(Reuters) – Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku’s hip injury might be worse than expected and manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday that he was worried as the 26-year-old had not trained for the past 10 days. Chelsea signed Nkunku from Germany’s RB Leipzig for more than 50 million pounds ($63.88 million) …

LONDON (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur’s speedy business in the January transfer window could pay instant dividends on Sunday with new signings Timo Werner and Radu Dragusin in line for debuts in their Premier League clash at Manchester United. Former Chelsea striker Werner arrived on loan from RB Leipzig and 21-year-old …

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – The dates for the next Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco remain up in the air amid a potential clash with the new-look Club World Cup, which is set for the mid-2025, Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe said on Friday. The dates for the …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A group of EU lawmakers called on member states’ governments on Friday to punish Hungary’s Viktor Orban for damaging democracy at home by moving one step closer to suspending Budapest’s vote in the bloc, a letter signed by the lawmakers showed. One hundred and twenty of the …

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Tens of millions of Americans were in the pathway of dangerous and damaging weather conditions as snowstorms bore down on the Northwest and Midwest, flooding threatened the East Coast and potential tornadoes were on tap in the South. Airlines canceled or delayed more than 3,600 flights across …

(Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers have urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review its cyber security preparedness after the financial regulator’s X account posted market material information earlier in the week due to a hack. Someone briefly accessed its X, formerly called Twitter, account on Tuesday, the agency had …

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Guinea Bissau take on hosts Ivory Coast in Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations opener and are among a handful of participating teams still to win a game at the finals but coach Baciro Cande is confident they can claim a breakthrough. Guinea Bissau have overcome their poor …

(Reuters) – Manchester City will again have to do without their leading scorer Erling Haaland when they face Newcastle United in the Premier League this weekend, but Kevin De Bruyne could make his first start of the season, Pep Guardiola said on Friday. Haaland, with 14 league goals in 15 …

KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s ground forces commander said on Friday that Kyiv needed more military aircraft for its war effort, such as U.S. A-10 attack jets to support infantry and planes that could fire long-range cruise missiles. Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi spoke to Reuters in an exclusive interview at …

QUITO (Reuters) – The administration of Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa has asked lawmakers to weigh an increase in value added tax (VAT) to finance efforts to combat crime gangs, as the armed forces increased operations in violent areas on Friday. A dramatic spike in violence this week – including the …