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Nov 28, 2025, 05:39 PM ETMikel Arteta believes there is more to come from Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice ahead of Sunday’s battle with Chelsea’s formidable duo Enzo Fernández and Moisés Caicedo.The trio cost more than £300 million ($397m) overall with each signed for a nine-figure fee and amongst the best players in the Premier League this season.Rice this week revealed he voted for Caicedo in his 2024-25 team of the year as debate over the better player rumbles on, but Arteta backed the England international to go up another level despite an impressive level of consistency over the past 12…

The Trump administration is promising an even tougher anti-immigration agenda after an Afghan national was being charged in the shooting this week of two National Guard members, with new restrictions targeting the tens of thousands of Afghans resettled in the U.S. and those seeking to come, many of whom served alongside American soldiers in the two-decade war. But those still waiting to come were already facing stricter measures as part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping crackdown on legal and illegal migration that began when he started his second term in January. And the Afghan immigrants living in the U.S. and…

New York City FC head coach Pascal Jansen said his team will adopt a ‘bulletproof’ mentality when facing Inter Miami in the Eastern Conference final on Saturday night at Chase Stadium, shutting out the impact stars like Lionel Messi may have on the environment surrounding the game.After taking over ahead of the 2025 season, Jansen has led NYCFC to within one game of a second MLS Cup title.- Mascherano tells Miami: ‘We need everyone’- 2025 MLS playoffs conference finals preview- MLS Cup conference semis talking points”When I stepped into our dressing room trying to lead this project, from day one…

Przemyslaw Placheta struck a superb winner to give Oxford a shock 2-1 victory over in-form Ipswich and their first win in six Sky Bet Championship matches.Mark Harris fired the Us in front in the 28th minute with his first goal of the season when he seized on a poor pass from Azor Matusiwa and beat Christian Walton at the second attempt. Leif Davis equalised for Ipswich in the 53rd minute, volleying home unmarked from the edge of the area after Marcelino Nunez picked him out with a pinpoint outswinging corner. But substitute Placheta broke clear on the right from Brian…

Germany and Spain played out a goalless draw in the first leg of the UEFA Women’s Nations League final at Fritz Walter Stadion on Friday.Both sides hit the woodwork on a cold night in Kaiserslautern but it was Germany who created the better chances, forcing Spain goalkeeper Cata Coll into six saves.However, the hosts could not break the holders down and they may be made to rue their prolificacy when the teams meet in the second leg at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid on Tuesday.In what was a repeat of last summer’s Euro 2025 semifinal, won 1-0 by Spain after…

Nov 28, 2025, 02:16 PM ETNEW YORK — The United States Soccer Federation proposed 14 American sites among 20 possible venues to host games for the 2031 Women’s World Cup, including seven U.S. stadiums to be used for next year’s men’s tournament.FIFA released the bid books Friday for the 2031 and 2035 women’s tournaments. There is only one bidder for each, a U.S.-Mexico-Costa Rica-Jamaica proposal for 2031 and a United Kingdom plan for 2035. FIFA is to formally confirm the bids at its congress on April 30.- United want new Old Trafford ready for 2035 WC- FIFA Council OKs 48…

Iran’s football federation will boycott next week’s 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, DC, after the US refused to issue visas for most of its delegation, the country’s football federation said on Friday. “The Iranian delegation will not be present for the World Cup draw in relation to the latest status of issuing visas for the Iranian delegation to attend the draw ceremony,” federation spokesperson Amir Mehdi Alavi said on Friday, as quoted by the Iranian sports news website, Tarafdari. “Given that the decisions taken are unsportsmanlike and the path has deviated from the sporting process, it was decided that…

The two-month-long confrontation between Nexperia’s senior leadership and parent company Wingtech Technology remains locked in a stalemate, even as both the Chinese and Dutch governments signal a desire to dial down tensions. In late September, the Dutch government invoked the Goods Availability Act to take temporary control of Nexperia, prompting Beijing to halt chip exports from the company’s mainland factories. The standoff eased only after Vincent Karremans, Minister of Economic Affairs in the Netherlands, said the Hague would suspend its order on November 19 as a “constructive step” in consultation with Beijing. China then granted limited exemptions for qualified civilian‑use…

CEO of Palantir Technologies Alex Karp attends the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 15, 2025. Nathan Howard | ReutersIt’s been a tough November for Palantir.Shares of the software analytics provider dropped 16% for their worst month since August 2023 as investors dumped AI stocks due to valuation fears. Meanwhile, famed investor Michael Burry doubled down on the artificial intelligence trade and bet against the company.Palantir started November off on a high note. The Denver-based company topped Wall Street’s third-quarter earnings and revenue expectations. Palantir also posted its second-straight $1 billion revenue…

Nov 28, 2025, 01:42 PM ETVictor Edvardsen was fined for mocking Angelo Stiller. GettyA player has apologised, and been fined by his club, for mocking the appearance of Angelo Stiller.Go Ahead Eagles punished their player, Victor Edvardsen, after an incident with Stuttgart’s Stiller in their match on Wednesday.His gesture towards Stiller prompted an on-pitch furore between the two sets of players.”I want to apologise for my behaviour yesterday,” Edvardsen said on Thursday.”Things were said and done between us that do not belong on a football pitch.”After the match, I went to the Stuttgart locker room to offer my apologies. “I have…