Sigh of relief for Arsenal and England as medics rule out long layoff for star player Bukayo Saka
Bukayo Saka could be fit to play against Chelsea on Sunday with Arsenal optimistic he has not suffered a serious injury. The 21-year-old provided an assist just four minutes into the game but was forced off inside half an hour during Sunday’s 5-0 thrashing of Nottingham Forest. After initially receiving...
Arsenal works on bumper deal for undroppable defender William Saliba as Real Madrid prepares to pounce
Arsenal have made a new contract offer to William Saliba after his brilliant start to the new season, according to David Ornstein. The Gunners have made an excellent start to the season, winning 10 of their opening 12 fixtures, and sitting top of the Premier League summit. After spending around...
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp ignores criticism of his flat side, promises Champions League finish
Jurgen Klopp insists it is unfair to conclude that this Liverpool squad has reached the end of its cycle and says judgement must be reserved until the season ends. Liverpool’s manager accepts his team is under siege at present, with Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Leeds leaving them closer to the...
America’s MLS Inter Miami plots to hijack Lionel Messi’s return to Barcelona in major transfer coup
Inter Miami are “increasingly confident” they will sign Lionel Messi after the World Cup, according to reports. The Argentine, 35, has entered the final year of his deal with Paris Saint-Germain. And while the Ligue 1 outfit are keen to keep hold of him, The Athletic are now reporting that...
Burkina Faso interim president assures US envoys he’ll not turn to Russian mercenaries to fight militants
Burkina Faso’s interim President Ibrahim Traore has assured US diplomats that he has no intention of inviting Russian Wagner forces to fight militants in the country, US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said on Wednesday. There has been concern that Burkina Faso might follow the lead of neighbouring...
ISS alert: Next African stronghold of Islamic caliphate in the offing as Islamic States and Al Qaeda plan merger
As Islamic States (IS) and al-Qaeda leaders are targeted and eliminated internationally, the terrorist groups have expanded and consolidated their operations in Africa. According to Jihad Analytics, half the attacks claimed by IS since the beginning of 2022 were carried out in 10 African countries. Among them were Cameroon, Chad,...
Prison to presidency: What Lula’s return to power means to Brazil’s sick economy, world’s ‘breathing lungs’
Former Brazilian president Luiz Incio Lula da Silva has defeated the incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro to make a remarkable and stunning political comeback three years after he walked out of a prison cell. These elections mark the capstone of Latin America’s most watched power struggle between Lula, who represents the...
Forever war II: Massacre of civilians in Bucha, Izyum towns in Ukraine signals Russia’s intent on gruesome violations
It is perhaps a sign of restraint that the Biden administration has so publicly specified just what weaponry it’s providing to Ukraine and which other countries it’s offering assistance to in the name of security concerns over the war. And in making decisions about which munitions and armaments to offer,...
Forever war: US pledge of $15 billion to Ukraine, $8 trillion spent in Iraq keeps war industry on the roll
Ukraine is obviously a powder keg. With each passing day, in fact, the war there poses new threats to the world order. Only recently, Vladimir Putin’s Russia intensified its attacks on civilian targets in that beleaguered land, while threatening to use tactical nuclear weapons and adding Ukraine’s neighbour Belarus to...
