Hosts Ivory Coast coach Jean-Louis Gasset sweats over blunt forward line in Cup of Nations opener
Gasset warned, however, of the quality of their opponents, who have yet to win a game at the finals and are 103rd in the Fifa rankings, 54 places below the Ivorians.
Trump ordered to pay The New York Times and its reporters nearly $400,000 in legal fees
New York Judge Robert Reed said that given the “complexity of the issues” in the case and other factors, it was reasonable that Donald Trump be forced to pay lawyers for the Times and the reporters a total of $392,638 in legal fees.
Pentagon: Hospitalised US Defence Secretary Austin ordered retaliatory strikes on Yemen-based Houthi militants
Austin’s hospital room setup is not unlike when he is on the road, where full security and communications teams accompany him with all of the secure, classified equipment needed to keep him connected. Austin’s aides and support staff have been with him all week at Walter Reed as well.
As US, Britain are sucked into Gaza war, container rates soar on concerns of prolonged Red Sea disruption, inflation
Rates on the Shanghai-Europe route rose 8.1 per cent to $3,103 per 20-foot container on Friday from a week earlier, while the rate for containers to the unaffected US West Coast soared 43.2 per cent to $3,974 per 40-foot containers week on week, leading ship broker Clarksons said on Friday.
Revolving doors involving Chelsea’s technical bench is EPL classic case of financial imprudence
Boehly and Clearlake spent heavily again in the 2023 summer transfer window, following up the huge outlay on Fernandez with another nine-figure fee to prise Moises Caicedo from Brighton and Hove Albion, while also sanctioning significant deals for Romeo Lavia, Christopher Nkunku, Cole Palmer, Axel Disasi, Nicolas Jackson, Robert Sanchez and Lesley Ugochukwu.
Financial Fair Play: English Premier League clubs hold breath as they await verdict on financial compliance
It has been widely documented that they have committed many of their new signings to hyper-long contracts, allowing them to spread the transfer fees over a significantly longer time period to lower the annual cost on the accounts.
Shock measures: Argentina’s annual inflation soars to 211.4 per cent, the highest in 32 years
The data reflects the strong impact of a series of shock measures, including a 50 per cent devaluation of the nation’s currency, implemented by right-wing President Javier Milei in hopes of eventually bringing the country’s roaring inflation under control.
Global debt rush sparks hope for strained developing countries to regain market access this year
The prime contenders to test the market’s risk threshold and appetite for debt yielding 10 per cent are Angola, Kenya, Nigeria and El Salvador, say analysts at Morgan Stanley.
Israel rejects genocide accusations file by South Africa at World Court, terms them grossly distorted
Israel launched its all-out war in Gaza after a cross-border rampage on October 7 by militants from Hamas, which is sworn to Israel’s destruction. Israeli officials said 1,200 people were killed, mainly civilians and 240 taken hostage back to Gaza.
Misogyny and sexism in women football: Why the beautiful game is a living hell for women
It has been a heavy week. There have been plenty of columns, written by men and women, as well as hours of debate on TV and the usual cesspit of activity on social media. Some of this makes women who work in football angry or exasperated or scared. Often, it is a mixture of the three, which soon turns to exhaustion.
