifts.A lot of materials, energy, packaging and gasoline have gone into making and moving those gifts. All of those processes release planet-warming gases into the atmosphere.But a lot of that environmental impact is avoidable. Making, baking, thrifting and avoiding traditional wrapping paper are all more planet-friendly ways to give. We’ve got tips on how to do them…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Archaeologists have finished uncovering the longest continuous remains of an ancient wall that encircled Jerusalem, including possible evidence of a 2,100-year-old ceasefire between warring kingdoms.Last week, archaeologists finished excavating the most complete part ever discovered of the foundations of the walls, which surrounded Jerusalem during the time of the Hasmonean Kingdom, when the story of Hanukkah took place. In Hebrew, Hanukkah means “dedication,” and the holiday marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the second century B.C., after a small group of Jewish fighters liberated it from occupying foreign forces, and the Hasmonean Kingdom that…

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s time for one of the strongest meteor showers of the year.The Geminids peak this weekend and are visible through mid-December, according to the American Meteor Society. The meteors tend to be yellow in color and can be seen across the globe, but the best viewing happens in the Northern Hemisphere.Skygazers could see up to 120 meteors per hour under dark skies during the peak Saturday night into Sunday’s predawn hours, according to NASA.Meteor showers appear when fast-moving space rocks hit Earth’s atmosphere and burn up, leaving behind fiery tails — the end of a “shooting…

The video assistant referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made and are they correct?This season, we take a look at the major incidents to examine and explain the process both in terms of the VAR protocol and the laws of the game.All screenshots photo credit: NBC Andy Davies (@andydaviesref) is a former Select Group referee, with over 12 seasons on the elite list, working across the Premier League and Championship. With extensive experience at the elite level, he has operated within the VAR space in the Premier League and offers a unique insight…