As former fixer Cohen takes stand in Trump hush money trial, court will be treated to riveting details on sex, financial fiddling and power
Other witnesses have testified about the hush money dealings, but Cohen remains key to piecing together a case that centres on how Trump’s company compensated him for his role in the Daniels payoff. Trump’s defence maintains that Cohen was paid for legal work, not a cover-up, and that there was nothing illegal about the agreements he facilitated with Daniels and others.
Reflections of Arsenal’s Kai Havertz: When everyone had written me off, Mikel Arteta restored my confidence
The 24-year-old has says Arteta “boosted his confidence” by telling him that “he should be confident in the opponent’s box”.
As Premier Leagues season winds down Man City risks expulsion on FFP grounds, Arsenal to be champions
Former Everton CEO Keith Wyness, who now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs, claimed on Friday that “expulsion is on the table” for Man City – who strongly maintain their innocence – if they are found guilty of their charges.
Manchester: United only by tactical ineffeciency and slide in poise, Ten Hag’s Red Devils can’t even scare a squirrel
There’s little case for keeping Ten Hag around. Results have gone backwards. Performances have, too. But more than anything, there’s just no sense of what Ten Hag is working towards. He could still bow out on a high, like his compatriot Van Gaal, by winning the FA Cup in a repeat of last year’s final against Manchester City.
The problem isn’t that United will go into that game as underdogs — it’s that they are still most comfortable playing as underdogs.
A football revolution is underway in Europe headlined by Sporting Lisbon’s manager Ruben Amorim
Amorim’s rotational setup will often ensure that Sporting can progress without disruption, as shown by their ‘Press resistance’ metric (98 out of 99), which highlights the volume of touches per opposition tackle in the first two-thirds of the pitch.
Man City boss Guardiola has seen it all, done it all, won it all – is there anything more to fight for in Premier League?
In terms of Guardiola’s legacy, there are more risks from staying on. If Arsenal continue to be City’s main challenger next year and pips them to the title, there would be a certain dissatisfaction in Guardiola being beaten by his former assistant. On the other hand, if Guardiola were to resign, City were to fall away and Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal were to triumph, that would actually reflect well on his legacy.
As Afghanistan pushes for economic funding, US wants its Taliban rulers to ease restrictions on women
Speaking to local media, Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Taliban-run government, recently said the West “desires the implementation of Western-equivalent rights and essentially strives to impose Western culture” on the Afghan people.
How Indian Ocean Dipole weather swings set off torrential rainfall in Kenya that’s killed over 200 people
In the most tragic single event, at least 70 people were killed on Monday after water blew through a blocked river tunnel under a railway bridge in southwestern Kenya, causing a flash flood. The rain has displaced more than 100,000 people, swept away 30,000 homes and damaged roads and other infrastructure.
How Arsenal boss created untouchables ever ‘ready to drive, foot to the floor, every three days’
The perfectionist streak in Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta perhaps explains why he has become so attached to his crop of key performers. He believes the best players have to want to be ready to drive, foot to the floor, every three days. It’s a challenge he laid some years ago to a young Saka, using Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the ultimate example, the best who set the highest bars for consistent performance.
PM Netanyahu on edge as International Criminal Court turns searchlight on Israeli crimes in Gaza
Without a police force, the ICC relies on member states to arrest suspects, which has proven to be a major obstacle to prosecutions. Netanyahu said on Friday on the social platform X that Israel “will never accept any attempt by the ICC to undermine its inherent right of self-defence.”
