LONDON: Liverpool have been dealt a major blow after striker Alexander Isak underwent surgery on an ankle injury that includes a fractured fibula, the Premier League champions confirmed on Monday. The 26-year-old Sweden international was injured while scoring in Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Tottenham on Saturday. Isak was caught by
BIRMINGHAM: Ruben Amorim fears Bruno Fernandes will be out for “a while” after the Manchester United captain was injured during Sunday’s 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa. Fernandes has started every Premier League game this season, but the Portugal midfielder is unlikely to extend that run any further following his injury
BIRMINGHAM: Aston Villa stepped up their unexpected Premier League title challenge as Morgan Rogers’ brilliant brace sealed a 2-1 win against Manchester United on Sunday. Unai Emery’s side took the lead through Rogers’ stunning strike late in the first half at Villa Park. Matheus Cunha levelled for United moments later
VILLARREAL: Barcelona wingers Raphinha and Lamine Yamal guided the Catalan giants four points clear at the top of La Liga with a 2-0 win at 10-man Villarreal on Sunday. Brazil international Raphinha won and converted an early penalty before Villarreal’s Renato Veiga was sent off before half- time for a
LISBON: Portuguese authorities said on Sunday they had recovered the bodies of two Indonesian fishermen who had been missing since their boat sank last week. They are believed to be among three crew members reported missing after the vessel sank on December 14 in choppy waters, some 100 kilometres north
MOSCOW: A senior Russian general was killed in southern Moscow on Monday after an explosive device placed under his car went off, investigators said in a statement. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which examines major crimes, said it had opened a probe into the “murder” of Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, head of
LONDON: Britain prides itself on being a nation of dog lovers, but has a cruel practice the government wants to eradicate — puppy farms. The Labour administration on Sunday announced sweeping reforms designed to improve the welfare of the country’s pets and other animals. They include ending the so-called farming
KUALA LUMPUR: Southeast Asian foreign ministers met on Monday in Malaysia for crisis talks aimed at halting deadly border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, which pressed on despite regional and international diplomacy. Renewed fighting this month has killed at least 22 people in Thailand and 19 in Cambodia, and displaced
MADRID: Kylian Mbappe matched Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid record for goals in a calendar year as Los Blancos defeated Sevilla 2-0 on Saturday to stay within touching distance of La Liga leaders Barcelona. The French forward converted a late penalty to bring his 2025 tally to 59 goals — equalling
HANOI (Vietnam): Crouched between mountains of discarded plastic, Lanh strips the labels off bottles of Coke, Evian and local Vietnamese tea drinks so they can be melted into tiny pellets for reuse. More waste arrives daily, piling up like technicolour snowdrifts along the roads and rivers of Xa Cau, one