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Mikel Merino showed his makeshift striker skills once again in place of the injured Viktor Gyokeres as his double sent Arsenal top of the Champions League via a 3-0 win over Slavia Prague.Gyokeres’ injury concerned Mikel Arteta but his woes were eased by the Spaniard striking twice in the second half – on a night when Arsenal also entered the defensive history books. An eighth clean sheet in a row equals a club record for consecutive shutouts set in the 1903/04 season, while this Arsenal team have become the first English side to win their first four games in this…

China is buying American soybeans again, much to bean growers’ relief. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China has agreed to buy 918 million bushels in each of the next three years. President Donald Trump crowed, “Our farmers will be very happy!” With concessions from China on rare earths and fentanyl in addition to soybeans, Trump is declaring victory in the trade war. His meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping was, he said, a 12 on a scale of one to 10. Some commentators, however, think it’s Xi who should be taking the victory lap. In their view, China’s strong retaliatory…

Inter Milan head coach Cristian Chivu has offered public support to goalkeeper Josep Martínez following his involvement in a fatal road collision.A man died last week after his electric wheelchair collided with a car driven by 27-year-old Spain international Martínez.Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, which occurred in the province of Como, with police stating the wheelchair appeared to have veered into the path of the vehicle.Martínez, who provides back-up for Yann Sommer, was left out of Inter’s squad for a 3-0 Serie A win over Fiorentina the following evening before being an unused substitute during Sunday’s 2-1…

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday put forward his vision for how the Amazon rainforest should be protected, a future that didn’t depend on donations from wealthy nations and large philanthropies but instead included a major fund that paid countries to keep forests standing. “I don’t want to say the word donation any longer,” Lula told reporters ahead of the United Nations’ climate summit, known as COP30, which begins this week in Belem, a Brazilian city in the edge of the Amazon. “Someone gives us $50 million. It is nice, but that’s nothing,”…

The second half was just three minutes old when Real Madrid doubled their advantage and gave themselves breathing room in the contest.A dangerous shot from Aguado inside the area was pushed behind by the diving Hall and the resulting corner kick led to the second of the afternoon.It was Aguado’s delivery which found the run of Adrian Perez at the near post and he made no mistake with a cushioned volley on the full to score.The effort allowed the visitors to play with freedom and they worked Hall further with the goalkeeper reacting quickly to a driven shot from Perez.With…

TV football co-commentator Lucy Ward has told a jury that social media posts from Joey Barton left her “intimidated” and “physically scared”.Ex-Manchester City and Newcastle United player Barton is alleged to have “crossed the line between free speech and a crime” with messages on X, formerly Twitter, about Ms Ward, fellow football pundit Eni Aluko and broadcaster Jeremy Vine.Barton, 43, is on trial at Liverpool Crown Court accused of 12 counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety.In January 2024, Barton – who has 2.7 million followers on the X platform – likened…

Mac Poepoe grew up diving in the waters off Molokai to spear honu — Hawaii’s distinct species of green sea turtle — that helped feed his family. He also often saw other fishermen hunt honu for profit, selling its prized meat to shops and restaurants across the channel on Maui.Those widespread commercial killings helped land the honu on the federal endangered species list in 1978, when Poepoe, a lifelong Friendly Isle resident, was 29 years old. The move didn’t include any cultural exemptions for Hawaiians such as Poepoe, who had sustainably harvested the turtles for generations.“What it does, it criminalizes…

Jeff CarlisleNov 4, 2025, 11:30 AM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.North Carolina FC announced on Tuesday that it will not compete in the men’s USL Championship next season, and will instead file an application to join the USL’s proposed Division One league that will likely not begin play until 2028.In a statement, NCFC said that “the application begins a formal process that could bring top-level professional soccer to Raleigh, supported by a long-term stadium plan and strong market infrastructure.”The USL said in a statement that North Carolina’s franchise agreement ended after 2025, and…

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors. A worker lowers an American flag to half-staff, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A worker lowers an American flag to half-staff, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Read More Advertisements by the American company Polymarket predict a victory for Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova) Advertisements by the American company Polymarket predict…

NEW YORK (AP) — For many years, New York voters have found candidates listed twice, three times or even more on their ballots when they go to the polling booth.It isn’t an error — it’s a practice known as fusion voting that allows candidates to appear under multiple political parties.But such intentional duplications on the New York City ballot this year, along with other layout choices, have some outside observers around the country wondering whether they are seeing evidence of rigged voting in Tuesday’s widely-watched mayoral race.Billionaire X owner Elon Musk, who briefly served as a top advisor to President…