Who: Chelsea vs Manchester City What: English Premier League Where: Stamford Bridge, London, United Kingdom When: 4:30pm local time (15:30 GMT) on Sunday, August 18 How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will have all the build-up and full-text commentary of the game Manchester City will be without Rodri for the start of their Premier League title defence after Pep Guardiola revealed the Spain midfielder has been ruled out of Sunday’s opener against Chelsea. The influential 28-year-old has only just returned to training after being forced off at half-time during Spain’s 2-1 win against England in last month’s Euro 2024 final.…
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The Supreme Court on Friday barred the Biden administration from enforcing parts of a major regulation on sex discrimination in education that is embroiled in litigation over its protections for transgender students. The court rejected a request from the administration to allow less contentious parts of the regulation, many of which have nothing to do with gender identity, to go into effect in states where it has been challenged while lower courts wrangle over the contentious transgender issues. “On this limited record and in its emergency applications, the Government has not provided this Court a sufficient basis to disturb the lower courts’ interim conclusions…
President Wavel Ramkalawan has sent a congratulatory message to his Indian counterpart, H.E. Smt. Droupadi Murmu, President of the Republic of India on the occasion of 78th Independence Day of the Republic of India. In his message, President Ramkalawan stated: “On behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Seychelles, as well as on my own behalf, I wish to extend to you and the people of the republic of India our warmest congratulations on the occasion of the 78th Independence Day of the republic of India. India’s journey since attaining independence has been remarkable, marked by unparalleled achievements…
There have been rumours in the media linking Victor Osimhen and Joao Felix to Chelsea with just a few days left to the end of the 2024 summer transfer window.Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca was asked about the situation of both players ( Joao Felix and Victor Osimhen as the club continues in their search for a prolific striker who will partner or put Nicolas Jackson on his toes ahead of the new season. According to Argentine, who was speaking in a pre-pre-match press conference ahead of his first competitive game against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.He said,”I am not gonna…
The San Francisco Giants may have kept Blake Snell away from their NL West rivals at the trade deadline, but they might not be so lucky this offseason.The Giants entertained the possibility of trading Snell at the deadline, but held onto the former Cy Young Award winner. After missing spring training while hoping for a better contract offer, Snell began the season slowly, but has since picked it up.Snell has gone 2-0 with only 14 hits and five runs allowed over his last seven starts. He has a 0.99 ERA during that span. The southpaw is reminding teams what he…
US Democratic presidential candidate presents plan to tackle food ‘price gouging’, child care and housing costs.Democratic candidate Kamala Harris has promised to “bring down costs and increase economic security for all Americans” in one of her first major policy speeches in the United States presidential campaign. The US vice president, who secured the Democratic nomination after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race last month, put forward a set of proposals on Friday that she said would help boost the economy and combat food “price gouging”. “I will be laser-focused on creating opportunities for the middle class,” Harris told…
A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked sports streaming service Venu from launch ahead of the NFL season. The joint venture was created by Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox and Disney’s ESPN. It was set to cost $42.99 a month. Internet TV bundle provider Fubo filed a lawsuit claiming the venture was anticompetitive and would upend its business. A U.S. judge temporarily blocked media companies Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox from launching their sports streaming service, Venu, according to court filings. The temporary injunction, granted in response to a lawsuit brought by Fubo TV, comes just weeks ahead of the…
In an awkward, live conversation with Manchester United legend, Eric Cantona – in his debut appearance on Matchday Live – host Julia Stuart and Owen Hargreaves attempted to placate the notorious Red Devils’ captain. Their efforts were in vain, as the Frenchman eventually tired of the conversation and stormed off the set. He offered a rambling monologue about revolution as his parting shot. https://apo-opa.co/4fK4XrR Stuart says, “What can you and the millions of Manchester United fans around the world expect; what will be unfolding as the season progresses on their television sets?” Cantona sarcastically chuckles and says, “television” a…
D’Banj has responded to the support Wizkid had provided following the release of his album ‘The Entertainer: D’Sequel’ on social media. Following the release of his fifth studio album The Entertainer: D’Sequel,’ multiple award winning singer and performer D’Banj has received huge support from artists one of which has been Wizkid who took to his social media platform to react to the release of the project.Wizkid’s reaction to D’Banj’s album attracted an instant response from the ‘Koko master’ himself who quoted the post with the words that read, “OOOOshhhheeeee.”READ ALSO: 5 Songs Olamide contributed to on D’Banj’s ‘The Entertainer: D’Sequel’…
The Colorado Rockies are parting ways with a former All-Star Game MVP just one year after he won the honor. The Rockies on Friday made the decision to release catcher Elias Diaz in order to promote backstop prospect Drew Romo. Diaz had spent the last four seasons as Colorado’s No. 1 catcher. Diaz is a career .252 hitter with little power, but he put together a 2023 season that made him an All-Star. Not only that, but he hit a game-winning home run in the eighth inning of that contest to earn All-Star MVP honors. A year later, he is…