93 m. ago Arne Slot admits Mo Salah is 'unhappy' and Liverpool must do without him after next week

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has admitted Mohamed Salah was left 'unhappy' with his decision as the Reds prepare to navigate the coming weeks without him

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2 h. ago Liverpool: The games Mohamed Salah will miss as AFCON departure date confirmed

Egypt star could miss up to seven games, and over a month, for Reds

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3 h. ago Liverpool set for double injury boost as Arne Slot confirms imminent returns for defenders

Dutchman has been forced to improvise amid absence of Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong

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3 h. ago Arne Slot confirms Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool departure date for Africa Cup of Nations 2025

The Egyptian has struggled for the Reds this season and will be away with The Pharaohs during the festive period for the Africa Cup of Nations

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3 h. ago Arne Slot admits Mohamed Salah is unhappy at Liverpool after West Ham snub

Mohamed Salah was an unused substitute as Liverpool won at West Ham on Sunday afternoon and Reds manager Arne Slot has been asked about the Egyptian international

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7 h. ago UK terror watchdog warns national security plan ignores escalating online threats

Independent reviewer says need to protect against online threats is now as important as need for robust armed forcesThe UK’s independent reviewer of terrorism laws has criticised the government’s latest national security strategy for failing to take online threats more seriously, despite Keir Starmer claiming it would result in “a hardening and sharpening of our approach” in the face of Russian menace.Jonathan Hall KC said it was “a very surprising omission” that the 2025 national security strategy did not focus more on online risks, including from terrorists and hostile states, which he said were now a “major vector of threat”. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Egypt issue Mohamed Salah announcement as Liverpool now await FIFA decision

Mohamed Salah has been named in Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) squad, as Liverpool anxiously await FIFA's decision on player release dates for the tournament.

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21 h. ago What 6 pundits have said about Mohamed Salah being dropped as Arne Slot explains bold call

Mohamed Salah was an unusued substitute during Liverpool's 2-0 win over West Ham United on Sunday

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24 h. ago Once unthinkable, dropping Mohamed Salah could now save Liverpool’s season

A year on from saying he was “more out than in” at Liverpool in an infamous interview, the club’s talisman may finally need to be phased out

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38 h. ago Aitana Bonmatí breaks leg on Spain duty for Women’s Nations League final

Barcelona midfielder faces lengthy spell outBlow to Spain’s chances in second leg of finalThe three-time Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí has been ruled out of Spain’s Nations League final second leg at home against Germany after fracturing her left fibula in training.The Barcelona midfielder, who has topped the Guardian’s list of the 100 best female footballers in the world for the past two years, fell awkwardly during a session on Sunday and tests have revealed a broken leg. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Arne Slot hails Alexander Isak’s ‘important’ first Liverpool Premier League goal

Slot took drastic action in a bid to halt the Reds’ slide by dropping Mohamed Salah for Isak.

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44 h. ago Kristi Noem claims suspect in national guard shooting was ‘radicalized’ in US

Homeland security secretary also blamed ‘activist’ judges for defying court order to halt deportation flightsKristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, claimed on Sunday that the suspect in the national guard shooting in Washington DC was “radicalized” in the US and blamed the Biden administration, though the suspect’s asylum was approved under Donald Trump.The shooting suspect, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was granted asylum under the Trump administration in April 2025. He worked with CIA backed units in Afghanistan, coming to the US in September 2021 under an Operation Allies Welcome program. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Arne Slot makes huge Mohamed Salah call with star dropped for Premier League clash

Arne Slot has made the huge call to drop Mohamed Salah for Liverpool's Premier League clash with West Ham on Sunday afternoon

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67 h. ago Etzebeth red card mars South Africa demolition job as Wales slump to record home defeat

Wales 0-73 South AfricaSpringboks score 11 tries but Etzebeth sent off for eye gougeEvery bit as dispiriting as expected. Worse, was it pointless? Well, it certainly had more points to it than Wales would have liked. But, worse again, was it actively alienating? A record defeat, the first time since 1967 Wales have failed to score a point here, 11 tries conceded.South Africa continue to demonstrate their superiority over every other nation. People are starting to compare them to the best sides we have ever seen. And they remain as brutal as ever, mostly legitimately, sometimes less so. They received their third red card of the autumn, their third to a second row, but there was no arguing with this one. Eben Etzebeth, a full head taller than any of his opponents in the middle of a fracas two minutes from time, jabbed his thumb into the eye of Alex Mann. The least contentious red card of the autumn. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Etzebeth red mars South Africa romp as Wales slump to record home defeat

Wales 0-73 South AfricaSpringboks score 11 tries but Etzebeth off for eye gougeEvery bit as dispiriting as expected. Worse, was it pointless? Well, it certainly had more points to it than Wales would have liked. But, worse again, was it actively alienating? A record defeat, 11 tries conceded, the first time since 1967 Wales have failed to score a point in Cardiff. The opposition on that day 58 years ago, Ireland, scored 70 fewer than the Springboks here.“It’s quite a raw, emotional dressing room,” said Dewi Lake, Wales’s captain. “The boys are proud Welshmen, so coming off the field with the scoreboard looking like that is tough to take. But I don’t think it’s going to ruin the confidence of the younger boys. If anything, it drives you even more. You recognise the gap and what you’ve got to do.” Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Wales v South Africa: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – live

Updates from the 3.10pm KO in Cardiff Daniel Gallen: Let’s celebrate a November to remember Sign up for The Breakdown | Email Lee6 mins. It’s taken six minutes, but the first scrum penalty is awarded against Wales after the Boks drop the hammer and shove the Welsh pack back to Bridgend, splintering it along the way.4 mins. Two passes are all that’s needed from the Boks to get Moodie running outside Mee on the blindside . The SA winger then completely airswipes his attempt to kick the ball forward to start a foot race with the retreating defence which cues some laughs from the crowd. Gotta take your fun where you can find it at Wales games these days Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll denies Germany to keep final in the balance

Final, first leg: Germany 0-0 SpainGermany had 19 attempts on goal to Spain’s nineGermany dominated the first leg of their Nations League final against Spain on Friday but could not find the back of the net as they were held to a scoreless draw before Tuesday’s second leg in Madrid.The Germans racked up 19 attempts on goal, but Spanish goalkeeper Cata Coll was outstanding in the first half, much to the frustration of the home fans. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘Not going to happen’: First Nations threaten to end Carney’s pipe dream

The Canadian PM’s breakthrough oil deal with Alberta cost him a cabinet minister and will still face stiff oppositionWhen the people of the Haida nation won a decades-long battle for recognition that an archipelago off the coast of British Columbia in Canada was rightfully theirs, it was a long overdue victory.The unprecedented deal with the provincial and the federal governments meant the Haida no longer had to prove that they had Aboriginal title to the land of Xhaaidlagha Gwaayaai, “the islands at the boundary of the world” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Alan Shearer picks sides in Mohamed Salah row as four Liverpool stars ripped apart

Several Liverpool stars are under fire for their performances this season creating intense pressure on Arne Slot and pundit Alan Shearer has waded in on the debate

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4 d. ago Germany raised its citizens to hate war. Now it wants us to enlist in the army – but we say no | Mithu Sanyal

The war in Ukraine is a crime. But European leaders should be working for peace, not preparing young people to fight and dieWhen I was growing up, the most German sentence imaginable was: “We’ve lost two world wars and we’re proud of it.” We were so anti-military, we even gave our policemen green uniforms, to make them look more like foresters than soldiers. Now, the chancellor, Friedrich Merz, wants our army to become the strongest in Europe. I mean, what could go wrong?After we lost the second world war – or, as we prefer to say, after we were liberated by the allies – we swore “never again”: never again to war, and never again to Auschwitz. Admittedly, Germany rearmed in 1955, but just as “citizens in uniform”, not as soldiers following orders. Mind you, that didn’t mean that you could say “no” to an order; it just meant that we had conscription for most young men until 2011. Continue reading...

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