(Reuters) – Chelsea’s performance levels have dropped in recent weeks but despite the pressure the London club’s young squad needs time to settle as they build for the future, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday. Chelsea were the biggest spenders in the league in the close season but their erratic …

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian energy consumption hovered near record highs on Friday, increasing strains on the fragile power sector as nearly 500 settlements faced blackouts due to Russian shelling, air strikes and bad weather, officials said. Ukraine, an exporter of electricity before Russia’s invasion in February 2022, has been forced to …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will find ways to provide more financial support to Ukraine even if Hungary vetoes it as well as membership talks for Kyiv at a summit next week, a senior official said on Friday. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has threatened to block moves to give …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Russians and Belarusians who qualify in their sport for the Paris 2024 Olympics can take part as neutrals without flags, emblems or anthems at the event next year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday. Russians and Belarusians had initially been banned from competing internationally following …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Lionel Messi’s arrival in the U.S. this year helped Major League Soccer shatter attendance records at home while elevating its profile abroad, commissioner Don Garber told Reuters. “His impact has been unimaginable,” Garber said in an interview on the same day Messi was named Time’s Athlete …