Ezri Konsa: I couldn’t watch deadline day as financial rules have ‘killed’ Villa
Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa could not watch any of Monday’s transfer deadline day action as he believes financial rules have “killed” his club.
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Jude Bellingham facing fight to get back in England team
LONDON: Jude Bellingham might have to wait to get back in the England team, with coach Thomas Tuchel saying Wednesday he is in no rush to change his system to accommodate the return of the Real Madrid star. Since Bellingham last played for England — in a 3-1 loss to Senegal in a friendly in June — Morgan Rogers has been installed in the No. 10 role and starred in recent 5-0 wins over Serbia and Latvia that helped to clinch a spot in next year’s World Cup. Bellingham is back in the squad after fully recovering from shoulder surgery and Tuchel sees him as a No.
UAE national team raise medal tally to 10 at World Youth Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Thailand
BANGKOK: The UAE’s under-18 girls on Tuesday added four medals to the country’s tally at the 2025 World Youth Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Bangkok, Thailand.
England cricket captain Ben Stokes defends his team’s lack of matches ahead of the Ashes
PERTH: England cricket captain Ben Stokes has defended his side’s lack of warm-up matches as the team prepares for the first Ashes test against Australia in Perth beginning Nov. 21. England is looking to break a 14-year winless run in Australia.
Lewandowski hat trick steers Barcelona to 4-2 win at Celta Vigo
VIGO, Spain: Robert Lewandowski struck a hat trick and Lamine Yamal was also on target as Barcelona earned a 4-2 win at Celta Vigo on Sunday, closing to within three points of LaLiga leaders Real Madrid.
Manchester City crush Liverpool to mark Guardiola’s 1,000 match
MANCHESTER: Manchester City celebrated Pep Guardiola’s 1,000th game in management with a statement 3-0 win over Liverpool to close to within four points of Premier League leaders Arsenal.Erling Haaland shrugged off missing an early penalty to head in his 99th Premier League goal before Nico Gonzalez’s deflected effort and a wonder strike from Jeremy Doku confirmed City’s status as Arsenal’s major title rivals.Liverpool have now lost five of their last six league games to leave the defending champions down in eighth, eight points off the top.Arsenal’s 10-game winning run came to an end in a 2-2 draw at Sunderland on Saturday and Guardiola’s men took full advantage in the battle of the two sides that have dominated the Premier League over the past decade.“Thank you to the players and staff for giving me that incredible present,” said Guardiola on marking his 1,000th game in style.“I said to the players ‘guys, don’t do it because yesterday Arsenal didn’t win. Let’s do it to believe ourselves’.“We play against the champions of England.
Newcastle’s miserable away form continues with 3-1 loss at Brentford
LONDON: Newcastle United’s miserable away run in the Premier League continued on Sunday with a 3-1 defeat by Brentford after Dan Burn conceded a second-half penalty and was sent off. Igor Thiago made it 2-1 from the spot in the 78th minute, after a 56th-minute Kevin Schade equalizer, as the hosts fought back from going a goal down against the run of play in the 27th at the Gtech Community Stadium. Thiago then grabbed his second, and eighth league goal of the season, in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Burn was sent off in the 73rd for his second yellow for fouling Dango Ouattara and Newcastle replaced concussed goalkeeper Nick Pope with Aaron Ramsdale off the bench in a rash of substitutes once VAR confirmed the penalty. Newcastle have yet to win away in the league this season, losing five and drawing four in the top flight since last April, while faring considerably better at home, in the Champions League and in cup competitions. Sunday was their third straight away defeat in the league while Brentford moved up to 12th. “The Champions League, you have to forget about it to a degree but the Premier League is everything,” manager Eddie Howe said.
Bellingham and Foden back in England squad but no room for Alexander-Arnold
LONDON: Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden were recalled Friday by England coach Thomas Tuchel for the team’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania. The attacking midfielders — two of the country’s most talented players — were left out of England’s last squad, with Tuchel stressing the need to have a strong team spirit in the camp and warning there would be “no guarantees” for his superstar players. Bellingham has started all five of Real Madrid’s games since the last international break, scoring in three of them, and looks to be fully recovered after missing the start of the season because of shoulder surgery. Foden is back to his best form with Manchester City, too, scoring twice against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday. “I think the contribution of both of them to their clubs lately was immense,” Tuchel said. “They play regularly, they play a big role in the success of Real and City’s matches lately. They score regularly decisive goals.
Women take the wheel: 44% of Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship 2025 drivers are female
EDDAH: The FIA-certified Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship continues to make history this season, with women taking center stage in one of the Middle East’s most competitive single-seater series.