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Real Madrid vs Barcelona is always a massive tie – but Sunday’s meeting was especially big for Xabi Alonso.Last month’s 5-2 defeat by Atletico Madrid saw sharp criticism focus on the manager. It was a hugely embarrassing loss, and entirely derailed the positive mood around his start at the Bernabeu. It also gave new life to concerns about the team’s ability to compete in big games, concerns that first surfaced following the 4-0 defeat by Paris Saint-Germain at the Club World Cup.Even though they had won every other game this season apart from that Atleti fixture, Alonso and his staff…

Few jurists have left as profound and enduring a mark on international justice as Judge Navi Pillay. From her beginnings as a young lawyer challenging the machinery of apartheid in South Africa to her historic role at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), where she helped establish that sexual violence can constitute genocide, Pillay has spent a lifetime pushing the boundaries of legal accountability. A former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, she currently serves as the Chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry on occupied Palestine and Israel and an ad hoc judge at the International Court of…

Oct 30, 2025, 12:20 PM ETCristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son, Cristiano Ronaldo Júnior, made his debut for Portugal Uunder-16s on Thursday in a 2-0 win against hosts Turkey.With Portugal leading 2-0 thanks to goals from Sporting CP’s Samuel Tavares and SC Braga’s Rafael Cabral, Ronaldo Júnior entered the pitch in stoppage time in the encounter in Antalya, Turkey.Ronaldo Júnior, 15, plays as a forward for the youth academy of Al Nassr, the Saudi Pro League club where his father stars.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedThursday’s game was the first of three that Portugal’s U16 squad will play in Turkey as part of the Federations…

Oct 30, 2025, 11:52 AM ETSpanish authorities are recommending a Real Oviedo fan to be fined €4,000 ($4,625) for allegedly directing racist abuse at Barcelona forward Marcus Rashford.The government’s anti-violence commission said in a statement on Thursday that during Barcelona’s 3-1 league win at Real Oviedo on Sept. 25, an Oviedo fan was heard making a racial slur in Spanish at Rashford.”La Liga detected the images on social media and filed a complaint with the National Police,” the statement said.”Subsequently, analysis of footage from the stadium’s Organizational Control Unit (UCO) cameras allowed for the identification of the alleged perpetrator. The…

Kieran McKenna says his current focus is solely on Ipswich in the short, medium and long-term amid links to the Celtic job – and has revealed there has been no approach from the Scottish champions.Sky Sports News revealed this week that McKenna is one of the candidates to replace Brendan Rodgers as Celtic’s permanent manager. The Irishman is under contract at Portman Road until 2028 and Sky Sports News understands Ipswich do not want to lose their boss. Speaking for the first time since those rumours surfaced, McKenna has admitted that no approach has been made to him – and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a resolution Thursday that would undo many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs around the globe, the latest note of displeasure at his trade tactics in Washington that came just as the president celebrated his negotiations with China as a success.After a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea, Trump said he would cut tariffs on the Asian economic giant and China would in turn purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually for the next three years. The Republican president claimed his trade negotiation would secure “prosperity and security to millions…

It was a record-breaking summer for Liverpool, but do the Premier League champions lack depth after a £446m spending spree?Arne Slot was left defending his team selection as Liverpool suffered a sixth defeat in seven games in all competitions as they crashed out of the Carabao Cup at the hands of Crystal Palace on Wednesday night. The Dutchman opted to leave star players such as Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Hugo Ekitike out of his squad, making 10 changes to his starting XI from the previous game at Brentford and filling his bench with inexperienced youngsters. Unsurprisingly, Palace prevailed,…

More than 1,000 Palestinians in need of medical treatment have died since the war began due to Israel’s ongoing restrictions on essential supplies entering the Gaza Strip, the director of al-Shifa Hospital has said, amid an “already collapsing health system.” Dr Mohammed Abu Salmiya told Al Jazeera on Wednesday that since the start of the ceasefire on 11 October, only 10 percent of needed medical supplies have reached the besieged enclave. He said more than 350,000 patients with chronic health conditions are in urgent need of medication. Hospitals receive the bodies of patients succumbing to their illnesses as a result…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nikola Topic has been diagnosed with testicular cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy.Sam Presti, the team’s general manager, announced the diagnosis on Thursday.Topic had a testicular procedure earlier in the month. The Thunder said at the time he’d be out for at least four weeks.Presti said doctors are “extremely positive” about his long-term outlook. He said Topic has been working out throughout the process and didn’t want the diagnosis revealed until after he started treatment.“He has all the tools that you could ask for somebody to take on and conquer the situation,” Presti…

Manchester United have a “clear plan” to continue backing head coach Ruben Amorim in the transfer market and have already identified the areas of the squad which need to be strengthened, according to director of football Jason Wilcox.United have spent close to £250 million ($329m) on new players since Amorim took the job at Old Trafford in November 2024.The Portuguese coach has overseen an upturn in form with three wins in a row and Wilcox insists the club will bring in more players, either in January or next summer.- Amorim responds to Dyche ‘4-4-2’ remark- Man United legend Paul Scholes…