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Dan HajduckySep 14, 2025, 03:57 PM ETCloseDan Hajducky is a staff writer for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities.A 2004-05 Panini Mega Cracks Lionel Messi rookie card — assessed a perfect 10 by card grader Professional Sports Authenticator — was sold for $1.5 million through Fanatics Collect’s fledgling private sales network.Acquir, a high-end private sales marketplace founded in late 2023, represented the card’s seller.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedIt’s the most ever paid for a soccer card, surpassing the $1.33 million paid for a…

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s public schools will open their doors on Monday for first-grade students, while students in other grades will begin classes the following day, the ministry of education announced. Kindergartens will start welcoming children on Wednesday, Sept 17, 2025.According to the ministry’s announcement on its social media platforms, school timings for the new academic year 2025/2026 will be as follows: Kindergarten from 7:15 am to 12:05 pm, elementary from 7:15 am to 1:25 pm, intermediate from 7:30 am to 1:40 pm, and secondary from 7:45 am to 1:55 pm.Meanwhile, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr Nader Al-Jallal affirmed…

KUWAIT: The Central Statistical Bureau announced that the number of Kuwaiti citizens rose by 1.32 percent at the beginning of 2025, reaching 1,566,168 compared to 1,545,781 at the start of 2024. Meanwhile, Kuwait’s total population decreased by 0.65 percent, from 4,913,271 in 2024 to 4,881,254 in early 2025. As a result, Kuwaitis now account for 32.09 percent of the population, up from 31.46 percent a year earlier.According to the population estimates bulletin for 2025 released Sunday, the number of non-Kuwaitis declined by 1.56 percent, from 3,367,490 in 2024 to 3,315,086 at the beginning of this year. The male-to-female ratio also…

KUWAIT: The Public Authority of Manpower and the Banking Association finalized in a meeting on Sunday procedures requiring employers to transfer wages of their workers through two electronic platforms, warning that failure to comply could result in suspending all labor-related transactions of the employers.A statement issued by the authority following the meeting said the two sides discussed improving the mechanism of transferring workers’ wages through Ashal Companies and Ashal Banks platforms “with the aim of achieving the highest standards of accuracy and efficiency in the commitment of employers to transfer wages within the stipulated dates”.The meeting comes in line with…

HONOLULU (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his agent, Nez Balelo, moved to dismiss a lawsuit filed last month accusing them of causing a Hawaii real estate investor and broker to be fired from a $240 million luxury housing development on the Big Island’s Hapuna Coast.Ohtani and Balelo were sued Aug. 8 in Hawaii Circuit Court for the First Circuit by developer Kevin J. Hayes Sr. and real estate broker Tomoko Matsumoto, West Point Investment Corp. and Hapuna Estates Property Owners, who accused them of “abuse of power” that allegedly resulted in tortious interference and unjust enrichment.Hayes…

When Hatem El-Sayegh addressed a crowd of more than 550 at the Palestinian-Christian-led Church at the Crossroads conference, he said that his remarks were not intended for people to walk away feeling “pro-Palestine,” but rather “pro-Christ,” because ultimately, the moral path is the godly one, he said. “We, especially in an individualistic society, measure everything from our own position,” he later told Middle East Eye. “It’s me, me, me. Christ is for me [and] if I was the only one in the world, Christ would have come for me… but the exclusive Christ is inclusive for all who come to…

Ruben Amorim said he accepts “any decision” taken in the wake of Manchester United’s latest punishing defeat, this time in the Manchester derby, as his record at the club took another significant hit. United’s four points from as many games this season means the club have made their worst start to a Premier League campaign for 33 years, while Amorim himself now has the unenviable record of the worst win percentage of any Man Utd boss since the Second World War. To make matters worse, and illustrate the situation most starkly, since Amorim was appointed last November, United have amassed…

Ruben Amorim delivered a defiant response to suggestions he should change his 3-4-3 system at Manchester United following a 3-0 defeat at Manchester City by saying the club must “change the man” if they lose faith in his philosophy.United suffered their third defeat of the season — two in the Premier League and a Carabao Cup loss against League Two Grimsby Town — as Pep Guardiola’s team ended their two-game losing streak with an easy win against their neighbors.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedThe loss left Amorim with a record of just 8 wins in 31 Premier League games since replacing the sacked…

MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City need Phil Foden to get back to his best if they are going to have a successful season.The England midfielder scored the opening goal in the City’s derby win over Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.He was also involved in the second goal as Ruben Amorim’s side were swept aside 3-0.Foden endured a difficult campaign last season as he struggled to replicate his contribution of 27 goals in all competitions from 2023-24.The 25-year-old opted out of England duty in June to take a break and recharge his batteries and…

KUWAIT: Kuwait will continue supporting the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as a strategic player in the global energy system, Oil Minister Tareq Al-Roumi said on Sunday, marking the group’s 65th anniversary.Al-Roumi said the founding of OPEC in 1960 was a “historic turning point in the global energy industry,” with Kuwait playing a “pivotal role from the beginning in supporting the organization’s policies and achieving its strategic goals.”Speaking to KUNA, he noted that the group began with five founding members — Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran and Venezuela — during the “historic meeting” in Baghdad on September 14,…