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Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo’s season is off to a less-than-ideal start with Al-Nassr, losing the Saudi Super Cup to Al-Hilal on Saturday despite scoring his side’s lone goal in an unimpressive 4-1 loss days before the Saudi Pro League campaign begins.  The Portugal international actually opened the scoring with a goal in the 44th minute but Al-Hilal responded with four …

LONDON — Most of the faithful making their way to Stamford Bridge on this restive Sunday afternoon would not have needed the 90 minutes that lay ahead of them to learn just how great the gap was between their side and the one their owners aspire to match on and off the pitch. Three years ago Chelsea and Manchester City …

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose inside the hatch connecting Boeing’s Starliner to the International Space Station on NASA Log entry: Day 71. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are waiting. Boeing is waiting. And throughout the halls of NASA, leaders and engineers are gathering, analyzing and deliberating. Boeing’s Starliner capsule “Calypso” has been at the International Space …

The Premier League is back and while Matchday 1 hasn’t provided many surprises, there were some matches to watch as Brighton are top of the table for now following a 3-0 victory over Everton, while Manchester City and Arsenal are off to a winning start. Two of the three promoted clubs played a failed to pick up wins but with it …

The abundance of Walgreens and CVS Health stores makes them convenient for whenever Shriya Raghavan, a research associate based in Philadelphia, needs to pick up necessities like gum, deodorant and soap.  But she said she often has to wait for employees to unlock cabinets or stand in lengthy lines to pick up prescriptions as pharmacists juggle tasks. Those are just …

Reigning Premier League champions Manchester City begin defense of their title on Sunday when they face Chelsea in the teams’ 2024-25 Premier League season opener at Stamford Bridge in London. Last season the Citizens edged out Arsenal by two points to lift the trophy. The Champions League title was the fourth in a row — and the sixth in the …

Mobile order and Uber Eats and Doordash delivery pick up area at Starbucks coffee shop, Queens, New York.  Lindsey Nicholson | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images It’s become a familiar sight at Starbucks cafes: a counter crowded with mobile orders, frustrated customers waiting for the drinks they ordered and overwhelmed baristas trying to keep up with it …

Bolton are set to host Wrexham A.F.C. in EFL League One action Sunday on Paramount+. The Wanderers won their first match of the season 2-1 against Leyton Orient and are coming off of a EFL Cup victory against Mansfield Town. Meanwhile, the Red Dragons returned to League One with a 3-2 victory against Wycombe but stumbled in their own EFL …

The new Italian Serie A season kicks off as Genoa CFC host reigning league champions Inter Milan Saturday on Paramount+. The home team finished middle of the pack last season, losing just one match in their last five as they sat 11th in the table. They start the new season at home against an Inter Milan side that went 29-7-2 …

U.S. crude oil futures fell more than 1% on Friday amid reports that Qatar told Iran to not attack Israel while Gaza cease-fire talks are ongoing. Qatar’s prime minister told Iran’s leaders in a phone call after the first day of Gaza cease-fire talks in Doha Thursday that they should de-escalate, warning of the consequences of attacking Israel when progress …