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Barca are refusing to pay €26 million, which was included in the contract extension he signed with the club last October, to the Brazil star and his father. The club say that Neymar was in breach of the terms of that contract when he negotiated with Paris Saint-Germain prior to his world-record €222m transfer, meaning the clause in the deal stipulating the bonus is null and void. Neymar’s father, who also acts as his agent, accused Barca of “blackmail” in their refusal to pay and FIFA is now looking into the matter....

The tournament will see the Indian colts take on the U-17 Teams of Mexico,Colombia and Chile. India U-17 0-0 Macedonia U-17 The Indian U-17 World Cup Squad will be going up against Mexico first on August 3rd before facing Colombia the next day. They will wrap up the tourney by taking on Chile on August 6th. Interestingly, Colombia is one of India’s opponents in Group A of the FIFA U-17 World Cup....

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham dismissed another member of the state Game Commission, which oversees wildlife conservation and hunting and fishing regulation. The member, Jeremy Vesbach, was part of those on the commissioner who voted the year prior to denying several landowners permits that would have limited access to waterways that flow through their property. In an interview, Vesbach said he believes his dismissal is related to the conflict over stream access, according to the Associated Press....

The ship was blocked Wednesday in an attempted effort to keep goods produced with forced labor from entering the U.S. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued an order to stop shipments in American ports from the Hangton No. 112 once the agency found credible evidence for the claims. “Foreign fishing vessels like the Hangton No. 112 continue to lure vulnerable migrant workers into forced labor situations so that they can sell seafood below market value, which threatens the livelihoods of American fishermen....

The Sky Blues confirmed on Monday that Holosko will part ways with the A-League champions at the conclusion of his two-year deal, with the Slovak unable to continue as a marquee player due to the promotion of Johnny Warren medallist Milos Ninkovic earlier this month. COMMENT: Sydney can’t stop with Ninkovic Holosko leaves Sydney with 18 goals and eight assists from 52 A-League matches but without having completely convinced all Sky Blues fans throughout his time at Allianz Stadium....

D’Souza tells Newsweek his point isn’t to convince moviegoers that the presidential election that Joe Biden won and Donald Trump lost ought to be overturned, only that the reflexive claim that there were no major irregularities is untrue. The movie is made in conjunction with True the Vote, a Texas organization that bills itself as an anti-voter fraud group. “There is no way to know who the votes were cast for....

Most of what we needed to know about this country’s onslaught of resistance, terrorism and despair was on display in the Iraqi anxiety of those early days. But the cues were overshadowed by America’s focus on symbols, politics or perceived enemies. One early portent came in the rampant–and predictable–looting that began immediately, and which U.S. forces failed to stop. About the only place to maintain order was the Shiite-dominated slum known as Saddam Hussein City, renamed Sadr City within hours....

If anyone needed a reminder that California is under new management, Shriver, musing aloud before a gallery of hair-sprayed first ladies of the past, is it. Not because she’s a Kennedy (or as she sometimes reminds inquisitors, a Shriver), the wife of a Hollywood superstar, a former network news anchor and, let’s face it, considerably more glam than the women on the wall behind her. No, Maria Shriver is fun to watch because no one seems to have given her the first-lady handbook....

The scene at the park resembled the sidelines at a Little League game. Cameramen sat in lawn chairs chatting casually on mobile phones about the grim discovery while munching on pad thai less than 50 feet from the remains. Chinese takeout food boxes and pizza-greased paper plates littered the small cul-de-sac where we stood packed together behind the yellow bunting of the police tape that was holding us back from the crime scene....

To find those needles in haystacks, U.N. officials have borrowed a modernized American U-2 spy plane. Meanwhile, the Security Council voted last week to condemn Baghdad for refusing to cooperate with inspectors. The Bush administration continues to threaten military strikes, and the Senate has already voted 97-2 to resume bombing if Bush believes it’s needed. But would bombing work? The Pentagon’s experts have chosen about 200 targets, sources told NEWSWEEK....

OK, the editor said, and the story is …? My answer: Ravenstahl’s challenge, and Pittsburgh’s, are emblematic of our national situation at this key moment. Politically, America also is glorious but beleaguered, maxed out on credit, despised in the world, not sure we are safe nearly six years after 9/11, distrusting of our president and Congress, convinced (if you believe the polls) that we’re headed in the wrong direction....

The caution ended the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title run for Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was inches behind race winner Joey Logano when the caution lights illuminated. MORE: Eight drivers in the Eliminator Round | Chase for the Cup standings entering Martinsville But the wreck also kept Harvick in the Chase, a position that was in jeopardy with his car faltering on the final laps. Two drivers who failed to advance to the Eliminator Round, Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth, were quick to accuse Harvick of causing the crash on purpose, after both were victims of the late-race chaos....

Traditional contenders Brazil, Greece and Turkey drew the other three spots to complete the 24-team field for this summer's tournament in Spain, basketball governing body FIBA announced Saturday at its meeting in Barcelona. The draw is Monday. Greece is ranked fifth in the world and the only team to beat the U.S. since Mike Krzyzewski became coach in 2005. Turkey is ranked seventh and was runner-up to the Americans in the 2010 world championship....

Vladimir Dzhabarov from Russia’s upper house, the Federation Council, said that any move by Helsinki to join NATO would be a “strategic mistake.” He said that Finland had developed close ties with Russia but NATO membership would mean “it would become a target.” “I think it [would be] a terrible tragedy for the entire Finnish people,” said Dzhabarov. However, he said that it was unlikely that “the Finns themselves will sign a card for the destruction of their country,” in comments reported on Wednesday by Russian state-owned domestic news agency RIA Novosti....

That’s what the team’s longtime on-field announcer claims in a lawsuit filed this week, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. MORE: The 40 most hated NFL players of all time When Bob Sarlatte was let go in 2014, the only explanation given was that the team was “going in a different direction.” He was 66 at the time and a 30-year Niners employee. The lawsuit filed in federal court in San Jose, Calif....

It’s the one college record that simply can’t be broken. Or in this case, even tied. Until a guy named Johnny Football came around. MORE: SEC icons | SEC quotes and notes | Can’t-miss images This weekend marks a critical point for an elite Club of One in the greatest individual award in all of sports. Johnny Manziel, the best player in college football, is two games from joining Archie Griffin as the only two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy....

SPLITS TO KNOW The Tigers’ Victor Martinez is 13-for-28 (.464) with six doubles and a homer against Francisco Liriano. Unfortunately, the Tigers won’t have the DH in Pittsburgh, so check to see if they squeezed V-Mart into the lineup. The Phillies’ Ryan Howard and Chase Utley are a combined 7-for-54 (.130) against lefty Jon Niese. The Rangers’ Adrian Beltre is 6-for-15 (.400) with three homers against Hector Santiago. The Reds’ Marlon Byrd and Zack Cozart are a combined 6-for-43 (....

You may have heard that Alex Rodriguez is back with the Yankees after serving a one-year suspension for his involvement in the Biogenesis scandal. Other big Yankees news this winter included the fact that Alex Rodriguez met with Rob Manfred to smooth over his relationship with Major League Baseball following his one-year suspension. There also was Alex Rodriguez meeting with Yankees brass as he prepared to rejoin the team following his one-year suspension....

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City are already through to the last 16 of the competition as runners-up in their group, meaning they cannot leap frog Barcelona into first place no matter what happens at the Etihad Stadium or elsewhere. Celtic, similarly, are bottom of the group and cannot claim a Europa League place even if they can mastermind a victory. It means Pep Guardiola will make a number of changes to his line-up for the game, which may not appeal to many neutrals deciding which game to watch on TV....