Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor has confirmed goalkeeper Hannah Hampton will be sidelined “for a few weeks” with a quad injury.
England international Hampton picked up the injury in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal and she was left out of the Blues’ squad for their 6-0 win at Austrian side St Polten on Tuesday.
“We’ll see if we can see her before the end of the year, but I’m not sure,” Bompastor said on Friday.
Asked if Hampton was likely to miss England’s upcoming friendlies against China on 29 November and Ghana on 2 December, the Chelsea boss replied: “Yeah, it could be the case. Yes.”
The 24-year-old’s injury comes amid controversy over comments made by former England goalkeeper Mary Earps in her autobiography.
Earps, who was dropped by Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman in favour of Hampton before Euro 2025, described Hampton as being a “disruptive and unreliable” character.
In response to the comments, Bompastor backed her goalkeeper Hampton, saying she had shown “class” and that she felt Earps had disrespected Wiegman.
Hampton was replaced in goal by Swiss goalkeeper Livia Peng for Chelsea’s mid-week victory in the Women’s Champions League.
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan says her government will launch an inquiry into the deadly unrest that erupted following her controversial re-election last month, as claims of an undemocratic vote process prompted mass protests.
Speaking during the opening session of Tanzania’s new parliament on Friday, Hassan said she was “deeply saddened by the incident” and offered condolences to the families who lost loved ones in the crackdown.
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“The government has taken the step of forming an inquiry commission to investigate what happened,” she added.
Her comments mark the first conciliatory message since Tanzanian authorities violently cracked down on widespread demonstrations following the country’s October 29 presidential election.
Hassan was declared the winner of the vote with nearly 98 percent support, after her leading rivals were barred from participating, fuelling anger and frustration among many Tanzanians who said the contest was unfair.
While the exact death toll is unclear, Tanzania’s main opposition party has said hundreds of people were killed as the government sent troops into the streets to disperse the protests. Authorities also imposed an internet blackout on the East African nation.
‘Grave human rights violations’
Rights groups have called for an independent and thorough investigation into what happened, with Amnesty International saying the authorities committed “grave human rights violations that include unlawful killings, enforced disappearances, unlawful detentions”.
“Authorities should promptly, thoroughly, independently, impartially, transparently and effectively investigate all killings by security agents and bring to justice in fair trials those suspected of being responsible,” the organisation said in a statement in early November.
The United Nations human rights chief, Volker Turk, also urged the Tanzanian government earlier this week to investigate the killings and other rights violations.
He called on the authorities to provide information about the whereabouts of people who have gone missing and to hand over the bodies of those killed.
Reports of families desperately searching everywhere for their loved ones, visiting one police station after another and one hospital after another are harrowing,” Turk said, adding that his office has been unable to verify casualty figures due to the security situation and internet shutdown.
Probe into youth ‘offences’
Meanwhile, dozens of people have been charged with treason and other offences in relation to the protests.
On Friday, President Hassan, who first took power in 2021 after the sudden death of her predecessor, John Magufuli, appeared to indicate there would be leniency.
“I realise that many youths who were arrested and charged with treason did not know what they were doing,” she said during her address in parliament.
“As the mother of this nation, I direct the law enforcement agencies and especially the office of the director of police to look at the level of offences committed by our youths.
“For those who seem to have followed the crowd and did not intend to commit a crime, let them erase their mistakes,” she added.
England great Sir James Anderson says Australia are favourites to win the Ashes despite agreeing with former team-mate Stuart Broad the hosts have their “weakest” team for 15 years.
Broad last month said the current Australia side is the worst since 2010 in response to former opener David Warner’s prediction England will lose the upcoming series 4-0.
Anderson and Broad were both part of England’s last triumph down under in 2010-11, but the tourists have suffered heavy defeats of 5-0, 4-0 and 4-0 in their three tours of Australia since.
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The first Test starts in Perth on Friday, 21 November and Australia will be led by Steve Smith in the absence of injured captain Pat Cummins.
Fast bowler Cummins says he is “on track” to have recovered from a lower back injury in time to play the second Test, a day-night match in Brisbane starting on 4 December.
Australia also have uncertainty over who is going to bat in their top three.
Usman Khawaja is set to open, but the hosts must decide between giving a debut to opener Jake Weatherald, recalling the in-form Marnus Labuschagne as either an opener or at number three and whether to stick with all-rounder Cameron Green at three or move him down the order.
Anderson said those issues, compared to how consistent Australia’s team selection has been in the last 10 years, mean this is “probably their weakest team” since 2010-11.
“There are question marks there, definitely, and there are cracks that England could potentially expose,” he added. “There’s a great chance for England to get on top early.”
However, England’s all-time leading wicket-taker said there is still a lot of “quality” in Australia’s batting and bowling – even with the “huge” absence of Cummins.
He said: “They probably just edge out England in terms of being favourites, but I don’t think there’s much in it. It’s a tough one to call, so I’d say Australia, just.”
Carlos Prates believes Leon Edwards is “done” and questioned whether the former UFC champion still has the heart to compete.
Edwards takes on welterweight rival Prates at UFC 322 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in a bid to get back in the win column after the first successive losses of his career.
The 34-year-old Briton is a slight underdog against Prates and the Brazilian criticised Edwards’ mentality.
“He’s done – you cannot teach heart,” said Prates.
“If you give up one time, you will give up always. When things get hard, he starts to give up.
“He doesn’t do too many things to try and change the game.
“I want to see how he can fight with somebody who really tries to hurt him.”
Edwards and 32-year-old Prates came face-to-face at Thursday’s news conference, with the Englishman biting back at his opponent’s criticism.
“He ain’t done nothing in the sport at all. On Saturday night I get to prove my case,” Edwards said.
The face-off passed without incident and Edwards is already plotting a way back to a UFC title.
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Having faced experienced grapplers in Sean Brady, Belal Muhammad and Colby Covington in his past three outings, Edwards is expecting a stand-up exchange with Prates, who has 17 knockouts in his 22 wins.
“He’s the first striker I’ve fought for four years, I think. It’s exciting,” he said.
“When you fight a striker you can flow a bit more. It’s a good opponent to get back to where I left off.
“He’s all right. Skill for skill I’m the better fighter, the better athlete. I will remind him of who I am.”
UFC 322 is spearheaded by two title fights as Islam Makhachev steps up to welterweight to fight champion Jack Della Maddalena.
In the co-main Valentina Shevchenko defends her flyweight title against fellow pound-for-pound star Zhang Weili, who like Makhachev is stepping up a weight in a bid to become a two-weight UFC champion.
Yet not all Chileans are convinced. Virginia Peredo, a domestic worker, told Al Jazeera she “would never” vote for the left-wing candidate, offering a blunt explanation: “She is a communist.”
Peredo was one of the nearly 200 supporters at a rally for Jara’s right-wing rival Kast in Copiapo, a mining town some 750km (466 miles) north of Villa Alemana.
Many of Kast’s supporters believe that Jara stands for the status quo. Under President Boric, Jara’s former boss, Chile saw a period of slow economic growth.
Boric has also struggled to quell concerns about an increase in organised crime and undocumented immigration. Peredo, for instance, said she is afraid to leave the house at night.
Although she moved to Chile from Bolivia 10 years ago, she supports Kast’s hardline stance, which includes militarising the country’s borders and deporting all irregular immigrants.
“The good ones can stay, but the bad ones have to go,” Peredo said of immigrants to Chile. “They make us all look bad.”
Candidate Jose Antonio Kast speaks to voters in Copiapo, Chile [Sophia Boddenberg/Al Jazeera]
Kast, a 59-year-old Catholic and founder of the far-right Republican Party, has leaned into those fears of immigration and violence to build his base of support.
A report released in April from the University of San Sebastian found that activity linked to organised crime increased by 8.4 percent between 2022 and 2023.
“This is not a crisis. It’s an emergency,” Kast told his supporters in Copiapo.
Christopher Sabatini, senior research fellow for Latin America at the think tank Chatham House, told Al Jazeera that Kast’s “iron-fisted approach to crime” has struck a chord among voters.
“If you look at number-one demands, security, crime and immigration are all up there. Those are not what Jara is running on,” he said.
Sabatini sees parallels between Kast and the rise of other right-wing leaders, like Donald Trump in the United States and Javier Milei in Argentina.
In Milei’s case, his victory in the 2023 presidential race was seen as a sign of discontent with the left-wing Peronist government that was in power at the time.
The latest series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! is due to hit our screens this weekend with celebs like Jack Osbourne, Martin Kemp and Ruby Wax set to take part
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Christine won’t be on I’m A Celeb this year(Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images)
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! bosses have been left stumped after Christine McGuinness repeatedly claimed she would be appearing on the show, when she isn’t part of this year’s line-up.
Just weeks ago the mum-of-three hinted that she would be going into the jungle but she hasn’t been announced to be in the show by ITV. It has been said that ITV bosses are “angry” and “confused” after the star suggested she could be taking on the challenge.
The 37-year-old seems to say she would be on I’m A Celeb when she appeared on the Pride of Britain Awards red carpet back in October. Christine said she is usually asked “every year” but the thoughts of leaving her children has always been overwhelming.
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But she said this year could be different as she said she thought “F*** it, why not” which many took as thought they could expect to see her on their screens.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Christine said: “I always get asked and it is one of those shows, every year, would you ever do it?
“And I always say there’s no way, I don’t think I could be away from my children, and I would be scared of the creepy crawlies, I have sensory issues and I have never been outside of Europe so just flying over there would be quite a challenge.
“Trying to get over to the jungle might be a bit of a mission but yeah, let’s see. I think this year most likely I’d be like f*** it, why not.”
The full contestant list was released this week and Christine’s name wasn’t on it. It’s thought bosses aren’t too pleased with Christine’s claims and instead think she should have shut the rumours down.
A source said: “ITV bosses were definitely confused when they saw the reports suggesting Christine had ‘signed up’ for I’m A Celeb.
“Usually, a celebrity would shut down speculation, so Christine appearing to confirm her appearance really infuriated those working behind the scenes.”
Christine shares three children, twins Penelope and Leo, and daughter Felicity, with ex-husband Paddy McGuinness. The pair still live together and co-parents their three children.
The parents have highlighted their children’s autism in recent years and Christine has also spoken about being diagnosed with autism and ADHS herself.
Christine has recently said that she had to consider whether she wanted to remain in the spotlight or not in order to protect her kids.
Speaking to The Mirror, she said: “I’ve had to think if I am in the right industry, and if I can continue. It may be what I enjoy and love, but when i think about my children and how the attention is going to affect their lives I have questioned it and if it’s right for me.”
