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Xabi Alonso has said there will be “no punishment” for Vinícius Júnior after the star stormed off during Real Madrid’s Clásico win over Barcelona, praising the player’s “valuable, positive” apology and saying “the matter is now closed.”Vinícius reacted angrily to being substituted in the 72nd minute of the 2-1 LaLiga victory at the Bernabéu, visibly questioning Alonso’s decision before heading straight down the tunnel.On Wednesday, the Brazil international posted an apology on social media which named fans, teammates, the club and president Florentino Pérez, but omitted Alonso.”On Wednesday, after two days’ rest, we had a meeting with everyone,” Alonso said…

MOSCOW, RUSSIA – SEPTEMBER 21: Shaman of Russia performs during the new global song competition called Intervision, initially positioned as a response to the long-running European Eurovision music contest, in Moscow, Russia on September 21, 2025. (Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images)Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesSince Russia found itself cast out of the Western cultural and sporting sphere following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it has tried in earnest to create something of a “parallel world” of events and institutions that could act as substitutes.After launching the war against its neighbor in 2022, Russia was banned from participating…

Bompastor and Precheur meet againSaturday: Chelsea vs London City Lionesses, kick-off 12pm, live on Sky Sports Premier League While this will be the first league meeting between Chelsea and London City, their managers – Sonia Bompastor and Jocelyn Precheur – know each other well.Bompastor’s Lyon pipped Precheur’s PSG to the French league title in the 2023/24 season and won 5-3 on aggregate in the Women’s Champions League semi-finals in April 2024. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights of the Women’s Super League match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. The Blues boss also worked at Lyon…

As global investors grow wary of Donald Trump’s dollar, they’re increasingly taking the Chinese yuan out for a ride. Data from China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange shows that fixed-income assets held by banks outside the country more than doubled over the past decade, jumping to $1.5 trillion, with yuan-denominated assets now at US$484 billion (a quadrupling in just the last five years. That includes $360 billion in loans and deposits, up from just $110 billion in 2020. This surge comes as Xi Jinping’s Communist Party leverages China’s status as the world’s top creditor to increase the use of the…

Ryan O’HanlonOct 31, 2025, 04:38 AM ETCloseRyan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.”When I ranked the top 50 players before the Premier League season started, the landscape of the league seemed relatively settled. Liverpool and Arsenal would battle it out for the title; Manchester City might do the same if Rodri came back healthy; Chelsea seemed adrift from that top trio, and also everybody else as the surefire fourth-best team in the league.Those teams were the clear four best teams because they had the clear four-best…

The world’s gaze has shifted away from Gaza and it was seemingly relegated in importance. After all, a little over two years after the 7 October attacks, with Israel’s unforgiving campaign of annihilation, a ceasefire was reached.  Brokered by US President Donald Trump, negotiations culminated in a ceremony in Egypt on 13 October that celebrated “peace in the Middle East”. The president hailed the “historic day” and insisted he’d “achieved what everybody said was impossible”. On Tuesday, that arrangement was in serious jeopardy. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sanctioned a series of air strikes on Gaza, killing over 100 Palestinians including…

GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — The leaders of China and Canada took a step toward mending the long-fractured ties between their countries on Friday.Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, meeting in South Korea during an Asia-Pacific summit, called for improving ties in a pragmatic and constructive manner, according to both sides.“The leaders agreed that their meeting marked a turning point in the bilateral relationship,” a Canadian statement said. Xi was quoted as saying that relations are showing signs of recovery, thanks to the joint efforts of both sides.“We are willing to work together with Canada to…

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Rescue operations intensified Friday across central Vietnam as floodwaters receded after days of record rain and deadly landslides that left at least 13 people dead, 11 missing and tens of thousands displaced. The receding waters allowed rescue teams to reach previously cut-off communities and nearly 26,000 residents have been evacuated from flooded or landslide-prone areas.The government deployed helicopters and troops to deliver food, medicine and other supplies while working to repair homes, clear debris and prevent disease. Roads, power lines and schools are being restored, and emergency rice aid is set for distribution by Saturday.The country’s…

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Protests are spreading in Tanzania as electoral authorities count the votes in a disputed presidential election that rights groups, opposition figures and others say was clouded by a climate of fear in the months leading to election day.The military has been deployed alongside the police to quell riots in major cities since Wednesday’s election. The sight of soldiers patrolling the streets, sporadic gunfire and closed stores is rare in the usually peaceful country that many foreigners visit for its pristine coastal beaches and safari tourism.That’s partly because Tanzania’s first female leader, who has served as president…

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — If there’s agreement on anything in the two states with governor’s races this year, it’s that utility bills are a growing concern among voters.One Virginia voter, Kim Wilson, lamented at a town hall recently that her electricity bill seems to go up every month, no matter how much she tries to mitigate the costs. She was drawn to the event in part by its title: “The energy bills are too damn high.”“It’s way too high,” Wilson readily agreed.In New Jersey, Herb Michitsch of Kenilworth said his electric bill has climbed to nearly $400 a month, or…