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Oct 21, 2025, 07:10 AM ETBayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany said he is looking forward to continuing “a wonderful journey” after extending his contract with the Bundesliga champions through 2029 on Tuesday.Former Burnley boss Kompany, 39, delivered the title in his first season, having taken over following the departure of Thomas Tuchel in May 2024.”I am grateful, honoured and would like to thank Bayern for the trust and the working environment they have given me from day one,” Kompany said.- Kompany happy with Kane’s England minutes- Marcotti’s Monday Musings- Kane nets 400th career club goalThe former Belgium defender, who…

It was supposed to be Vinícius Júnior’s year. In 2024 Real Madrid’s star forward had won LaLiga, and he’d won the UEFA Champions League. Next, logically, would be the Ballon d’Or.Almost everybody thought so, a feeling most vociferously expressed by former Manchester United player Rio Ferdinand, who bellowed “Ballon d’Or!” into a microphone six times — count them — after Vini Jr. scored Madrid’s second goal in the 2024 Champions League final.But Vinícius didn’t win the 2024 Ballon d’Or. Rodri did. On Oct. 28 last year, Vinícius and Real Madrid discovered that the Brazil forward was not about to cap…

Hugo Ekitike is making his return but it is his replacement at Eintracht Frankfurt who goes into their Champions League game against Liverpool in top form. Jonathan Burkardt, the summer signing from Mainz, has six goals in his last six games.Against Galatasaray in September, Burkardt became the first German player in over 30 years to score and assist on his Champions League debut and followed that up with another against Atletico Madrid. There were two more away to Freiburg at the weekend. The 25-year-old striker looks like another shrewd acquisition by Frankfurt, a club renowned for their savvy recruitment. This…

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver again expressed confidence Tuesday that WNBA players and that league will strike a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement, with the current one set to expire on Oct. 31.And Silver made clear: WNBA players will be getting “big” raises.Speaking on NBC’s “Today” in advance of Tuesday night’s season-opening NBA doubleheader on that network, Silver responded to a question about whether WNBA players should get a larger share of that league’s revenues.“‘Share’ isn’t the right way to look at it because there’s so much more revenue in the NBA,” Silver said. “I think you should look…

  ANKARA: The upcoming visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Kuwait will renew both countries’ shared vision for cooperation and boost over 60 years of ties, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Turkiye Abdulaziz Al-Adwani said on Tuesday.Speaking to KUNA, Ambassador Al-Adwani said that the visit to Kuwait and his meeting with His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah—who also visited Turkiye last May—reflects the depth of relations.Exchanging visits and signing accords and agreements further strengthen six decades of cooperation, added the Ambassador who affirmed that relations were tested during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990,…

Annealed neodymium iron boron magnets sit in a barrel prior to being crushed into powder at Neo Material Technologies Inc.’s Magnequench Tianjin Co. factory in Tianjin, China, on Friday, June 11, 2010. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesChina’s exports of rare earth magnets to the U.S. fell sharply in September, ending months of recovery as the two economic superpowers remain locked in trade disputes and Washington pushes to secure alternative supply chains.Data from China’s General Administration of Customs on Monday showed that U.S.-bound exports fell 28.7% in September from August to 420.5 tonnes. That figure was also nearly 30% lower…

U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Tuesday as investors continued to monitor the government shutdown and growing optimism for a resolution.The 10-year Treasury yield dropped less than 1 basis point to 3.98%. The 2-year Treasury note yield fell less than 1 basis point as well to 3.463%, as did the 30-year bond yield to 4.57%.One basis point is equals to 0.01% and yields move inversely to prices.Investors are continuing to monitor the government shutdown after White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said that it’s “likely to end sometime this week,” and the Trump administration is prepared to take firmer measures to force an…

1962:  Kuwait Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed an agreement with British Petroleum and Gulf Kuwait regarding proceeds and income tax on natural gas and LPG.1974:  Ministry of Social Affairs announced the establishment of the Kuwait Sport Club for the Deaf.1995: The announcement of discovery to huge oil reserves in Kar’a Al-Marou, west of Kuwait, estimated at 350 million barrels.2002: Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signed a decree to establish the citizens’ services authority, which was responsible for assessing performance of government departments and addressing shortcomings.2003:  The Abdulmohsen Al-Kharafi Dyslexia Center opened at the Physical Therapy Hospital, the first…

FILE PHOTO: Workers transporting soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Oct. 31, 2010.Stringer | ReutersChina on Tuesday responded to the U.S.-Australia critical minerals deal by saying resource-rich rare earth countries should take “a proactive role” in stabilizing their critical minerals supply chains.A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was asked about the U.S. and Australia critical minerals deal which has been framed as an effort to counter Beijing’s dominance.”The formation of global production and supply chains is the result of market and corporate choices,” Guo Jiakun said, according to NBC.”Resource-rich…

The registration period will begin at 1pm BST on Thursday October 23 and will be open until 8am GMT on Thursday October 30. As a reminder, the club announced several changes at the start of the season, which aimed to streamline the ticket purchase journey for supporters.Members with 13 or more Premier League home credits will no longer need to register and will automatically be given access to a guaranteed sale.As per the sale in July, all other eligible members who register for the ballot will be able to indicate their preferred seat location and ticket price when registering. If…