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Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong has voiced his opposition to the announcement that the Catalan side’s LaLiga game against Villarreal in December will be played in Miami.LaLiga confirmed on Wednesday that the league fixture, supposed to be played at Villarreal’s Estadio de la Cerámica, will be moved to the Hard Rock Stadium after UEFA’s announcement earlier this week that they had reluctantly approved the request.De Jong is against more travel being squeezed into a packed schedule, while he also understands complaints from opposition teams that it will distort the competition.”I don’t like it,” he said at a news conference while…

After two years of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, US President Donald Trump announced on early Thursday that a ceasefire has been agreed by both sides. According to Qatar, Israel and Hamas have agreed on the details of the first phase of a deal to bring an end to the war, that is part of the US’s so-called “peace plan”.  Details of the first phase have not yet been officially released. However, media reports indicate it includes three main provisions: a prisoner exchange, the entry of humanitarian aid, and a phased Israeli withdrawal. Within 72 hours of signing the agreement – expected…

One of the support crew helping Jack’s cause is former Liverpool physical performance coach Jordan Fairclough, who has been by his side since the start of the journey.He has also received on-the-go support from lead performance nutritionist Clare Farell, massage therapist Michelle Wall and former physio Steve Lilley throughout his run.”From my background in football, I am used to conservative, safe approaches to managing niggles and taking days off, decreasing load and modifying days, but with this project that hasn’t been an option,” Jordan told Liverpoolfc.com.”We try to be as proactive as possible by regular massage treatment, strapping and other…

Though they may not quite be the all-conquering force they once were, there is still a sense of honor that comes with being a Manchester United player, coupled with an intense pressure to meet the high standards demanded by fans.While certain players flourish in those conditions, many have wilted under the stresses, fallen out of favor or simply been unable to muscle into the starting XI only to find themselves occupying the sub’s bench week in, week out.However, while some have seen their careers come to an abrupt standstill at United, there is a noted phenomenon in football circles known…

Israeli attacks have continued in the Gaza Strip despite an announcement by mediators on Thursday that a ceasefire had been reached to end the two-year war on the Palestinian enclave. Heavy air strikes and artillery shelling were reported in Gaza City and Khan Younis overnight, according to local media. Israeli quadcopters were also reported to have dropped bombs on civilians in Gaza City. At least one person was killed in the attacks. The renewed strikes came after US, Qatari, and Egyptian mediators announced early Thursday that a deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas to end the war. New…

On October 8, Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade confirmed that Hanoi and Washington are negotiating the 20% reciprocal tariffs and 40% transshipped product levy imposed on Vietnamese imports. The talks come as the US intensifies its protectionist measures against Asian economies that have trade deficits with the US and as Donald Trump seeks a political win with American farmers, a key voting bloc ahead of midterm elections in 2026. Meanwhile, American soybeans are piling up unsold across the Midwest. For Trump, selling them abroad isn’t just a trade goal; it’s a political necessity amid signs his tariff policy is…

LONDON (AP) — iPhone users have a new tool to combat the scourge of nuisance phone calls: a virtual gatekeeper that can screen incoming calls from unknown numbers. It’s among the bevy of new features that Apple rolled out with last month’s release of iOS 26. The screening feature has been getting attention because of the ever-increasing amount of robocalls and spam calls that leave many phone users feeling harassed. Here’s a run-through of the new function: How to activate call screening First, you’ll need to update your iPhone’s operating system to iOS 26, which is available to the iPhone…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize in literature is being announced on Thursday, with the winner joining an illustrious list of laureates that includes Ernest Hemingway, Toni Morrison and Kazuo Ishiguro.The literature prize has been awarded by the Nobel committee of the Swedish Academy 117 times to a total of 121 winners. Last year’s prize was won by South Korean author Han Kang for her body of work that the committee said “confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”The literature prize is the fourth to be announced this week, following the 2025 Nobels in medicine, physics and…

TOKYO (AP) — Danilo Yavhushyshyn left his native Ukraine 3 1/2 years ago — just after Russia launched a full-scale invasion — and has risen rapidly to stardom in Japan as one of the top sumo wrestlers.He’s so good that three months ago the 21-year-old defeated one of the sport’s top wrestlers.This was not just any top wrestler. He beat Mongolian-born Hoshoryu who, with Japanese-born Onosato, is one of the two highest-ranked wrestlers in Japan. They both carry the title of grand champion — or yokozuna.Yavhushyshyn now goes by the Japanese ring name of Aonishiki Arata and, at a news…

MIAMI (AP) — Priscilla lost its hurricane status and was downgraded to a tropical storm as it churned up Mexico’s western Pacific coast, while Tropical Storm Jerry strengthened in the Atlantic on its approach to the Leeward Islands, forecasters said early Thursday.Priscilla approached major hurricane status Tuesday before weakening to a tropical storm a day later. Early Thursday, the tropical storm was centered about 270 miles (434 kilometers) west of the southern tip of Baja California and moving northwest at 8 mph (13 kph) with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph (80 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center in…