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HALE END’S LATEST ‘CHAMPION MENTALITY’ PRODUCTOver the last five years, Arsenal’s track record of promoting youngsters through has been particularly impressive. Bukayo Saka is now a household name after emerging alongside Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah, who generated £60m last summer for Arsenal in the transfer window.They were then replaced by the double-act of Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly, who also came into the first team as a double act last season. Now it looks like Dowman is part of a new generation – with fellow 15-year-old Marli Salmon and 17-year-old striker Andre Harriman-Annous part of Arsenal’s pre-season tour…

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — All that remains of Afaf al-Tayeb’s home in Sudan’s Khartoum province is a charred, windowless structure with peeling paint — yet in June, she eagerly returned, feeling safe again for the first time since the Sudanese army said it retook the capital from the rival Rapid Support Forces.Al-Tayeb had been displaced with her son Mohamed al-Khedr and their family at least four times since the civil war in the North African nation broke out over two years ago. They were displaced in different areas in Khartoum, yet nothing has ever felt as comforting as their house…

POIANA, Romania (AP) — History buffs dressed as Roman soldiers and Dacian warriors clashed in front of a crowd in a reenactment of a struggle culminating in the Roman conquest of land in present-day Romania. Constantin “The Castor” Lapusneanu, a well-known Romanian tattoo artist and the man behind the Getodava historical reenactment festival, told The Associated Press that he was motivated by a “love of our ancient land and ancestors” and a desire to transmit that heritage to future generations. The event in northeastern Romania drew historical reenactment groups from elsewhere in Central Europe including Slovakia and the Czech Republic.…

HERMISILLO, Mexico (AP) — A judge in Mexico said boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. will stand trial over alleged cartel ties and arms trafficking but could await that trial outside of detention, the boxer’s lawyer said.Chávez’s lawyer, Rubén Fernando Benítez Alvarez, confirmed that the court imposed additional measures and granted three months of further investigation into the case. He described the claims against his client as “speculation” and “urban legends” following the court hearing on Saturday in the northern Mexican city of Hermosillo.If convicted, Chávez — who took part in the hearing virtually from a detention facility — could face…

From student protests in 1990 to the surrender of its nuclear arsenal, Ukraine marks 34 years of independence as war with Russia continues. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Soviet army cadets register to vote in the Ukraine’s first popular presidential election in Kyiv, Dec. 1, 1991. (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing, File) Soviet army cadets register to vote in the Ukraine’s first popular presidential election in Kyiv, Dec. 1, 1991. (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing, File)Read More Ukrainian women shout while waving their coupons to buy butter at a state-owned shop in Kyiv, Dec. 3, 1991.…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Oleksandr Donii was one of the leaders of student-led protests for sovereignty and political reform in 1990 that preceded Ukraine’s declaration of independence. He remembers thinking the fight for autonomy would take decades.Instead, it came much sooner than he ever imagined. When the Soviet Union collapsed, Ukraine quickly declared independence in 1991 and later conducted a referendum backed by more than 90% of voters.”I was preparing myself for prisons and labor camps, and I thought the struggle would last about 20–30 years,” Donii told The Associated Press. Moscow’s grip endured after independenceAs the country marks 34…

Aug 23, 2025, 07:46 PM ETBay FC set a new record attendance for an NWSL game, with a sold-out crowd of 40,091 watching its loss to the Washington Spirit at San Francisco’s Oracle Park on Saturday.The previous record was set when the Chicago Stars hosted Bay FC at Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs, when 35,038 attended in June 2024.Bay FC regularly plays its home matches at PayPal Park in San Jose, averaging over 13,400 fans there per match, but switched Saturday’s historic game to the home of the San Francisco Giants.Bay FC set a new NWSL attendance…

Sam MarsdenMoises LlorensAug 23, 2025, 06:42 PM ETFerran Torres praised Hansi Flick’s half-time tactical adjustments as Barcelona produced a brilliant comeback to come from two goals down to beat Levante 3-2 at the Ciutat de Valencia in LaLiga on Saturday.Flick had handed a first start to summer signing Marcus Rashford, with Raphinha moved centrally and Marc Casadó picked alongside Pedri in place of the absent Frenkie de Jong.- LaLiga players opposed to Barça game in Miami- U.S. teen Adrian Gill extends Barça deal to ’26- How clubs got their colors: soccer’s historic, iconic jerseysBut after Levante took a 2-0 lead…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — On a warm evening in Johannesburg, the news spread like wildfire among sex workers: Within 24 hours, several nonprofit clinics providing free HIV services would be closing as President Donald Trump announced the United States was slashing foreign aid.Some South Africans living with, or at risk of, HIV secured supplies of life-saving drugs just in time. Others did not.Half a year later, the country with more people living with HIV than any other is struggling to treat its most vulnerable. Over 63,000 people were being treated in the 12 clinics across the nation that shut down. Up…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of two types of new antiair missiles, state media said Sunday, displaying his expanding military capabilities as the South Korean and U.S. militaries carry out joint drills.The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said the test Saturday proved the missiles effective in countering aerial threats such as drones and cruise missiles, and that Kim assigned unspecified “important” tasks to defense scientists ahead of a major political conference expected early next year. The report did not specify the missiles that were tested or where the event took…