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  Liverpool might still be sweating over his contract, but Mohamed Salah is playing like he doesn't have a care in the world. At least according to some sources, that has not always been the case, dating back to his days playing alongside Sadio Mane. Alongside Roberto Firmino, Salah and Mane formed one of the most effective front lines ever assembled. The feeling was that each of them elevated the others to new levels, creating a perfect storm for manager Jurgen Klopp. On the pitch, they appeared to work almost as one, forging a telepathic connection. But since Mane has left Anfield, there have been one or two claims that he and Salah had an uneasy relationship. To the extent that this was the case, it rarely spilled over into the public eye. Mane would occasionally show frustration at not getting a pass — but Dominik Szoboszlai directed a similar jibe toward Salah after the Manchester City win, and nobody rushed to say that the pair are in any way at loggerheads. Then again, Mane...

 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared martial law early on Feb. 24, 2022, under Kyiv skies still tinged black by the smoke from Russian missile strikes. Three years later, the ravaged nation is still living under the extraordinary powers granted to the government in order to sustain its defensive and existential war against President Vladimir Putin's invading Russian forces. Powers that Russia is wielding to undermine the country's wartime leader. Under the Ukrainian constitution, elections -- whether presidential or parliamentary -- cannot be held while martial law is in force. Moscow has for months been seeking to weaponize Ukraine's democratic freeze, with Putin and his allies framing Zelenskyy as illegitimate and therefore unsuitable to take part in peace talks. President Donald Trump now appears to be lending his weight to the Kremlin's campaign. On Wednesday, Trump criticized his Ukrainian counterpart as "a dictator without elections" -- prompting wid...

  Lionel Messi played in the coldest game of his career on Wednesday night as his Inter Miami opened their season in absolutely frigid conditions. When the Herons' CONCACAF Champions Cup first round clash at Sporting Kansas City kicked off, it was just 6 degrees Fahrenheit (-14C) in Kansas City, with a real feel of -9 degrees. Messi wore a neck warmer during the game, and appeared to say something to the referee about the weather before the game, as his breath was visible in the air. The blisteringly cold matchup comes after the game was actually postponed a day due to extreme weather conditions in Kansas, as roughly a half-foot of snowfall and wind chill potentially as bad as 25 degrees below zero had been expected for Tuesday. In a statement announcing the game had been pushed back a day, CONCACAF said the decision was made 'to prioritize player and fan safety, and in close coordination with the two participating clubs and the local authorities.' Due to the colder climat...

  Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has seen this before, and he didn't like it the first few times — his Gunners have wasted a chance to make up ground on a table leader via missed chances and self-inflicted wounds. The Mikel Merino-as-striker magic didn't last, and Arsenal trailed 1-0 on a Jarrod Bowen goal even before the Gunners went down to 10 men via Myles Lewis-Skelly's midfield tackle with goalkeeper David Raya adventuring 50 yards out of goal. Arteta said he didn't get a good luck at the red card incident and wouldn't watch it back, saying they would put it behind them. The Gunners' attack was, to quote Shakespear,e "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" as West Ham played resolute defense in a comfortable manner after acquiring their counter-attacking goal for Graham Potter. What will Arteta say after Arsenal's latest 10-man disappointment? Mikel Arteta reaction — What did Arsenal boss say on Lewis-Skelly red card, punchless attack, dis...

 Rapper A$AP Rocky was found not guilty on two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm after he was accused of shooting at his onetime friend and bandmate following a heated argument in 2021. The jury cleared the 36-year-old rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, following a three-week trial during which prosecutors painted Mayers as an aggressive attacker who shot his childhood friend, rapper Terell Ephron, over a disagreement. Mayers could have faced up to 24 years in prison, but prosecutors only sought 8 years. “This is not a difficult case,” Deputy District Attorney Paul Przelomiec said in his closing argument Thursday. “The question for you to answer in this case boils down to really just one question. ... And that is did Mr. Mayers, the man at the table, did he use a real gun or did he use a fake gun. Was it a real gun or was it a fake gun? Nothing else is in dispute.” The defense argued that Ephron, who goes by the name A$AP Relli, was envious of the hip-hop...

 In just a few weeks, Argentina will face Brazil and Uruguay in the qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Now, it has been confirmed that an important player, and a crucial complement to Lionel Messi on the fiel,d has suffered an injury. In one month, the Argentina National Team will meet for their first two matches of 2025. As part of the qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, Lionel Messi and his teammates will take on Uruguay and Brazil, two of their strongest continental rivals. Unfortunately, one key player’s injury now threatens to complicate Argentina’s preparations. “Tests conducted on Giovani Lo Celso confirmed that the Argentine international has suffered a moderate-grade injury to the middle third of the soleus muscle in his right leg,” Real Betis announced on their official website on Tuesday. “His reintegration into the squad will be determined by his recovery progress.” Lo Celso had been part of the...

President Joe Biden urged Americans to condemn the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and called for unity in the face of political violence. In remarks shortly after the shooting, Biden emphasized the need for peaceful resolution of political differences and the importance of coming together as a nation. The attempted assassination occurred during a Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania, when a gunman – identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks – opened fire. The attack left Trump with an injury on the upper part of his ear, killed one rally goer, and injured two others before Crooks was killed by Secret Service agents. Federal investigators are still investigating Crooks’ motives. “There is no place in America for this kind of violence — for any violence. Ever,” Biden said in his national address from the Oval Office. “We can’t allow this violence to be normalized.” Biden expressed relief that Trump was reportedly doing well in the aftermath of the at...

The National Labor Relations Board, the independent agency that is supposed to enforce labor laws for most American workers, has been essentially shut down after President Donald Trump fired one of its board members, leaving it without the quorum it needs to function. The NLRB oversees elections to form unions and also investigates complaints about unfair labor practices, such as firing workers for supporting unions. Of the five-seat board, two members’ seats were open because their terms expired. President Trump’s unprecedented firing of a third board member has now left the NLRB without even the ability to form the simple majority needed for votes, effectively leaving it moribund. “This is great for employers — they have a nonfunctioning NLRB,” said Cathy Creighton, an NLRB attorney during the Clinton administration and the director of Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations co-lab in Buffalo, New York. Formed 90 years ago, the NLRB was crucial to the growth of...

 Harry Kane says Bayern Munich are excited by the challenge of facing the world's best non-European sides at the expanded 2025 Fifa Club World Cup this summer. Featuring 32 teams – and only 12 from Uefa – the draw for the US-hosted competition has thrown up some exotic matchups, including a clash between Bundesliga giants Bayern and the six-time South American champions Boca Juniors from Argentina. The Middle East and North Africa region is also well represented with UAE's reigning Asian Champions Al Ain joined by Saudi Pro League title holders Al Hilal and Al Ahly from Egypt, Wydad AC from Morocco, and Esperance from Tunisia. Al Ahly will contest the opening game on June 14 against Lionel Messi's Inter Miami, while Al Ain and Wydad have been paired in the same group – alongside Manchester City and Juventus. Al Hilal have been drawn with Real Madrid in a meeting between the record Asian and record European champions. Before that, Fifa will drum up interest in the revamped ...

 DUBAI,11th February, 2025 (WAM) -- Andry Rajoelina, President of the Republic of Madagascar, affirmed the effective role of the UAE in supporting Madagascar's economic vision, stating that cooperation with the UAE would enable his country to achieve a qualitative leap through numerous developmental projects. In statements to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on the sidelines of his participation in the Government Experience Exchange Forum, held as part of the first day of the World Government Summit (WGS) 2025 in Dubai, President Rajoelina highlighted the continued growth of economic cooperation between the UAE and Madagascar, supported by several key sectors, including youth training. He added that “the UAE will train more than one million young people from Madagascar in programming during the next phase,” in addition to enhancing and developing the tourism sector to support efforts towards sustainable economic development. The President of Madagascar praised the UAE's efforts ...