Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admitted a major breakthrough in his side progress but still miles away from a top standard befitting the North Londoners’ club. It was a huge turning point for Arsenal at mid-season — at the brink of relegation, winning seven of their last 12 Premier League games and netting 22 goals, having managed just 12 goals in their first 14 fixtures. Despite the rejuvenation, they remain 10th on the table at 37 points, 10 points behind London rivals Chelsea in fourth. When asked how close Arsenal were to being a team in his own image, Arteta said: “Very far. Very, ver ..read more

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In what was deemed a “make or break” moment, the National Women’s Hockey League’s two-week bubble season ended on Wednesday when the league announced it was suspending the playoffs because of new positive coronavirus tests among players. The premature end of the season in Lake Placid, N.Y., is a major blow to a league that was making noticeable strides toward increasing its visibility and sponsorships. Over the past week, the N.W.H.L. had announced new sponsorship deals with Discover and Dick’s Sporting Goods. The league was also scheduled to have its postseason games — set for Thursday and ..read more

Hailey Bieber looks like she means business as she gets lunch at Beverly Hills hotspot Matsuhisa with a friend By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 22:50 GMT, 3 February 2021 | Updated: 02:54 GMT, 4 February 2021 Hailey Bieber showcased her stellar style as she stepped out in a classically chic look for lunch in Beverly Hills on Wednesday. The 24-year-old model turned heads while arriving at celeb-beloved sushi spot Matsuhisa to meet a friend. Elevating her simple look, Hailey threw on a sharp leather blazer with bold shoulders over a white tank top tucked into high-waisted jeans. St ..read more

Joe Biden took charge as the US President last month. (File) Washington: The Biden Administration indicated on Wednesday that it would have a different approach in addressing the challenges posed by Russia and China, with the latter being with the help of its friends and allies. “On China, the president’s view and the administration’s view is that we need to work with our allies, we need to work with our partners to align on how we are going to approach our relationship with China,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference. “We need to approach that ..read more

After being incarcerated for ninety-eight days, M. Sivasankar, the former Principal Secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister, walked out to freedom from the District Jail, Kakkanad, on Thursday afternoon. C. Deepu, the judge of the Economic Offences Court, Ernakulam, while granting bail to Mr. Sivasankar bail in the US dollar smuggling case, noted that he had “sufficient knowledge with regard to the smuggling of foreign currencies perpetrated with the help of prime accused” in the case. Court’s conclusion The court felt that the “such knowledge and his culpable failure to bring the smuggling t ..read more

Pep Guardiola admits he wrote off Manchester City’s title prospects earlier this season, but the Premier League leaders are now three points clear after a 2-0 win at Burnley on Wednesday. Guardiola’s side had watched Manchester United draw level on points with them on Tuesday after their bitter rivals crushed Southampton 9-0. But City underlined their determination to hold onto top spot with a composed, mature display at Turf Moor. Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring after a mistake from Burnley keeper Nick Pope and Raheem Sterling grabbed the second before half-time. After a spluttering star ..read more

The government of India issued a notice to microblogging website Twitter and warned it of action for ‘unilaterally’ unblocking more than 250 accounts suspended earlier over the use of a hashtag regarding the farmers’ protest. In a notice issued late on Tuesday night (February 2), the ministry of electronics and information technology said that Twitter violated its order to block as many as 257 accounts that were seen to be associated with the protest. “You are aware of the prevailing situation, which not only has the potential but has, in fact, resulted in a major public order issue on 26.0 ..read more

Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3 Republican, fended off a challenge from her conference’s right flank to strip her of her leadership position in a secret ballot vote held late Wednesday night after she voted to impeach Donald J. Trump last month. The lopsided vote, 145 to 61, according to two people familiar with the results, showed that even as a majority of House Republicans opposed impeaching Mr. Trump, most were not prepared to punish one of their top leaders for doing so — at least not under a blanket of anonymity. It amounted to both a victory for Ms. Cheney, who refused ..read more

John Matze, the chief executive of the embattled social media platform Parler, said on Wednesday that he was fired last week. Mr. Matze, 27, who co-founded the site in 2018, said in an interview that he was not given an explanation for the decision. He said he believed he was fired because of a difference in opinion with the prominent Republican political donor Rebekah Mercer, who supports Parler financially. Ms. Mercer, he said, did not seem to want to impose any restrictions on what users could say on Parler, which has billed itself as a “free speech” social network. While that open philos ..read more