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When Arsenal beat Real Madrid 5-1 on aggregate in April, it was hailed as the moment they arrived on the elite European stage under Mikel Arteta. The then-reigning Champions League winners were brought to their knees.Six months later the same fate fell to Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid. European clubs are watching on with admiration and fear of Arsenal again. The similarities between the two Madrid contests are there – Declan Rice delivering from two set-pieces being a common denominator. Arsenal deservedly winning via control, not chaos, is another.But beating Atleti in this manner feels different. It may even be better.This…

Paul J. Ingrassia, nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel.Source: DHSPaul Ingrassia, whom President Donald Trump had nominated to lead the Office of the Special Counsel, withdrew from Senate consideration for that post on Tuesday night after new controversy over a series of racist text messages he reportedly sent that included him saying he had a “Nazi streak.”Ingrassia’s nomination was already considered doomed in the Senate, where Trump’s Republican Party holds a majority, and where multiple key GOP senators said they would not vote to confirm far-right former podcaster as Special Counsel.”I will be withdrawing myself from Thursday’s [Senate…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday’s newspapers…Premier LeagueManchester United are among a host of clubs reportedly eyeing up Real Madrid youngster Endrick – Daily Mirror. Man Utd are also ready to join the race to sign Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson. Manchester City and Chelsea have also been watching developments with the midfielder, who only turns 23 next month – Daily Mirror. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sean Dyche gives his first interview as the new Nottingham Forest head coach – a club he came through the youth ranks as a player. Liverpool are…

Despite all eyes on the Magnificent Seven, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said that strong earnings results from companies in the “real economy” were responsible for Tuesday’s rally.”We got some tremendous numbers from actual businesses,” Cramer said. “And I think we need to celebrate that so many companies not connected to the data center or artificial intelligence can be doing this well.”The Magnificent Seven, which consists of tech megacaps Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla, makes up about 35% of the entire S&P 500.Cramer acknowledged the large concentration of these tech giants can give some investors the impression that the…

Oct 21, 2025, 06:51 PM ETAnother goal for Erling Haaland. Another midfield injury for Pep Guardiola.Manchester City’s 2-0 away win over Villarreal in the Champions League on Tuesday proved to be bittersweet for Guardiola, who saw prolific striker Haaland score his 24th goal in 14 games for club and country this season, but also had holding midfielder Nico González limp off with an injury.The Norway international now has 53 goals in 51 career games in the Champions League and has scored in nine straight for City in all competitions. Haaland has already said he is in the form of his…

LONDON — While Arsenal are still searching for a statement win to announce their Premier League title credentials, the wait for a UEFA Champions League equivalent is over.For almost an hour Tuesday night, Atlético Madrid’s visit to Emirates Stadium was the combative, gritty contest many anticipated beforehand. And then, an explosion happened: The house that Atlético coach Diego Simeone has stoically built over almost 14 years was shattered by four goals in 14 minutes, and the Gunners won 4-0. The expanded, bloated format of this group stage dilutes the importance of early results on paper, but the effect this could…

Viktor Gyökeres said he believes “there are a lot of goals” in Arsenal’s famous number 14 shirt after ending his drought in Tuesday’s 4-0 thrashing of Atlético Madrid.The Gunners scored four times in 14 second-half minutes as Diego Simeone’s side were blown away at Emirates Stadium.- Olley: Arsenal’s statement win could be the sign of a season to rememberGabriel Magalhães opened the scoring on 57 minutes before Gabriel Martinelli doubled their advantage with a superb finish and Gyökeres ended his nine-game drought for club and country with a quickfire brace.And Gyökeres, who took the shirt made famous by all-time club…

Eintracht, meanwhile, announced on Tuesday that midfielder Oscar Hojlund is sidelined “for the time being” with a thigh muscle injury.He joins defender Elias Baum on the hosts’ injury list, with Dino Toppmoller reporting that otherwise “the personnel situation generally looks good… we have everyone [else] onboard.”Speaking at his pre-match press conference, the Eintracht head coach confirmed Michael Zetterer will replace Kaua Santos in goal.The Bundesliga outfit have conceded 24 times in their 10 games so far in 2025-26 and Toppmoller said: “The number of goals conceded recently was too high, but that didn’t have much to do with the goalkeeper.”It’s…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Oct. 22, 2025. Brendan McDermid | ReutersU.S. equities fell on Wednesday as new developments out of Washington exacerbated concerns among investors about U.S.-China trade relations. Disappointing corporate earnings from companies including Texas Instruments and Netflix also weighed on the major averages.The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower by 334.33 points, or 0.71%, at 46,590.41. The S&P 500 fell 0.53% to finish at 6,699.40, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.93% to settle at 22,740.40. At session lows, the Dow was down more than 400…

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMeta said Tuesday that it formed a joint venture agreement with Blue Owl Capital in a deal worth $27 billion to fund and develop the social media company’s massive Hyperion data center in rural Louisiana.As part of the deal, the asset management firm will own 80% of the joint venture, while Meta will retain a 20% stake and oversee the construction and property management services of the data center,…