Oct 6 (Reuters) – Moises Caicedo and Mykhailo Mudryk will be included in Chelsea’s squad for the Premier League game at Burnley, after both were injury concerns following the most recent game, manager Maurico Pochettino said on Friday. Mudryk was replaced at halftime in the 2-0 win over Fulham on …

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Holders Al Ahly of Egypt were drawn on Friday against opposition from Algeria, Ghana and Tanzania for the group phase of this season’s African Champions League and will be heavily fancied to advance to the knockout stages. The 11-time champions will play in Group D …

Oct 6 (Reuters) – Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka is in contention to face Premier League leaders Manchester City, despite going off injured in the 2-1 loss at RC Lens in the Champions League this week, manager Mikel Arteta said on Friday. Saka, who has played in each of Arsenal’s last …

Oct 6 (Reuters) – Italy have included Tottenham Hotspur defender Destiny Udogie for the first time in their squad for this month’s European Championship qualifiers against Malta and England, the Italian football federation (FIGC) said on Friday. Luciano Spalletti included the former Udinese left back in his second squad selection …

MANCHESTER, England, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Arsenal substitute Cloe Lacasse snatches a 2-2 draw away to Manchester United with a superb late strike in a hotly-contested Women’s Super League game at Leigh Sports Village on Friday. Tensions were running high as ex-United striker Alessia Russo returned to the ground where …

Oct 6 (Reuters) – Manchester United’s poor start to the season can be attributed to a lack of consistency throughout the 90 minutes in games with players’ concentration levels dropping at the wrong moments, manager Erik ten Hag said on Friday. United have had their worst start to a Premier …

HANGZHOU, China, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Japan successfully defended their women’s Asian Games soccer gold medal on Friday as second-half goals from Haruka Osawa, Momoko Tanikawa and Remina Chiba sealed a 4-1 win over North Korea. Despite being loudly backed by the majority of the 36,166 crowd, the North Koreans …

CAIRO, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Roma coach Jose Mourinho said he fully expects to work in Saudi Arabia one day after his compatriot, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, led the way by joining Al-Nasr, with a stream of players subsequently signing for Saudi Pro League teams. The Portuguese coach seemed confident …

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is ramping up efforts—with new hires, improved technological capabilities and a new division—to target business entities and private citizens and hold them “accountable” to the agency. On Sept. 15, the IRS announced over 3,700 employee positions available for tax enforcement work focusing on high-income earners, …

A federal judge in Oklahoma has rejected a request to block a new state law that makes it a felony crime for health care workers to provide gender transition procedures to minors. The law, Senate Bill 613, which bans medical treatments like puberty-blocking drugs or hormone therapy for those under …