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Nov 11, 2025, 03:52 PM ETPremier League referees’ chief Howard Webb said the match officials’ decision to rule out Virgil van Dijk’s header during Liverpool’s defeat at Manchester City on Sunday was “not unreasonable.”Liverpool contacted Webb, the Professional Game Match Officials Limited’s chief refereeing officer, on Monday to raise concerns about the interpretation of the offside rules after Van Dijk’s header was disallowed by referee Chris Kavanagh.- VAR Review: Why Van Dijk’s Liverpool goal was disallowed- Slot: ‘Obvious and clear’ VAR wrong on Van Dijk- Title race over? Liverpool’s Van Dijk says not yetAndy Robertson was clearly in an offside…

Moises Caicedo is set to be rewarded for his exceptional performances for Chelsea, as the terms of his contract may be adjusted to reflect his status as a world-class midfielder.Chelsea have him under contract until 2033 but he may be afforded a pay rise based on his performances in the last 12 months. Any change in terms will be done in private. Chelsea have a heavily incentivised pay structure, meaning the players are on relatively low wages compared to other top clubs but if they play well, they are rewarded.Caicedo became the most expensive player in Premier League history when…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The European Union and Indian navies have taken over a ship used by pirates off the coast of Somalia to seize a Malta-flagged tanker, the EU force said Wednesday. The Iranian fishing vessel called the Issamohamadi had been abandoned off the coast of Somalia following their seizure last week of the Hellas Aphrodite, which had been carrying a load of gasoline from India to South Africa. The pirates used the Issamohamadi, a type of traditional ship known across the Persian Gulf as a dhow, as a “mother ship” for a series of assaults capped…

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered his nation’s security forces Tuesday to stop sharing intelligence with the United States, until the Trump administration stops its strikes on suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean, as relations deteriorate between the nations that were once close partners in the fight against drug trafficking. In a message on X, Petro wrote that Colombia’s military must immediately end “communications and other agreements with U.S. security agencies” until the U.S. ceases its attacks on speedboats suspected of carrying drugs, that critics have likened to extrajudicial executions. Petro wrote that “the fight against drugs…

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors. Henry Roland, Assistant Sgt. of Arms attends a Remembrance Day ceremony, in Montreal, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) Henry Roland, Assistant Sgt. of Arms attends a Remembrance Day ceremony, in Montreal, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)Read More Election workers count ballots as they close a polling station, during the parliamentary elections in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) Election workers count ballots as they close…

Sam Kerr scored twice on her first Chelsea start since December 2023 as they climbed to second in the Women’s Champions League table with a commanding 6-0 win away to St. Pölten.Sonia Bompastor’s side laid down a marker in the competition with Kerr, recently back from an ACL injury, slotting across the goalkeeper for her team’s fourth goal in the 75th minute then heading the sixth in stoppage time.Earlier, a goal from Wieke Kaptein and a brace from Catarina Macario had put the visitors in command. Lisa Ebert’s own goal, in between Kerr’s double, compounded the misery for the home…

Sam Kerr netted a brace in her first start in 692 days as Chelsea cruised past St Polten with a 6-0 win to earn back-to-back victories in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.Kerr, whose last start for the Blues came in this very competition in December 2023, took her goals in vintage fashion. She netted her first with a touch out of her feet and strike in the box to score her side’s fourth of the evening. The second was a poacher’s goal, Kerr heading in after the game had already been placed beyond doubt with her fourth of the season.…

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced two of his top staff picks for his administration, including Dean Fuleihan, a veteran New York City civil servant, as his first deputy mayor during a press conference at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute in Manhattan on Monday. Mamdani also announced Elle Bisgard-Church as his chief of staff. In an Instagram post, Mamdani said that these two appointments would constitute the team that “will deliver on our affordability agenda”. Fuleihan is the son of Lebanese immigrants and served as the former deputy mayor to Bill De Blasio. The deputy is responsible for managing the day-to-day…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three paintings from famously chill public television legend Bob Ross sold Tuesday for more than $600,000 at auction. The paintings were the first of 30 Ross works being sold to benefit public TV stations hurt by cuts in federal funding. At the live auction at Bonhams in Los Angeles, a serene, snow vista called “Winter’s Peace” that Ross painted entirely during a 1993 episode of “The Joy of Painting” went for $318,000 to a bidder on the phone. “For a good cause — and you get the painting,” auctioneer Aaron Bastian said during the bidding. He…

Steven Naismith believes key midfielder Billy Gilmour still has “a good chance” of being fit for Scotland’s potentially critical final World Cup qualifier against Denmark next Tuesday even though he has been ruled out of Saturday’s clash with Greece.The 24-year-old has missed Napoli’s last two games with a groin injury and it was announced on Monday that he had not travelled to Turkey to join Steve Clarke’s squad for their training camp ahead of this weekend’s match in Piraeus. Assistant coach Naismith revealed that there is still optimism that 43-cap Gilmour will be fit to rejoin the squad for the…