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Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held a phone call with Rafael Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), during which he strongly condemned the
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Xabi Alonso rose to prominence as one of Europe's brightest coaches by guiding Bayer Leverkusen to an unbeaten German league and cup double in the 2023/24 season. However, he lasted just seven months in the
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Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes with his wife Ana Pinho and their children Matilde and Goncalo at the end of United's Premier League match against Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford, Manchester. (Reuters) Bruno Fernandes equalled the Premier League record of 20 assists in a season as Manchester United secured third place with a 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest.Fernandes, who was recently crowned the football writers' player of the season, moved alongside Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne when his cross was turned in by Bryan Mbeumo for United's third goal. Mbeumo was also involved for the game's most controversial moment when his handball in the build up to Matheus Cunha's strike went unpunished despite a VAR review. "I want collective awards more than anything," said Fernandes. "But knowing that your job is being recognised by many people, a lot of players came out and said I was player of the season, for that I am very grateful. "I got to 20 today. We have one more game. The manager decides who will play the next game. I will be very happy to do it. But if I don't, I am already happy because it is the most assists I have got in the Premier League." Another victory added to United's impressive run since Michael Carrick took charge in January. The former midfielder is expected to sign a two-year deal to remain in charge at Old Trafford in the coming days. "We've had some big, big moments, big goals and big results in this place over the last few months," said Carrick in an end-of-season address to the United fans. "Hopefully there'll be a few more of them." Both sides had secured their principal targets in recent weeks with United set to return to the Champions League, while Forest only guaranteed survival last weekend. The low stakes made for a wide open contest that burst into life when Luke Shaw volleyed United in front after just five minutes. Both sides wasted plenty of chances for more goals before the break, but Forest did level just seven minutes into the second period. Elliot Anderson's inviting delivery was headed in at the back post by defender Morato. United raced down the other end and Cunha swept home after the ball rebounded off Mbuemo's thigh onto his arm. In an extremely rare occurrence, Michael Salisbury stood by his original decision to award the goal despite being called by VAR to review the incident. Fernandes' record-equalling moment arrived 14 minutes from time when Mbeumo prodded in his drilled cross for his first goal since February. Still Forest refused to go away as England internationals Anderson and Morgan Gibbs-White combined to reduce the arrears. Gibbs-White, playing for the first time since suffering a horrendous facial injury in a clash with Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez earlier this month, steered into the bottom corner from Anderson's driven cross.Casemiro was given a standing ovation on his final Old Trafford appearance when the Brazilian was replaced by Mason Mount nine minutes from time. And Fernandes was inches away from a record-breaking 21st assist of the campaign when Diogo Dalot hit the post from his pass deep into stoppage time. Related Story
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Harry Styles Fiancé All the Time, Fan Occasionally Zoë Kravitz Spotted in Concert Crowd!!! Published May 17, 2026 8:08 AM PDT Harry Styles launched his "Together, Together" tour in Amsterdam Saturday night with none other
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli (second right) celebrates with team-mates after the dismissal of Punjab Kings' captain Shreyas Iyer during the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 match at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in
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Denmark's Anders Antonsen won the badminton men's singles final of the Thailand Open on Sunday, getting his revenge against homegrown Kunlavut Vitidsarn who defeated the Dane last year. World-ranked No. 3 Antonsen won 9-21, 24-22, 21-18 in 1 hour 37 minutes in Bangkok on Sunday. The 29-year-old Dane entered the finals after a walkover win in the semi-finals when world No. 1 Shi Yuqi of China withdrew. Shi exited the Malaysia Open early in January due to a back injury. Antonsen admitted he got a "little bit lucky" with Shi pulling out, calling the Chinese athlete "a very difficult opponent". But the noise of the Bangkok crowd and trying to find his grip powder in his bag during the final match had hurt Antonsen's focus. "My mind was everywhere else but on the match. But suddenly I was leading 5-0 and I was like, 'oh wow, OK, I have a chance now,'" he said. World No. 2 Kunlavut, 25, won last year's Thailand Open, beating Antonsen in the final. "To get the win this year feels incredible," Antonsen said. Kunlavut called it a "very tough match", adding that Antonsen had "come to attack first" and his height allowed him to "control anything in the court". In the women's singles final, world-ranked No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan defeated China's Chen Yufei, who is ranked fourth. Yamaguchi won 21-14, 21-18 in 39 minutes. "This year I did not make another final so this result is very important for me," she said after her victory. "As the game progressed, I felt that Chen Yufei was attacking more so rather than being nervous, I tried to stay calm and play my own game," Yamaguchi said, adding she was "happy to play a good, attacking game". In the women's doubles final, China's Bao Lijing and Cao Zihan came out on top over Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi of Japan. Indonesians Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin triumphed in the men's doubles over Indians Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty after back-and-forth match points. In mixed doubles, Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje of Denmark beat China's Zhu Yijun and Li Qian 21-17, 21-15.
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Starting Monday (May 18,2026), the third phase of the paid parking system will be activated, encompassing 3,921 parking lots in Musaffah area of Abu Dhabi.These parking lots are distributed across the following sectors: M5 (661),
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Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team's Fabio Di Giannantonio celebrates on the podium after winning the 2026 Catalunya Grand Prix at the Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, on May 17, 2026. (AFP) Ducati rider Fabio Di Giannantonio triumphed in a crash-hit Catalunya MotoGP on Sunday which saw Alex Marquez taken to hospital injured after being flipped off his bike.The race was red-flagged twice, the first time after Pedro Acosta's bike cut out and Marquez made contact with him, with his Ducati-Gresini destroyed in a horrific crash.On the first corner after the restart French rider Johann Zarco crashed and the race was red flagged again, and restarted with 12 laps remaining.Acosta started on pole and was out in front until Di Giannantonio snatched the lead with two laps remaining.Joan Mir and Fermin Aldeguer also edged ahead of Acosta, who then came to grief shortly before the end after being wiped out by Ai Ogura, who wasRace organisers said Mir, who finished second, and several other riders are under investigation for tyre pressure regulations. Fermin Aldeguer completed the podium.Overall leader Marco Bezzecchi struggled all weekend but was able to extend his advantage after his closest contender Jorge Martin suffered his fifth crash of the weekend.Raul Fernandez took out Martin after trying an aggressive move down the inside, leaving Bezzecchi, who finished sixth, 13 points ahead.Di Giannantonio hurt his hand in the first terrifying crash when the Italian was hit by a wheel from Marquez's ruined bike, but recovered to claim his first MotoGP win in three years."I'm so happy. But first of all I was really worried about all the riders who crashed," said Di Giannantonio."Today has not been an easy day for everybody. I really hope that Alex (Marquez) is fine. We've been really lucky."We know that our sport is amazing. We try to give an amazing show, we are humans, we are in danger."Alex Marquez, who triumphed at last year's Catalan Grand Prix and also won the sprint on Saturday, was pushing leader Acosta when the accident happened.Acosta lost speed because of a technical issue and Marquez hit his bike, veering off the track into a terrible crash before being taken to hospital.Last weekend Alex Marquez's older brother Marc, the reigning champion, was injured after another violent crash at Le Mans.The second major incident was a collision involving Zarco, Luca Marini and Pecco Bagnaia, with Zarco taken by ambulance for medical checks. Related Story
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Alleged drug queen, Anmol alias Pinky, was arrested after a number of high-profile deaths were reported in the families of Sindh’s politicians as the deceased were suspected to have consumed drugs supplied by her network,
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Roma's Gianluca Mancini celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Serie A match against Lazio at Olympic stadium in Rome on May 17, 2026. (AFP) Roma took a huge step towards returning to the Champions League by beating local rivals Lazio 2-0 on Sunday in a feisty derby which finished with both teams down to 10 men, while Napoli won 3-0 at Pisa to secure a top-four spot.Gianluca Mancini smashed home two headers from corners, one in each half, at the Stadio Olimpico to move Roma up to fourth thanks also to Juventus' shock 2-0 home defeat to Fiorentina.Roma haven't played in the Champions League since being knocked out in the last 16 by Porto in 2019, an absence which has left the capital club lagging behind their rivals.But a win next weekend at relegated Verona will guarantee Roma a spot in Europe's elite club competition thanks to a two-point gap separating them from both fifth-placed Como, 1-0 winners against Parma, and Juve who are now sixth."We should be happy because now it depends on us, we no longer have to rely on other teams' results," Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini told reporters."Today can be happy for winning the derby and then we'll get to preparing for the next match, which is huge."The derby and all four other fixtures were pushed forward by half an hour to avoid a clash with the men's final at the Italian Open tennis tournament, which will take place a stone's throw from the Olimpico later this afternoon.A massive security presence was on show all around the stadium but the atmosphere in the ground was one-sided with the Lazio fans continuing their months-long boycott of matches in protest against owner Claudio Lotito.Roma's loud home support belted out song after song after a potentially massive win which on Sunday meant much more than just local pride.The volatile nature of the derby was highlighted by Nicolo Rovella and Wesley both being sent off in a scrap shortly after Mancini bulleted home the decisive second goal from Paulo Dybala's corner in the 66th minute.Milan hold on, Napoli in AC Milan are third, level on 70 points with Roma after a hard-fought 2-1 win at Genoa which came thanks to a Christopher Nkunku penalty five minutes after half-time and Zachary Athekame's drilled strike eight minutes from the end.The seven-time European champions' form has fallen off a cliff in recent weeks but a win at home over Cagliari next weekend will guarantee Massimiliano Allegri's team a spot in the top four.Napoli were always favourites to win at relegated Pisa and made no mistake to make sure of their spot in next season's Champions League.Scott McTominay got the ball rolling in the 21st minute with his 14th goal of the season in all competitions, and the deal was as good as done five minutes later when Amir Rrahmani forced Eljif Elmas' corner.Rasmus Hojlund rounded off a straight-forward win in stoppage time as Napoli pulled five points ahead of Como and Juventus with one game remaining.Denmark striker Hojlund has been on loan from Manchester United who will now receive a reported 44 million euros as Champions League qualification has triggered the obligation to buy in the deal agreed with the Prmeier League giants.Juventus, who looked like the one team who would easily stay in the top four, now need a helping hand after a dismal performance against Fiorentina team which had nothing to play for other than to give a bloody nose to their fierce rivals.Luciano Spalletti's team, who face local rivals Torino next weekend. are not out of the pitcure yet as they have a better head-to-head record than Roma and a significantly better goal difference than Milan, so dropped points from both those teams or Como would leave an opening."I can't judge my players just on the basis of today... but the fact that we haven't reacted, not played at our best is down to me," said Spalletti.Later, Inter Milan will celebrate their 21st league title at the San Siro after their fixture with Verona, with the trophy presentation on the pitch before a day-long parade around Milan. Related Story
