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Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti has selected Barcelona forward Raphinha to wear the captain's armband for Saturday's international friendly against Japan in Singapore. The 29-year-old was chosen ahead of Vinicius Jr and Bruno Guimaraes after regular skipper Marquinhos missed out through injury. Catalan star assumes leadership role According to MARCA , Ancelotti has entrusted Raphinha with leading the Selecao out at the Singapore National Stadium after Paris Saint-Germain Defender Marquinhos suffered a muscular injury  against the Catalan giants in the Champions League. Although not his first time skippering the side, the call-up rewards the attacker's growing influence at club and international level. Recent training sessions indicate he will start Saturday's fixture on November 14. Established hierarchy guides armband decision With his primary leader unavailable, the former Real Madrid boss and his coaching staff weighed up several alternative...

Tolu Arokodare was the hero as Nigeria boosted their hopes of reaching the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) with a 3-1 home win over tournament co-hosts Tanzania. With the East Africans already assured of a spot at the finals, the Super Eagles are battling for the one qualification spot available in Group L and have little margin for error after losing 3-0 in Guinea-Bissau in September. Alhassan Yusuf kept his composure to slot Nigeria into a second-minute lead in Uyo from Ademola Lookman's pass, but the visitors equalised through Alphonce Msanga just after the half-hour mark. Arokodare climbed off the bench at half-time and cleverly flicked home Wilfred Ndidi's low ball to restore the lead for the West Africans in the 52nd minute. And the Ajax striker, who is on a season-long loan from Wolves, gave the Super Eagles breathing space eight minutes later when he controlled Moses Usor's cross from the left and smashed in from 12 yards out. With three games played ...

The United States Department of State has released a report detailing what it says the US has done with more than $12bn in revenue from Venezuelan oil and mineral resources, nearly a year after it abducted the country’s leader, Nicolas Maduro. The disclosure is part of an effort to “promote transparency and accountability in the management of these funds”, says the 53-page report, released on Thursday. In January, US forces conducted a raid on the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, capturing Maduro and his wife and bringing them to New York City, where they are currently facing charges related to drug trafficking and torture. Venezuela’s then-vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, took over after Maduro’s abduction and has since made agreements with Washington  that saw the US take a direct stake in profits earned from the export of oil and other mineral resources from the South American country. Since removing Maduro from power, the Trump administration has sought to directly co...

Madagascar have handed Nigeria’s Super Eagles  a boost in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign after holding Group L leaders Guinea-Bissau to a 1-1 draw on Thursday. The result gives Nigeria an opportunity to reduce the gap at the top of the group when they face Tanzania in their Matchday Three fixture at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo. Guinea-Bissau took the lead in the 59th minute through Caddy but Madagascar fought back to secure a point, with Nhaga scoring the equaliser in the 84th minute. The draw ended Guinea-Bissau’s winning start to the qualifiers after victories over Tanzania and Nigeria in their opening two matches The Djurtus began their campaign with a 2-0 away win against Tanzania before recording a 3-0 victory over the Super Eagles, establishing themselves as early leaders in Group L. Thursday’s result takes Guinea-Bissau to seven points from three matches, while Madagascar move to two points. Nigeria will now have the chan...

If Michael Carrick’s departure as head coach of Manchester United is confirmed, Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly the man tasked with turning the fortunes of the Old Trafford club around. United lie in the Premier League’s relegation zone, one point off the bottom in 18th, after winning just one of their opening 10 matches, that coming against Ipswich in August. It’s the club’s worst start to a season in 30 years, and the expectations will be high for whoever takes the role, with their first league game coming away at bitter rivals Liverpool on November 22. Pochettino – whose release from the contract extension he signed as USA head coach has reportedly been arranged while Carrick officially remains in position – would become the eighth permanent man in charge at Old Trafford since Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure in May 2013 after more than 26 years in the job. Who is Mauricio Pochettino? The 54-year-old Argentinian was known during his playing career as a no-nons...

Two  weeks after Israel’s national elections, opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot has been given a chance by President Isaac Herzog to cobble together a government. But with neither Eisenkot nor Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition securing the 61 seats needed to secure a majority in the Knesset, who eventually forms the next administration is far from clear. As  Eisenkot huddles with members of his alliance and negotiates with potential outside partners who could support his coalition, including Arab parties, Netanyahu remains ensconced as a caretaker prime minister. And if Eisenkot fails to form a government, Herzog might approach Netanyahu to see if he can form a workable coalition government. This transitional status creates a unique political landscape where the incumbent lacks a popular mandate but retains the keys to the state’s most powerful institutions. “Netanyahu lost the priority of forming the government, but he did not lose the current premiershi...

Steven Gerrard insists Chelsea  won’t compete for major honours until they buy “world-class” players for three positions after an inconsistent start to the season. A surprise 1-0 defeat to Sunderland on Sunday  leaves Chelsea in fifth place heading into the international break in Xabi Alonso’s first season at Stamford Bridge. They’ve won five and lost four of their 10 Premier League games this term, scoring the third-most goals with 19 behind Manchester City (21) and Brighton (26), but conceding 16, the seventh-most in the division and more than any team in the top half of the table. Asked if Chelsea’s next round of recruitment needs to start with the defence, Gerrard said on The Overlap Daily, sponsored by Sky Bet : “100 per cent. “Chelsea have good defenders. I really like Reece James when he’s fit and available and he plays right-back. I think he’s the best right-back in the country. “I really like Colwill, because he gives them nice balance and the left foot. T...

United  States President Donald Trump has questioned the integrity of last week’s midterm elections, reversing course less than a week after congratulating Democrats on their victories and saying he was willing to accept the results. “Does anybody really believe that this ‘Election’ was honest,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Monday. “How could the Polls be so wrong???” While  Republicans questioned  whether polls were once again underestimating their support, as they had in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections, the results ultimately went the other way. Polls had largely pointed to a strong night for Democrats, with surveys suggesting the party was well positioned to take control of the House of Representatives and had a realistic chance of winning the Senate. In fact, Pew Research released a report analysing pre-election polling data and found that the data understated the Democratic margin by at least 2 points in 23 of 27 races for governo...

Jerusalem —  President Donald Trump said a “great dislike” for Israel was one of the reasons the Republicans lost in the midterm elections, along with the Iran war and the subsequent rise in gasoline prices. “I think if I was on the ballot, it would’ve been a much different situation because you saw the level of popularity and love,” Trump said in an interview with CBS’ " 60 Minutes" that aired Sunday . “But there’s something beyond that. They didn’t like the war. They didn’t like the fact that gasoline went up, ‘cause I had it down at a low, and there’s a great dislike, incredibly, for Israel.” Trump’s comments underscore a sea change in US politics  where Israel once had bipartisan support, as well as strong backing from Republican and Democratic presidents. But the extent of US military and financial support for Israel emerged as a frequent political liability during the midterm elections. Michigan’s Democratic Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed may have been the most...

Barcelona' s Lamine Yamal  will miss Spain 's Nations League  game against Czechia  on Thursday with a knee injury, the Spanish Federation [RFEF] announced Monday. Yamal, 19, picked up the knock in his right knee during Barça's 2-1 victory away at  Atlético Madrid  in LaLiga  on Sunday. The forward played 90 minutes as Barça secured a win which extended their lead at the top of the table to three points, setting up the winner for Fermin López. He will undergo treatment in Barcelona over the next few days, the RFEF added, with the aim of joining up with the Spain squad ahead of Sunday's match against England  in Madrid. Real Sociedad  striker Mikel Oyarzabal  will also sit out the trip to Czechia as he recovers from flu. Like Yamal, the RFEF say he will return for the England game. Yamal has started all 20 games for club and country this season so far, scoring 17 goals and providing 13 assists, amid calls for his minute...

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday urged supporters in Rivers State to use their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to vote for what he described as the progressive development of the Nigerian economy, saying it was their weapon against poverty. Tinubu made the appeal while addressing supporters at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, during the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally ahead of the 2027 general elections. The President urged those who had yet to collect their PVCs to do so, stressing that the card was the instrument available to them to fight poverty through the ballot. “It is left for you to use the weapon you have, and that weapon is the PVC. If you have not collected yours, please go ahead and collect it. Please, I beg you, I take God beg. The weapon you have against poverty is to elect progressive development of our economy. That is what I am pursuing,” Tinubu said. Addressing Nigerian youths, the Preside...

Doja Cat  dropped by The Jennifer Hudson Show  on Friday (Nov. 6) to chat up her recently released fifth album, Vie , and share the story behind the male childhood alter ego that is still a part of her life today. But the rapper/singer also provided some super helpful tips during a rapid fire segment where she weighed in on everything from the eternal question of whether there’s life on Mars, to the proper plane footwear debate, the appropriate number of people for a group chat and the one song she could listen to forever. First things first. She cannot tell you if there is life on Mars, and frankly, she added, neither can beloved astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. “I think that there might be life somewhere else in the universe,” she said of her thoughts on humanity’s eternal question about our place in the cosmos. “But … Mars? If it’s anything it’s like microbes,” she said, casually mentioning that the red planet has something called “water bears,” aka Tardigrad...

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that he says will prevent future presidents from making certain changes to the White House Oval Office. The executive order declares the president's official office, which he has renovated, to be a national monument. "We're making it a national monument, and it will not be allowed to be touched by anybody, destroyed, ripped down by stupid people, in order to build something in a slightly different shape," Trump told reporters on Thursday. The order does not prevent future presidents from changing the decor of the famous room. The document says that it does not "restrict the President's authority to redecorate the monument, select furnishings, or make ordinary operational and security modifications that do not substantially impair the monument's historic structure or architectural character". American presidents currently have the power to make some changes to the White House but larg...