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Manchester City forward Erling Haaland says he is under no pressure ahead of Sunday’s championship clash against Arsenal as his side have “nothing to lose” and have been playing catch-up for most of the season.City, which is being broadcast live on Sky Sports, face a crucial game, with seven wins in as many games almost certain to return the Premier League trophy to the Etihad after a year-long sabbatical at Liverpool. But the usually free-scoring forward – who himself has been in the spotlight with one goal in his last five league games – downplayed expectations that City would maintain…
Iran stepped up its rhetoric against the United States on Sunday, a day after announcing it had reasserted control of the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump has confirmed that peace talks with Iran continue, but warned Tehran against making threats.Mohammad Berger Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s parliament and chief negotiator, said while negotiations to end the war between the United States and Israel continued, the country was ready to restart the conflict and warned the United States against imposing a naval blockade of its ships in the strait. “Just because we are negotiating does not mean we think the…
Ahead of Sunday’s blockbuster Premier League clash between Man City and Arsenal, the Sky Sports Football writers have their say on the match that could decide the outcome of the title…’Far from a classic as Arsenal grind out point’Sky Sports’ Will Bitibiri: If you’re expecting a grandstand Premier League final or a champagne performance from Arsenal, you won’t be getting one. The plan for Mikel Arteta within all of the build-up, buzz and importance of this one is to ensure that the game is far from a classic. It’s a test of Arsenal and Arteta’s bottle. The biggest test. Arteta’s…
Beijing — A year ago, they were lagging behind their human rivals. But on Sunday, one android outran the entire field, running a half marathon faster than even the fastest humans. Lightning, a running robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor, completed a 21km run in Beijing in an astonishing time of 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record by more than six minutes. According to World Athletics, the human record of 57 minutes and 20 seconds is held by Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo. Swinging his short forearms for balance, the 169 cm tall bright red humanoid…
Matt Fitzpatrick got off to a slow start and had Scotty Scheffler back on Saturday, but he holed two shots from outside the green on the back nine for a 3-under 68 and a three-shot lead at RBC Heritage.World No. 1 Scheffler, who won at Harbor Town two years ago, entered the third round with a seven-stroke lead and jumped into contention with five birdies through six holes. With the wind at his back, he hit a 9-iron to 10 feet from No. 196 for the final birdie, posting a 7-under 64 and at one point tied for the lead…
budapest, hungary — As thousands of people filled the streets of Budapest last weekend to celebrate the defeat of Viktor Orban, Barasz said he couldn’t help but think of his great-grandmother, now in her 80s and living in a poor rural town in eastern Hungary. For someone who has watched almost exclusively state media for the past decade, Péter Magyar’s victory was a cause for crippling fear rather than joy. Throughout Mr. Orbán’s re-election campaign, media controlled by his ruling Fidesz party portrayed Mr. Magyar as a reckless enemy of peace who sought to drag Hungary into war in neighboring…
England marked their 500th international match with a 1-0 win over Iceland, but struggled after a dominant first half in Reykjavik.In the end, Alessia Russo’s first-half goal was enough, but Iceland came close to a dramatic equalizer late on. England took control from the start and quickly pushed Iceland back, with much of their threat coming from the right. The breakthrough came from a sharp counter-attack, with Lauren Hemp moving forward and passing Russo, who confidently slotted into the bottom corner of the goal. The visitors dominated the first half, with Iceland largely limited to set-pieces, with Hannah Hampton barely…
Seoul — Two brothers spent a decade plotting their escape from North Korea – an audacious plan conceived by their late father, whose ashes they carried as they crept toward a boat moored in the shadows. There were guards nearby, and no second chances. It was May 6, 2023. A three-day spring storm churned over the Yellow Sea, cloaking their movements. Kim Il-hyeok and Kim Yi-hyeok gathered their seven relatives – including women who just tiptoed through a minefield – as they traced their route one last time. Among the passengers were Kim Yi-hyeok’s two children, ages 4 and 6, hidden…
Michael van Gerwen mocked his opponent Michael Unterbuchner after defeating him 6-2 at the European Darts Grand Prix on Saturday night.The Dutchman had a good start in the tournament in Sindelfingen and is looking for his third win before addressing Friday’s comments from his German opponent. Unterbuchner shocked William O’Connor in the first round and then joked, “Who is that?” When asked about playing against Van Gerwen. But the three-time world champion was unimpressed, saying: “He’s one of those guys who tries to be funny.”He’s never beaten me in his life and he’ll never beat me in his life. He’s…
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in an interview on state television on Saturday that Washington and Tehran were “far from reaching a final agreement” and that the ceasefire was set to expire in the next few days. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said that although negotiations were still ongoing, Iran had become “a little bit cute.” He has said multiple times this week that a deal with Iran is very close and that Iran has made several important concessions. Signaling that there are still many hurdles to overcome, President Trump has threatened not to extend the current ceasefire…