North London derby the headline act this weekend – Premier League talking points
Following a host of midweek European action, the Premier League takes centre stage this weekend.
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Erik ten Hag: Man Utd players are fighting together to turn around poor form
Erik ten Hag insists Manchester United are fighting together to try to turn their season around.
Jack is back – Pep Guardiola provides positive update on Man City star Grealish
Jack Grealish could return for Manchester City as the champions host Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta praises Ange Postecoglou ahead of Tottenham’s visit
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta praised opposite number Ange Postecoglou’s impact at Tottenham ahead of the north London derby on Sunday.
From Paul Pogba to Angel Di Maria – Manchester United’s recent flops
Jadon Sancho is seemingly been frozen out at Manchester United after he took to social media to claim he has been made a “scapegoat” for poor results.
Ronaldo magic inspires Al-Nassr to epic win over Al-Ahli
RIYADH: There is not much more that can be said about Cristiano Ronaldo at the moment except that he scored two more on Friday, leading Al-Nassr to a thrilling 4-3 win over Al-Ahli.
Mauricio Pochettino urges Chelsea to be more clinical in front of goal
Mauricio Pochettino said his struggling Chelsea side must be more clinical in front of goal after a wretched start to the season.
Taliban send all-male team to Asian Games but Afghan women come from outside
HANGZHOU, China: In the first Asian Games since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, two teams of athletes are arriving in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, looking very different. One, sent from Afghanistan where women are now banned by the Taliban from participating in sports, consists of about 130 all-male athletes, who will participate in 17 different sports, including volleyball, judo and wrestling, Atel Mashwani, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Afghanistan’s Olympic Committee, told The Associated Press. Another, competing under the black, red and green flag of the elected government the Taliban toppled in 2021, is drawn from the diaspora of Afghan athletes around the world, and includes 17 women, according to Hafizullah Wali Rahimi, the president of Afghanistan’s National Olympic Committee from before the Taliban took over. Rahimi, who now works from outside Afghanistan but is still recognized by many countries as its official representative on Olympic matters, told reporters at the team’s official arrival ceremony late Thursday that the athletes are there for the love of sports. “We want to be keeping the sports completely out of the politics so the athletes can freely, inside and outside their country, do their sports activity and development,” he said. Rahimi’s contingent at the welcome ceremony was entirely male, but he said the women were on their way, consisting of a volleyball team that have been training in Iran, cyclists from Italy, and a representative for athletics from Australia. He did not respond to an emailed request on Friday seeking more details. The games official opening ceremony is on Saturday. Although the Taliban promised a more moderate rule than during their previous period in