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The draw for the 2025/26 Vertu Trophy round-of-32 was made live on Sky Sports News on Thursday November 13.Round-of-32 drawTies will take place week commencing December 1 2025. Northern sectionBolton Wanderers vs Bradford CityCrewe Alexandra vs Stockport County Doncaster Rovers vs Chesterfield Harrogate Town vs Blackpool Lincoln City vs Huddersfield TownPort Vale vs BarnsleySalford City vs Rotherham UnitedTranmere Rovers vs Fleetwood TownSouthern sectionBristol Rovers vs Cambridge UnitedCardiff City vs AFC WimbledonColchester United vs West Ham United U21Leyton Orient vs Plymouth ArgyleLuton Town vs Exeter CityNorthampton Town vs Wycombe WanderersStevenage vs WalsallSwindon Town vs Peterborough UnitedLatest Vertu Trophy video Please use…

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is raising $15 billion from investors, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC’s David Faber.Musk later called the news “False” in a post on his social media platform X.The funding adds another $5 billion to the $10 billion round CNBC reported on in September, which valued the startup at $200 billion. Sources told CNBC that a lot of the money in this $15 billion round will fund graphic processing units that underpin large language modelsArtificial intelligence startups have reached sky high valuations in recent months as they raise massive amounts of capital to power seemingly endless demand…

For over 40 years, I’ve worked as a geriatrician, a doctor whose patients are all older adults, many of them in their 80s. While factors like blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar levels or weight are important markers of health, they are only one part of the picture as you get older. In geriatric medicine, we take a broader view using a framework called the “5 Ms”: what matters most, mind, mobility, medications and multicomplexity. That last one is especially key, and takes into account how our health and well-being are impacted by what is happening with us not just medically, but financially,…

Jeff CarlisleNov 13, 2025, 09:25 AM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.Talk to anyone who has taken a transcontinental flight, and they’ll tell you what a toll it takes on the body. The inactivity of sitting on a plane for hours can leave one feeling stiff. Sleep is disrupted, and a person’s body clock is off-kilter thanks to traveling across multiple time zones. The impact can last for days.Now imagine having to play a competitive soccer match later that week, where performance is still expected to be at or near a player’s peak. It…

Amid fears of AI disrupting white-collar jobs, many workers are wondering how to stay relevant and safeguard their careers. Adam Grant recently shared his own two cents on the matter.Grant, a bestselling author and organizational psychologist at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, shared his biggest piece of advice for future-proofing your career while speaking at WOBI’s World Business Forum in New York City on Nov. 5.”For those of you who are thinking about how to future-proof your career or how to make your company more resilient in a time of chaos and crisis, I know of no…

Even the smallest mannerisms can make a huge difference in how you’re perceived by others, especially in the workplace.The way you hold your arms. How quickly or slowly you talk. The facial expressions you make. These can all play a role in the impression you leave on others, says Vanessa Van Edwards, a behavioral researcher and bestselling author who teaches a Harvard University program on “effective organizational communication.””Trust is built — or broken — shockingly fast,” Van Edwards tells CNBC Make It.DON’T MISS: The ultimate guide to using AI to communicate betterThe more trust you build with your colleagues and boss,…

Nov 13, 2025, 08:44 AM ETTurkish football temporarily banned 102 top-tier club players on Thursday over a widening betting scandal.The Turkish Football Federation suspended 25 players from the Super Lig and 77 from the second-tier first division for terms ranging from 45 days to one year.Galatasaray and Turkey defender Eren Elmali was suspended for 45 days. Club teammate and Turkey Under-21 center back Metehan Baltaci was suspended for nine months.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedElmali posted on Instagram this week that he bet on a game about five years ago that did not involve his own team. He joined Galatasaray this year.More than…

It is crunch time for Sweden.They have played four World Cup qualifying matches, but have just one point to their name. Direct qualification is already out of the question – Switzerland or Kosovo will take that. On October 14, Jon Dahl Tomasson was sacked as head coach. “Football is results-based and we have reached a point where results are not enough,” said Kim Kallstrom, the nation’s Head of Football.Now, to have any chance of securing a place in the play-offs in March, they must win both of their matches across the next week against the Swiss and Slovenia. Image: Sweden…

A worker inspects the outdoor gas pipes at the underground gas storage facility operated by Gas Storage CZ AS, in Haje, Czech Republic, on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe International Energy Agency’s latest outlook signals that oil demand could keep growing through to the middle of the century, reflecting a sharp tonal shift from the world’s energy watchdog and raising further questions about the future of fossil fuels.In its flagship World Energy Outlook, the Paris-based agency on Wednesday laid out a scenario in which demand for oil climbs to 113 million barrels per day by 2050,…

Nov 13, 2025, 07:41 AM ETFormer Chelsea midfielder Oscar is considering retirement from professional football after a health scare, sources have told ESPN Brasil.Oscar, 34, remains in the hospital in Brazil under observation after suffering abnormal cardiac reactions during a routine preseason medical checkup with his club São Paulo on Tuesday.The Brazilian midfielder temporarily lost consciousness and sources told ESPN’s André Hernan and Bruno Andrade that the episode has caused great concern for Oscar and his family, who do not want the player to return to the pitch.Oscar played eight years in China. Getty ImagesThe source said that Oscar doesn’t need…