MILAN (Reuters) -Christian Pulisic ensured AC Milan ended the year on a high by scoring a second-half goal that secured a 1-0 home win over Sassuolo in Serie A on Saturday. In the 59th minute, the American broke the deadlock by skilfully chipping the ball over Sassuolo keeper Andrea Consigli …

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has retained its number one spot in the Global Islamic Economy Indicator (GIEI) for the 10th consecutive year. In the global rankings by the GIEI comprising 81 countries, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are closely behind Malaysia. Halal Development Corporation Bhd (HDC) chairman …

LONDON (Reuters) -France’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has joined Major League Soccer club team Los Angeles FC from Tottenham Hotspur, both clubs said on Saturday. The 37-year-old Lloris, whose contract with Spurs was due to expire in June, has signed a one-year deal with an option to extend for …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Saturday urged a federal appeals court to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim that he cannot face criminal charges for seeking to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing the prosecution, argued in a court filing that …

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Smile a bit more and you will win was Pep Guardiola’s halftime message to his Manchester City team and it worked out well as they beat Sheffield United 2-0 on Saturday. City will end 2023 unbeaten on home soil, but three successive Premier League draws at …

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -An 89th-minute penalty from Douglas Luiz earned Aston Villa a hard-fought 3-2 home victory over 10-man Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday, provisionally moving Unai Emery’s side to second place in the table. Villa moved up to 42 points from 20 games, level with league leaders …

LUTON, England (Reuters) – The Chelsea fans squeezed into the away end of Luton Town’s tiny stadium on Saturday focused their adulation on one player in particular at the end of the Blues’ 3-2 away win – Cole Palmer, the club’s most impressive player so far of the season. Palmer’s …

LUTON, England (Reuters) -Chelsea survived a late Luton Town fightback to return to winning ways on the road with a 3-2 win at Kenilworth Road on Saturday, with Cole Palmer netting twice either side of a fine Noni Madueke strike. The expensively assembled Blues had lost their previous four Premier …

(Reuters) – Over 1,000 Burundian troops have been covertly deployed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since October, wearing the uniform of Congolese troops and working alongside them in the fight against M23 rebels, an unpublished U.N. report seen by Reuters showed. Citing security and intelligence sources and sources close …

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa named uncapped Neil Brand as their captain for a two-match test tour of New Zealand next month where the majority of their team will be missing, competing instead in the domestic Twenty20 league. Half of the 14-man squad named on Saturday have yet to …