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Rapid Bucharest will host Cluj at Stadionul Rapid-Giulești for a Liga I clash on Saturday. Rapid Bucharest Form: LLLLWD Rapid Bucharest comes into this match after a 1-1 draw against UTA Arad in their last Liga I game. During that match, Rapid Bucharest had 50% possession and made 15 attempts on goal, with 6 on target. Christopher Braun scored for …

Palmeiras Form: LWDWWL Palmeiras are looking to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat to Botafogo in their last Serie A outing. Despite holding 57% possession and making 18 attempts on goal, only five were on target. Botafogo, with 16 attempts and seven on target, secured the win with a goal from Tiquinho Soares in the 56th minute. Under Abel Ferreira’s …

On Saturday, the Super Cup Final will see Club Brugge face off against Union Saint-Gilloise in a must-win match. Both teams will vie for the championship title in what promises to be an exciting final. Club Brugge Form: LWDDWD Club Brugge comes into this match following a goalless draw in the First Division A Play-Offs against Cercle Brugge. During that …

Alex Michelsen is on the brink of reaching his second consecutive Hall of Fame Open final, as he prepares to face wild card and record-setter Reilly Opelka in the semi-finals of this grass court event. Potential opponents in the final include Marcos Giron, Aleksandar Vukic, and Christopher Eubanks. Michelsen, who was the runner-up in Newport last year, losing to Adrian …

Britain’s new government announced on Friday that it has lifted the funding suspension for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and committed to providing £21 million ($27 million) in new funds. “We are reversing the suspension of UNRWA funding,” British Foreign Minister David Lammy informed parliament, emphasizing that the U.N. agency is “absolutely central” to delivering humanitarian aid to …

The bodies of four Pakistanis killed in an attack on a Shiite mosque in Oman earlier this week have been returned to Pakistan and handed over to their families, officials announced on Friday. Relatives of the victims were present when Pakistan International Airlines flights landed at the Islamabad and Lahore airports. Abdullah Hafeez, an airline spokesperson, stated that the repatriation …

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with Vladimir Safronkov, the Russian foreign minister’s special envoy for Lebanon, on Friday. According to the National News Agency (NNA), their discussions focused on the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza, as well as the stalled peace process. The Russian envoy underscored the importance of all parties exercising restraint to create conditions conducive to …

An Israeli airstrike late Thursday killed a commander and other militants from Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force in southern Lebanon, as reported by both the group and Israel’s military. Hezbollah confirmed the death of commander Ali Jaafar Maatouq, also known as Habib Maatouq. Israel stated that Maatouq, another Radwan Force commander, and additional members of Hezbollah’s special forces, who operate along …