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After Israel intensified bombing and expulsion orders in Gaza City, Palestinian cameraman Sami Dawoud packed up his belongings and moved south in search of safety. He took shelter with his family in a tent in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, an area considered among the least dangerous in the famine-stricken Palestinian enclave. But within a week, an Israeli fighter jet struck the area. A bomb hit Dawoud’s tent, killing him, his daughter, and several other Palestinians. “Sami was deeply committed to keeping his wife and children safe and as comfortable as possible wherever they stayed,” his friend and colleague, photographer…
MANCHESTER, England — Ruben Amorim has launched a staunch defence of his system and insisted Manchester United are not losing games because of his tactical set-up.Amorim is facing mounting pressure ahead of Sunderland’s visit to Old Trafford on Saturday.The Portuguese coach has been criticised for sticking with his 3-4-3 formation instead of switching to a back four.But he is adamant that poor results, including last weekend’s 3-1 defeat to Brentford, are not down to the formation.”If we lost to Arsenal because of the system, it is your job [the media] to make the opinion,” Amorim told a news conference on…
Before Qatar became a resource-rich oasis lined with skyscrapers and fancy shopping malls, the arid peninsula was inhabited by nomadic tribes that travelled across its golden sand dunes on camelback, herding livestock and sleeping in tents. Some of these tribes engaged in seasonal trade along the coastline, while others lived exclusively inland, with their livelihoods fully dependent on the vast desert. Although the Qatar National Museum in Doha holds many ancient Qatari relics and prides itself in displaying magnificent exhibitions on the country’s history and culture, the earliest images of Qatar’s Bedouin life are found in Denmark. Taken by female Danish…
Chelsea, meanwhile, are set to be without ‘seven or eight players’ for the visit of Liverpool, explained head coach Enzo Maresca.Among their absentees is the injured Cole Palmer and suspended Trevoh Chalobah.Tosin Adarabioyo, Levi Colwill, Liam Delap, Dario Essugo, Wesley Fofana and Andrey Santos have been sidelined for the Blues.“I think it’s a fact that I really trust the young players, not just the young players we have signed, but the young players from the academy,” said Maresca when he spoke to the media on Friday.“We gave games last season to Josh Acheampong ahead of senior players who were on…
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot believes he benefited from the aura of Jurgen Klopp in his first season, but knows the situation has changed now that they are the defending Premier League champions.Slot believes opponents felt they could capitalise on his first season, coming from the Eredivisie to manage in England for the first time and succeeding the highly successful German, and were keen to exploit a perceived weakness. However, that played into Liverpool’s hands as a squad which – apart from the hardly used Federico Chiesa – had been founded on Klopp’s methods took advantage of more attacking opposition…
The chief of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, has warned that Israel labelling 250,000 civilians in Gaza City “terrorists or terror supporters” suggests they are planning “large-scale massacres”. In a post on X, Philippe Lazzarini warned the Israeli statement could mean “killing more women, children, elderly and vulnerable people unable to move out”. “No one has the licence to kill civilians,” he said. “Ongoing international crimes in Gaza cannot continue to be implicitly tolerated.” Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that Palestinians remaining in Gaza City were being given a “last opportunity” to flee south, or would…
FIFA on Friday defended its pricing strategy for next year’s World Cup after an England fan group criticised the “astonishing” cost of tickets — which could rise further with demand.Tickets first became accessible on Wednesday to those selected in a draw held last month, with The Athletic reporting that $60 tickets — which FIFA said would be the cheapest on offer — were extremely scarce.FIFA has not confirmed starting prices for the tickets beyond the cheapest group stage ticket and the most expensive for the final, but the England Fans’ Embassy estimates that a fan attending every England match if…
David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesStock markets are due a “drawdown” in the next year or two after years of being propelled to record highs by an AI frenzy, according to Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon.”Markets run in cycles, and whenever we’ve historically had a significant acceleration in a new technology that creates a lot of capital formation, and therefore lots of interesting new companies around it, you generally see the market run ahead of the potential … there are going to be winners and losers,” he said at Italian Tech Week in…
Will it be a welcome return to league action for the Old Firm and Aberdeen after European disappointment? And will top of the table Hearts or city rivals Hibs remain unbeaten after their derby clash? Would another Premiership win ease some pressure at Rangers?”It’s a mentality problem” has been Russell Martin’s mantra on more than one occasion this season. That is what he pointed to after their 1-1 draw at Motherwell on the opening weekend of the Premiership season, and it was again his theory after their 2-1 Europa League defeat to Sturm Graz on Thursday night. Sunday 5th October…
Six games. Zero wins. Ange Postecoglou’s start to life at Nottingham Forest is yet to reap the rewards of ‘Angeball’ or the ‘new manager bounce’ – not in terms of results anyway.It was supposed to be the glorious return of European football to the City Ground for the first time in 29 years on Thursday evening. Instead, Forest were beaten 3-2 by Midtjylland, and with it, Postecoglou became the first permanent Forest boss to be winless in his first six games in 100 years – a damning indictment to a start that has been difficult to watch.And since the start…