There is growing speculation that Premier League rivals United are weighing up a move for England international Dier, with Jose Mourinho determined to reinforce his midfield stocks. Vidic back Bailly to shine And Pochettino seemingly made an attempt to ward off any interest in the 23-year-old, who can play in defence and midfield. “Analyse Eric Dier, from where he came,” Pochettino said ahead of Saturday’s trip to Burnley. “He came from Portugal, but I think people are a bit confused sometimes....

The annual prize has become the exclusive property of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo over the last decade. Kaka in 2007 was the last man outside of that duo to take the honour, with each player picking up five in the last 10 ceremonies. But Ronaldinho, who was the 2006 winner after inspiring Barcelona to Champions League glory, believes there is no reason why Pogba cannot pick up his own Ballon d’Or....

Declaring it “inspired by 92”, the new Red Devils jersey is based on the one the team wore on their journey to the European Cup Winners’ Cup, UEFA Super Cup and League Cup. Darker than the original, the new jersey has a similar pattern on it to the 25-year-old one that Sir Alex Ferguson’s successful team wore and is vastly different from their current solid blue away shirt. “Manchester United fans of all ages will recognise the bold graphic pattern from the 1990-92 away jersey that defined football shirt design for an era,” the club said via their website....

The 25-year-old midfielder has endured a testing time since returning to Old Trafford in a record-breaking £89 million ($113m) deal in 2016. He has thrived on the international stage with France, helping them to World Cup glory over the summer, but has been unable to produce consistent displays at club level. Jose Mourinho’s apparent reluctance to play him in a favoured playmaking post did Pogba few favours, but those shackles have been released in the wake of the Portuguese’s departure....

You read that right: The Pokémon Company is teaming up with the International Space Station to bring a special stream from onboard the station. Trainers will be able to see the Earth and stars as the day shifts to January 1, 2021, in Japan. It’s also being teased that Pokémon will appear during the stream. What that means exactly is anyone’s guess, but it’s likely that the stream will have overlays of certain Pokémon that will appear using augmented reality (AR)....

The two-time winner on the live tournament poker circuit has matched those wins on Jeopardy following his victory on Monday, despite missing out on the Final Jeopardy answer. His two-day winnings are now at $49,600 - a far cry from the $2.6M he has accumulated in his lifetime on the tournament circuit. MORE: Will Roberto Luongo turn poker professional? | Poker superstar Phil Ivey featured in Chrysler ad campaign | Martin Jacobson wins WSOP November Nine...

This decision was made by Polish President Andrzej Duda on Monday after he vetoed a bill that would force the deal to take place. The bill’s unpopularity with citizens was cited as the primary reason for the veto. “Contracts have to be kept,” Duda told reporters at a press conference. “For us Poles it is a matter of honor.” Without the veto, the bill would have forced Discovery to sell its stake in TVN due to non-European entities being prohibited from owning more than a 49 percent stake in broadcasters....

On Wednesday, Dunlevy, 49, turned himself in once Allegheny County police received a warrant for his arrest. As of Thursday, it was unclear if he has an attorney or if he would face disciplinary action because of the charges in Duquesne. According to WTAE, he is awaiting arraignment, and he was released on an unsecured bond of $25,000. The suspect in the sexual assault case is 20-year-old Nathan Beck, who police said was a volunteer firefighter in Duquesne and is a friend of Dunlevy, according to WTAE....

Stored at an Akron field, a 58-foot bridge that previously was at nearby Middlebury Run Park, near Goodyear’s world headquarters, was reported missing on November 11. The bridge had been removed as part of a wetlands restoration project and placed at Middlebury Run until city officials determined what to use it for. “I have not heard of anything that large—albeit it disassembled but actually stolen, I can’t think of anything comparable,” Akron Police Lieutenant Michael Miller said....

According to a report from New Jersey Advance Media, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office announced they were looking into a New Jersey Perth Amboy police precinct after footage began to circulate online of their terse interaction with a group of bike-riding teens. Hours prior, a brief clip of the incident was posted to TikTok and Twitter. It begins with police officers scolding the boys for not having paperwork to ride their bikes....

The unrest, sparked on Sunday by a sharp rise in fuel prices in the Central Asian country, has widened as citizens express anger at their government. On Thursday, eyewitnesses said they had seen an explosion and gunfire in Republic Square in the capital Almaty, Radio Free Europe reported. Monitoring groups have said it is proving difficult to confirm what is happening as the country has faced an internet blackout, according to the BBC, and some security forces are said to be siding with the protesters....

Officers at the Barnstead Police Department received a call from a person who reported seeing a front window of the school smashed. When police arrived, they saw a 10-point buck standing in the school’s lobby. In a statement, police said they called the fire department for assistance in capturing the “four-legged suspect” but by the time they arrived, the buck ran through another window and escaped the school. An officer attempted to chase and capture the deer but was unsuccessful....

Concerned citizens had reported that the animal was being used a house guard. According to the BBC, authorities believe the lion had been in the building around two months before its rescue. Staff from the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit returned to the property on Monday, when they tranquilized the 2-year-old cat before transferring it to Omu zoo in Lekki—a process that took three attempts, said Olayinka Egbeyemi, chairman of the Lagos State Task Force, PM News Nigeria reports....

Until now he has also been perhaps the most critical ally of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the onetime leftist firebrand who needs all the establishment backing he can get to push through painful economic reforms. Sarney played a crucial role steering bills to reform the country’s profligate pension system and onerous tax code through the legislature, which is divided among 17 different parties. “After the president, Sarney is Brazil’s most powerful politician,” says Pedro Simon, a senior senator who commands a rival wing of Sarney’s own Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, or PMDB....

The Democratic challenger is almost 10 points ahead of Trump in FiveThirtyEight’s average of national head-to-head surveys, and consistently polls ahead of the president in key swing states like Florida, Michigan and Arizona. One highly rated poll from Monmouth University even put Biden 12 points ahead of Trump nationwide at the start of this month, while another survey published by Morning Consult on Tuesday found the Democrat led the president by 29 points among voters who disliked both candidates—a constituency that proved important to Trump’s victory in the 2016 election....

SHELBY STARNER WAS 11 when she started writing songs on the old, out-of-tune upright in her parents’ basement in East Stroudsburg, Pa. She was 13 when a friend of a friend passed her tape along to Warner Bros.–which gave her a record deal and a backup band. Now 15, she’s got her first album, an upcoming tour and a topflight publicist–Madonna’s own Liz Rosenberg. The heartfelt, piano-based songs on ““From in the Shadows’’ (out March 23) focus on the dark side of human relations: heartbreaks, insults and lies....