Pep Guardiola made a major change to his usual pre-match routines by taking his Manchester City players to train at the Etihad Stadium on the eve of their derby against Manchester United. City have just one win from their three Premier League games so far this season having lost to Tottenham and Brighton in their last two games. They were beaten by United at the Etihad last season, before drawing the away fixture at Old Trafford. In fact, City have not beaten United in 90 minutes in their last four meetings, including their 2024 Community Shield triumph on penalties. So it appears that Guardio...
By Jay Deshmukh with AFP team in Gaza Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said eliminating Hamas leaders would end the war in Gaza, as top US diplomat Marco Rubio said hours ahead of his visit to Israel that its strike against Hamas in Qatar would not derail their alliance. "The Hamas terrorists chiefs living in Qatar don't care about the people in Gaza. They blocked all ceasefire attempts in order to endlessly drag out the war," Netanyahu said on X. "Getting rid of them would rid the main obstacle to releasing all our hostages and ending the war." His comments came sh...