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Law enforcement sources arrested a man at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport named Khalid Aedh al-Otaibi, which is the same name as a former member of the Saudi Royal Guard suspected to have been involved in Khashoggi’s killing. On Wednesday, Reuters reported the man arrested shared the same first name and family name as al-Otaibi, but not the same patronymic name. His passport number also did not match the wanted man’s passport number....

Former world silver-medallist Saweety Boora (75kg) and Meena Kumar Devi (54kg) assured themselves of medals by entering the semifinals on a second successive day of mixed results for Indian boxers at the 69th Strandja Memorial Tournament here. Meena defeated Italian Giulia Lamagna to make the last-four stage, along with Saweety, who outpunched American Leah Cooper in her quarterfinal bout. Advancing to the quarterfinals was Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), who got the better of another American Oshae Jones in her last-16 stage fight....

Then there’s the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, an event still seven years away that is on pace to cost nearly $220 billion and has already taken the lives of an estimated 1,200 people, according to the Washington Post. Surely there must be a more practical and entertaining way to spend hundreds of billions of dollars, right? Boston is the one of the finalists to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, and while the initial proposal to the USOC estimated a cost of only $4....

There was a time not all that long ago when one of several different things would have happened. Either the espionage wouldn’t have been admitted, but rather lied about; or it would have been truthfully and indignantly denied, ideally because it wasn’t true or someone in the U.S. government who walked us into such a stupid trap would have been made to pay for it. But this was different. It was insouciance personified....

Sanchez and Ramsey have not featured since returning from international duty earlier this month due to respective thigh and hamstring complaints. Arsenal 7/1 to win 1-0 But the duo are back in contention for the trip to Goodison Park, as is Laurent Koscielny. The France centre-back sat out Thursday’s 1-0 win at Red Star Belgrade after limping out of the 2-1 loss to Watford with cramp. “Alexis, Koscielny and Ramsey will be alright,” Wenger told Arsenal’s official website before confirming forward Danny Welbeck and defender Shkodran Mustafi will not feature again before next month’s international fixtures....

The forward was not able to travel to the United States with his team-mates after his visa application was blocked. Sanchez subsequently missed the first game of United’s pre-season tour, a 1-1 draw against Mexican giants America. But United posted a video of Sanchez signing autographs at a training session on Saturday after safely arriving in LA. With attacking team-mates Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford on holiday following the World Cup, Sanchez is in line to play in United’s next friendly....

Dortmund star Sancho continues to be linked with a big-money move to Premier League giants United, who have reportedly identified the England international as a top potential addition. The Red Devils tried to lure Sancho to Old Trafford during the off-season, however, they were unsuccessful in bringing the 19-year-old back to England after he left Manchester City for Dortmund in 2017. Asked about Sancho’s future beyond 2020, Zorc told Kicker: “No decision has been made....

With Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly, the former Indian skipper whose one of the three members of the CAC along with Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman, confirming to the media on Tuesday that the interview for potential candidates was going to be closed by the end of the day, Patil believes that he is not in the race for what is one of the most sought after jobs in world cricket....

“Most major league executives we’ve talked to believe Sandoval will wind up with a five-year deal worth about $100 million,” Cafardo reports. “That could be with the Red Sox, Yankees or Dodgers.” The switch-hitting Sandoval, 28, has been a decent offensive player throughout his career – this year he posted a .279/.324/.415 slash line with 16 home runs and 26 doubles. But his numbers have been going down and then there’s the other issue: his weight....

The 21-year-old made a £40 million move from Schalke to City last summer but he has only recently started to establish himself as a key player at the Etihad Stadium. Luiz remains hurt from Aguero’s tackle His good form with City led to starts in both of Germany’s international fixtures against England and Azerbaijan, while he also scored against Arsenal at the weekend ahead of his side’s trip to Chelsea on Wednesday....

According to espncricinfo.com, Indian cricket board’s ombudsman Justice A.P. Shah has asked Ganguly to respond, by January 28, to an allegation of conflict of interest relating to his role on the IPL governing council. The move comes after Shah received a complaint by Mumbai-based activist Niraj Gunde who has alleged conflict of interest against Ganguly. Besides being a member of the IPL governing council and the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), Ganguly is a co-owner of Atletico de Kolkata (ATK), which is part of the Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt....

The All India Senior Selection Committee on Tuesday met to pick a 16-member squad for the series against the Kiwis. While they picked-up a couple of top-performers from the recently concluded IPL 2021, Sanju Samson was a surprise exclusion. The cricketer from Kerala posted a collage of pictures which seemed like a subtle dig at the selection committee. Reports suggest the selectors were not happy with Sanju Samson’s fitness, which might be the possible reason behind his omission from the T20I squad....

The ASA hosts two Football camps during the year, one in the month of May when CF Sant Vicenti visits them for a summer coaching camp and one in July by Sant Cugat Esport FC. These camps help to develop football in Anantapur, however both of them look at developing “The Beautiful Game” with their own special touch. Sant Cugat has been visiting Anantapur for the past few years now, and their focus has been on training the ASA academy and mandal teams in a structured and scientific manner, to ensure the continual development of young talent throughout the different age-groups and various program levels of the ASA....

Barely holding back tears in his post-match interview, the match-winner described the Wanderers’ 1-0 victory over Sydney as a “courageous” response to last round’s disappointing defeat to Central Coast Mariners. Western Sydney’s triumph saw the Sky Blues lose for the first time in 21 matches, stretching back to the penultimate round of 2015-16, while Santalab’s goal also ended the Wanderers’ derby drought. The Red-and-Black hadn’t triumphed over their crosstown rivals since January 11, 2014 when Santalab also scored the winning goal....

With growing unease on the right about prolonged U.S. engagement in Iraq, the White House is finding it more difficult to find defenders of its policies. But in an interview with NEWSWEEK’s Sam Stein, former GOP senator Rick Santorum criticized his former colleagues who have broken with their commander in chief. After losing his seat last fall, Santorum became a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a Washington think tank dedicated to applying “Judeo-Christian moral tradition to critical issues of public policy....

Both the teams came into the match on the back of strong performances through the group stage and the semi-finals. West Bengal, who have won the National Championship a record 32 times in the history, defeated Karnataka in the semifinal by two goals to nil. Kerala, who have won the tournament five times and were making their first final appearance in 13 years, were in red-hot form, conceding just one goal on their way to the final....

During an appearance on The Best Business Show, hosted by Anthony Pompliano, Barkley said, “I’m taking my marketing money in Bitcoin.” “Now that I see [issues] with inflation and learning so much about Bitcoin … I think it would be the smart thing to do, the right thing to do, to start taking my investment money through Bitcoin,” Barkley continued. Barkley also spoke about other professional athletes, including NBA superstars Kevin Durant and Lebron James as well as seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and how they have created “generational wealth....

“It’s been the honor and privilege of a lifetime to work with President [Donald Trump] and his amazing team the last three and a half years,” the outgoing press secretary said. “You’re the best. Thank you!” Sanders, whose last day was Friday, attached a photograph showing a room full of White House staff surrounding her as Trump appeared to give a speech. Like many of Sanders’ posts, her online farewell soon racked up thousands of negative comments that pilloried her tenure as press secretary....