Northern Ireland are in need of a draw to finish second in the Women’s Nations League B1 and advance to the promotion play-offs thanks to Captain Simone Magill’s goal against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Zenica.
Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-1 Northern Ireland MATCH REPORT
Bruno Fernandes, the captain of Manchester United, claims he turned down an enormous offer from Saudi Pro-League side Al-Hilal because he wants to keep playing “at the highest level.”
The 30-year-old considered a deal for which he would have earned more than twice as much at OId Trafford, where he is one of the highest earners, for the past few days.
However, Fernandes informed Al-Hilal he would not be joining them after talking about the situation with his family.
He claimed that Manchester United “said they didn’t want to sell me.” They said I could go if I wanted, but they didn’t need the money. I spoke with Ruben Amorim, a coach who was urging me to stay put all the way through.
With several Portuguese players currently living there, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Cancelo, and Ruben Neves, Fernandes claimed it was an “exciting offer” from Al-Hilal and that it would have been “easy” to relocate there.
He continued, “I want to play at the highest level possible.”
I want to compete in major tournaments. I’m aware of my current situation and long for happiness in my passions.
“This is how I view football, whether it’s for the better or the worse, and I’ve made the decision to play football,” I said.
The announcement, which followed boss Amorim’s prediction on Friday that Fernandes would stay, is understood to have delighted United.
United and Al-Hilal never received a bid they could turn down because there were no direct conversations between them.
However, it was anticipated that the Saudis would make an offer of between £80 and £100 million to bring him in time for the Fifa Club World Cup this month.
Al-Hilal’s future plans remain uncertain.
Since leaving Sporting for £47 million in January 2020, Fernandes has made 290 appearances and scored 98 goals for the club.
Gary Neville, the right-back for Manchester United, stated to Sky Sports that he believes the deal would not have been a bad one for the Old Trafford outfit. “He’s so important.
He will be more endearing to Manchester United fans because he wants to stay, and he wants to go through this and emerge the other side because it would have been simple for him to say, “Look, I’m done here,” at the end of the season.
I believe it speaks a lot about him as a person and as a character when Manchester United are at their lowest ebb and say, “No, I want to fight through this, I want to see it through the other side, I want to come out and achieve things.”
World Aquatics is the first international organization to forbid athletes, coaches, and officials from competing in the controversial Enhanced Games.
The first Enhanced Games will take place in Las Vegas from May 21 through May 24th, 2026, and the new event promotes banned performance-enhancing drugs.
Short-distance swimming, sprinting, and weightlifting will initially be the focus of the competition’s annual format.
Greece’s Kristian Gkolomeev reportedly swam 20.89 seconds in a 50-meter freestyle time trial in the US last month, which is 0.02 seconds faster than the Brazilian Cesar Cielo’s world record set in 2009.
A new bylaw “that reinforces its steadfast commitment to clean sport” was introduced by World Aquatics.
Individuals who support, endorse, or compete in sporting events that use scientific advancements or other methods that may include prohibited substances and/or prohibited methods will not be eligible to hold positions with World Aquatics or take part in any World Aquatics competitions, events, or other activities as per the new bylaw.
This includes positions such as government representative, coach, team official, administrator, medical support staff, and athlete.
World Aquatics urged its member associations to “adopt similar policies at the national level to uphold consistent standards across the sport,” adding that the same principles apply to all competitions.
The World Anti-Doping Agency described the Enhanced Games as “a dangerous and irresponsible project” and criticized for putting the athletes’ health at risk and undermining fair play.
However, it has also attracted significant investment from billionaire Peter Thiel, the son of Donald Trump Jr., the US president’s son, and a venture capital fund led by him.
Husain al Musallam, president of World Aquatics, said, “Those who encourage doped sport are not welcome at our events.”
After being detained at a protest outside an immigration detention center, a New Jersey mayor sued a close ally of US President Donald Trump.
Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark, New Jersey, accused acting US Attorney Alina Habba of “subjecting him to false arrest and malicious prosecution” in a civil complaint filed on Tuesday.
Additionally, the complaint lists Ricky Patel, a special agent with the investigations unit of the Department of Homeland Security, as a co-defendant.
Mayor Baraka is accused of suffering “severe reputational harm, emotional distress, and other damages” as a result of this false arrest, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit comes as a result of a May 9 protest outside Delaney Hall, a Newark immigration detention facility that is privately run.
As protesters gathered outside the gate, Baraka, a long-time critic of the facility, joined three Democratic members of the US House of Representatives for a tour of the 1, 000-bed detention facility.
The GEO Group, the organization’s owner, is accused of allowing Baraka to enter Delaney Hall’s wire gate. However, it states that Patel threatened arrest him if he refused to leave once more.
Baraka complied, but shortly after, Department of Homeland Security agents surrounded, handcuffed, and led him away as he stood with protesters outside the gate.
The agents “pushed, shoved, and assaulted” the mayor’s security team before arresting him, according to the complaint. The Delaney Hall grounds are alleged to be trespassed on by Baraka.
Despite being invited inside, Baraka claimed on social media that they abused their position to violently arrest me at Delaney Hall on Tuesday. “Nobody is above the law,” said one.
Baraka was initially accused of trespassing because of his actions during the demonstration by Habba. However, she had already moved to dismiss the charge on May 19 and the judge in charge had rebuked her.
Judge Andre Espinosa addressed a representative for Habba’s office, noting that “your role is not to secure convictions at all costs, nor to satisfy public clamor, nor to advance political agendas.”
Espinosa remarked, “The hasty arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, followed quickly by the dismissal of those trespassing charges by your office,” Espinosa continued.
An arrest, particularly one made of a prominent figure, is not a preliminary investigative tool. Only after a thorough, impartial evaluation of reliable evidence should it be taken place because it is a serious action that has serious reputational and personal repercussions.
LaMonica McIver, a US Congress member, was also present at the Delaney Hall protest, and she announced she would be pursuing criminal charges at the same time she announced she wanted the trespassing charge dismissed.
During Baraka’s arrest, Habba charged McIver with assaulting law enforcement. The investigation is ongoing. However, Representative McIver has called the allegations against her “purely political,” and she supported Baraka’s lawsuit in a statement released on Tuesday.
The statement reads, “The way Mayor Baraka was treated at Delaney Hall was outrageous.” There was never any legal or factual justification for his arrest or charge, the statement goes on. It is scandalous how the administration interacts with our justice system.
Habba herself voiced her opinion in the days leading up to Baraka’s lawsuit, calling it a waste of time.
On Monday, Habba wrote on social media that “he intends to sue the Feds.” Please join me in putting a priority on public safety and violent crime, my advice to the mayor. Much better use of time for New Jersey’s outstanding citizens.
Before joining Trump’s administration following his second inauguration in January, Habba had previously worked for the president’s personal legal team.
Trump’s second term as president has faced logistical challenges, including a lack of detention facilities, despite his pledge to pursue a “mass deportation” policy. Delaney Hall was given a 15-year contract by his administration to help meet the growing bed demand, which the facility first opened in May.
Baraka has argued that Delaney Hall was subject to improper local permission and has frequently participated in protests outside the immigration center. Any permitting violations are disputed by the GEO Group.
The Trump administration has long been accused of retaliating against those who oppose the president’s signature policies, including his immigration crackdown, by critics, particularly on the left.
For instance, in the lawsuit filed on Tuesday, Habba is accused of defaming Baraka during her trespassing arrest and detention.
According to the lawsuit, defendant Habba was acting for political reasons and was acting without proper legal grounds when she authorized and/or directed the arrest of Mayor Baraka.
Further, the complaint claims that Baraka “broke into” the detention facility and that other Trump administration employees “in promoting a false and defamatory narrative”.
In the Democratic primary for governor of New Jersey in November, Baraka will run. His lawsuit claims that the arrest and subsequent trespassing charge were intended to “damage him politically.”
Former prime minister fled to India in 2024 after being charged with crimes against humanity.
Sheikh Hasina, a former Bangladeshi prime minister, has been charged with crimes against humanity.
The 77-year-old is accused of planning a “systematic attack” against demonstrators during last year’s protests that put an end to her 15-year rule by the prosecutor in Dhaka.
Hasina and other important figures will be brought to justice, according to Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus.
However, his interim government is tense about when elections will be held.
Will Bangladeshis pardon Muhammad Yunus if Sheikh Hasina is found guilty of violating the law and will Bangladeshis punish her?
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom,  .
Guests:
Former Bangladesh Nationalist Party MP Rumeen Farhana, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs of the Central Executive Committee, and former Bangladesh Nationalist Party MP.
Professor Sreeradha Datta at OP Jindal Global University
England’s third One Day International match against the West Indies at The Oval features a half-century from 34 balls as England aim for a target of 246.
Third One Day International: England v. West Indies