Bengaluru are tied on points with Maldives’ New Radiant but are behind them on the table on head-to-head record. They won their match at home 1-0 but lost 1-2 in the Maldives. Ahead of their must-win clash against the Bangladeshi club, Roca seemed confident yet cautious. He said, “It will be a difficult game. We would just like to qualify but it doesn’t depend on us. However, we will try to do our job to win tomorrow....

QF1: Bluewave Chonburi (THA) 4-2 Shriker Osaka (JPN) Bluewave Chonburi’s convincing 4-2 victory over Shriker Osaka did clinch their place in the semi-finals of the AFC Futsal Club Championship Vietnam 2017 on Thursday. Much was expected of this encounter between the two Asian giants. It was only a matter of time before the Thais began to show their class then took the lead in the eighth minute with Rudimar Venancio’s goal....

Following the Taliban’s swift takeover of Afghanistan earlier this year, many people have attempted to flee the country, passing through the borders of neighboring countries to seek asylum in Europe. According to authorities, the crisis in Afghanistan was a factor in the latest increase in migration. In order to step up border security, Greece is adding 250 officers to join the already 1,500-strong border force over several months. The increased forces are raising the number of guards from about 1,000 early last year....

The robbery took place at around 5 a.m. on November 28 in San Francisco. Police have identified the victim as 31-year-old Uber driver Ahmad Fawad Yusufi. Officers found Yusufi suffering from a fatal gunshot wound while parked on Potrero Avenue near Cesar Chavez Street. Yusufi had previously worked with the U.S military during the Afghanistan war as a translator and was granted special visa status in 2018. He moved to the U....

The UN, the European Union, the United States and humanitarian organizations—what we generally think of as the “international community”—are making high-handed, cavalier and frankly ludicrous demands for “acceptable” international behavior from the Taliban. The Taliban, on the other hand, believes in killing, maiming and destroying in the name of Islamist ideology. They don’t care what the “international community” says, thinks or demands. And yet… As the Taliban marched toward Kabul, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said, “The Taliban must cease their military operations in cities....

Daniel Wilkinson, a Texas resident who served two deployments in Afghanistan, began feeling ill last Saturday and was taken to the Bellville Medical Center in Bellville, Texas, by his mother Michelle Puget. The 46-year-old veteran was diagnosed with gallstone pancreatitis and told he needed an ICU bed. But due to the high-number of COVID-19 hospitalizations amid the surge of the Delta variant, doctors struggled to find one available in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Colorado....

One warned of an impending “humanitarian catastrophe” and said it is the “moral obligation” of the international community, in particular the U.S., to help Afghanistan through a crisis they helped create. The Taliban government in Kabul is facing a range of serious challenges as it prepares for its first winter in control of the war-torn country for two decades. The militant group must make a rapid transition from guerilla force to government, even while grappling with economic crises, international isolation, and the threat of further terrorist attacks by Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIS-K)....

The White House made no secret of its desire to put forth an image of diversity on the trip. Two of Bush’s most powerful advisers, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, were prominently at his side, greeting heads of state–and were the only officials to join Bush on his tour of the Goree Island House of Slaves. But the secretary of State didn’t share in all the boss’s perks. The White House advance team spent almost a week constructing a special platform for Bush’s Goree Island speech, positioning the podium so cameras would capture the House of Slaves in the background....

CAF said on Thursday after a meeting of its executive committee that the tournament will expand for the first time since 1996 and be switched from its usual slot in January and February. Bet on Real Madrid winning La Liga The move will result in AFCON no longer clashing with the middle of the European season, meaning clubs will not have to cope without African players who are called up for the tournament....

“We are completely lagging behind, we just don’t have vaccines,” Nkengasong said. Nkengasong stated the Delta variant, which has been detected in 14 African countries, “may have played a very significant role” in brutal battles against infection currently being fought across the continent. Case numbers have been climbing since early May and will likely outpace past waves by July due to coronavirus variants, lessened adherence to health regulations and more social interaction, according to WHO Africa....

1835: First published version of the “Kalevala,” the national epic. 1836-1886: Under Tsar Alexander II, Finland enjoys autonomy. Finnish becomes an official language alongside Swedish. Alexander III forgoes state control of telephone, allowing multiple companies to enter the new market. 1917-1919: Finland declares independence from Russia. Civil war soon breaks out, and Gen. Gustaf Mannerheim leads the Whites to victory. 1939-1944: Russia attacks Finland; Mannerheim returns to duty, and what’s called the Winter War ends with a peace treaty in 1940....

And spoken … and spoken. But one Player’s voice rose above all. So, Chambers Bay architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. finally has his defense of the course in an exclusive interview with GOLF.com’s Joe Passov. MORE: Jordan Spieth wins 115h U.S. Open in shocking fashion | Dustin Johnson bemoans unlucky putting To set the scene: Chambers Bay, site of Jordan Spieth’s electrifying victory in the 115th U.S. Open golf tournament, was a lightning rod for criticism throughout the run-up and then through the weekend, but, as GOLF....

Johnson has faced backlash from critics and calls for his resignation after he said that he didn’t feel threatened by the Trump supporters that stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, but he might have been concerned if the insurrectionists were Black Lives Matter activists or members of Antifa. “Even though those thousands of people that were marching to the Capitol were trying to pressure people like me to vote the way they wanted me to vote, I knew those were people that love this country, that truly respect law enforcement, would never do anything to break the law, and so I wasn’t concerned,” Johnson told conservative radio host Joe Pag on Thursday....

On Wednesday night, thousands of Trump supporters flocked to the Gastonia Municipal Airport in North Carolina’s Gaston County to hear the president speak at his Make America Great Again rally. At the event, attendees had their temperature taken upon arrival and mask wearing was encouraged but it was not enforced. Just one day after the rally, officials from Gaston County discussed a potential rise in COVID-19 cases stemming from the event....

A CNBC/Change Research survey, released Monday, found that 66 percent of voters across six swing states approve of Fauci’s approach, while 34 percent disapprove. The poll showed a much smaller portion of those voters, 46 percent, approve of Trump’s response to the virus, while more than half said they disapprove. Additional polling statistics showed that 41 percent of swing state voters believe the pandemic is among the most serious issues the U....

In some but not all cases, agoraphobia coincides with panic attacks as people learn to avoid certain situations that could trigger future attacks. As a result, their list of safe places shrinks over time. If you or someone you care about may be living with agoraphobia, the sooner you get help the better. With treatment, you can begin to cope with your condition and take back control of your life....

Toure vents fury at Wembley officials The pair were withdrawn during Manchester City’s extra-time defeat to Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final on Sunday. Silva was replaced by Raheem Sterling after just 22 minutes following a tackle from behind by Gabriel. Aguero lasted until extra-time after being kicked in the back by Laurent Koscielny during the first half, with City boss Pep Guardiola later saying he was “dead” from the collision....

A day after accepting a tryout deal with the Wild, Bryzgalov was in camp with the team on Friday. He’d put up a .911 save percentage down the stretch with them last season and helped them win seven of his 11 starts, and his services might be required again. Niklas Backstrom is 36; Josh Harding broke his foot during a fight and missed significant time last season for MS-related reasons; and Darcy Kuemper, though promising, is inexperienced....

The research, which is being presented at the American Association of Anesthesiologists’ annual meeting, aims to reduce the number of people who are exposed to opioids in an attempt to lower the risk of opioid use disorder. The U.S. is currently in the middle of an opioid crisis. Opioid overdoses caused more than 42,000 deaths in 2016, and an estimated 40% of opioid overdose deaths involved a prescription opioid, according to the U....

The 18-year-old has made the move on loan for the remainder of the 2016-17 season as he looks to earn more game time. O’Neill has made five appearances for Burnley’s first team this season, including his Premier League debut in a 2-0 win over Liverpool in August. O’Neill keeping his eye on the ball “He is a good young footballer and good on the ball,” Oldham manager John Sheridan told the third-tier club’s official website....