Xabi Alonso will take charge of Chelsea in a competitive fixture for the first time when they face west London neighbours Fulham on Monday night. The derby is the final game in the opening round of fixtures for the new Premier League season, which started on Friday when champions Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 defeat…
Chelsea have to wait until Monday evening to begin their Premier League campaign, with a visit to face neighbours Fulham in west London. The season got underway on Friday night with champions Arsenal defeating newly-promoted Coventry City 3-0 at The Emirates, and there are five more games taking place on Saturday. New Chelsea boss Xabi…
Carney’s speech on Saturday was his first address to Canadians after he announced late on Friday night that a deal would not be reached, accusing the Americans of making “last-minute changes” that were “unfair” and “uneconomic”. US negotiators, meanwhile, accused Canada of making “new demands and walk backs” on terms which had been previously agreed….
Liverpool face Italian side Como in their final pre-season friendly of the summer on Sunday. Andoni Iraola’s side won their first two friendlies of the summer – against fellow Premier League side Sunderland and Championship outfit Wrexham – but have surrendered two-goal leads in each of their last two matches, losing to Leeds United and…
An investor group featuring Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is reportedly closing in on a deal to acquire a significant minority stake in Liverpool FC. The consortium is led by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia, former Queens Park Rangers (QPR) shareholder and son-in-law of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal. Current club owners Fenway…
Ed’s stories explore prescription drug pricing, affordability and access, as well issues surrounding patents, litigation, and legislation. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and the afternoon Pharmalot newsletter. A little-noticed policy shift by Medicare caused a seven-year delay in choosing a costly AbbVie medicine for price negotiations, a move likely to…
Speculation around Hardik Pandya‘s future at Mumbai Indians has intensified ahead of the IPL 2027 season, with conversations about his potential move gathering momentum before the conclusion of IPL 2026. Multiple franchises, including Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals, have been understood to be considering the all-rounder as an option…
Iran has not sought negotiations with the United States over the past two weeks and will not relinquish control of the Hormuz Strait, a senior Iranian official said yesterday, hours before the country launched a fresh round of missile attacks against US bases in Jordan. US President Donald Trump had claimed that Iran was “dying…
A proposal to charge vessels for services in the Strait of Hormuz, which previously drew little interest from Iran, may yet offer a way to break the deadlock and revive peace negotiations. Despite an impasse in negotiations between Iran and the United States, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, said Iran is engaged in “constructive”…
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty called for the resumption of US-Iranian negotiations and the completion of the first phase of the US President’s plan for Gaza during talks with Austrian Parliament Speaker Walter Rosenkranz in Vienna on Wednesday. Briefing Rosenkranz on Cairo’s efforts to restore regional security, Abdelatty stressed the need for concerted…
