The Paris Saint-Germain forward made a successful return from a broken metatarsal to score in the Selecao’s pre-World Cup friendlies against Croatia and Austria. But he cut a frustrated figure as he laboured in vain for a winner during Brazil’s opening 1-1 draw with Switzerland at Russia 2018. Philippe Coutinho’s stunning first-half strike crowned a superb start to the match from Tite’s side, but their push to regain the lead following Steven Zuber’s equaliser floundered as attacks increasingly channelled through Neymar lacked the earlier verve....

In 2013, Neymar—whose full name is Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior—transferred from the Brazilian soccer club Santos to play for Barcelona, before leaving in 2017 to play for his current team, Paris Saint-Germain. However, during the transfer from Santos to Barcelona, a Brazilian investment firm called DIS claims that it owned a 40 percent stake in Neymar’s rights while he was at Santos, which it did not receive upon the transfer....

With the Fifa Ballon d’Or shortlist revealed, Goal examine which African player can most feel aggrieved about being excluded. Oluwaseye Omidiora’s view: Naby Keita The last few years have been nothing short of a whirlwind for RasenBallsport Leipzig as much as they have been for Naby Keita. Having risen from the NOFV-Oberliga Sud (V) to the Bundesliga in under a decade, the Bulls didn’t just make up the numbers, but made an instant impression in their first year in the top tier....

Since taking office, Biden has made a point of undoing many unorthodox foreign policy decisions issued by his predecessor Donald Trump. This included unfreezing over $200 million in aid and expanding outreach to the Palestinians, while pledging to unwaveringly support Israel. The Biden administration was placed in a particularly awkward position when hostilities flared between Israel and the Palestinians last month. Biden said he remains committed to a two-state solution and the creation of a Palestinian state....

“While it is disappointing that we may not have a law by the end of the year, we are hopeful that we will soon reach agreement so that this vital legislation can pass as soon as possible next year,” the statement read, without naming Manchin. “For weeks, we have had House-Senate-White House agreement on the fundamental framework of Build Back Better,” Pelosi continued. “We have always tried to prioritize the most critical provisions when crafting this legislation: extending the Biden Child Tax Credit, investing in family care, securing universal pre-K and child care, expanding home health care, strengthening the Affordable Care Act and taking historic steps to combat the climate crisis, which are not only necessary but urgent....

The meeting was held in Pelosi’s office, with Cheney as the lone Republican in the room. Pelosi spoke of the committee’s “solemn responsibility” and raised her water glass to Cheney. “Let us salute Liz for her courage,” Pelosi reportedly said. Cheney, the daughter of a former vice president, has faced criticism and blowback from fellow Republicans, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Cheney supported the rejection of two proposed Republican candidates for the committee, which has caused McCarthy to suggest Cheney of being closer to Pelosi than her own party....

“We are respectful of the Senate’s constitutional power over the trial and always attentive to the fairness of the process, noting that the former president will have had the same amount of time to prepare for trial as our Managers,” Pelosi said in a statement last week. “Our Managers are ready to begin to make their case to 100 Senate jurors through the trial process.” Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland will serve as the Democrats’ lead impeachment manager....

Every time Osaka took the court for a match in the tournament these past two weeks, seven times in all, she wore a face mask that displayed the name of a Black person who was killed, in most instances by police. On Saturday, the name was Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy shot dead in Cleveland in 2014. MORE: Osaka’s WD protest at Western & Southern Open Osaka’s victory will allow her to amplify her message against police brutality, and the first opportunity arrived when she was interviewed on the court by ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi following her victory....

“I’m disappointed in every loss, but I feel like this one sucks more than others,” she said. “I definitely feel like there was a lot of pressure for this. I think it’s maybe because I haven’t played in the Olympics before, and for the first year [it] was a bit much.” The expectations and pressure were enormous for Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion, the highest-paid female athlete in the world and Japan’s poster girl for the Tokyo games....

While the Scudetto slipped out of their hands, it is still an exciting time to be a Napoli fan especially when someone of the stature of Ancelotti is in-charge of your team. The former AC Milan manager is a serial winner and many will hope that he can take the southern Italian team to the next level but if he is to do that, Napoli will need to keep hold of their top stars....

Frank Rubio, of Miami, was originally selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. Prior to receiving his Doctorate of Medicine from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, he flew more than 600 hours’ worth of combat missions in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq as a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter pilot. He said his September 21 launch to the International Space Station alongside Roscosmos (Russian) cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin is “an incredibly important mission....

Designed by the German Aerospace Center (DLR,) the two dummies—known as Helga and Zohar—simulate adult female torsos. They are made from plastic which mimics human tissue—including the differing density between bones, soft tissue and other organs. The dummies are fitted with more than 5,600 sensors each. These will be able to measure exposure to space radiation in the “skin” of the dummies all the way down to their “internal organs....

The map, which was created using the software NASA scientists use to decide where Perseverance will go next, features real photos taken of the Red Planet. On the map, Perseverance’s location is highlighted using a blue and white marker, and at the time of writing it does not appear as though the rover has yet moved from its initial landing spot. There is also a counter that shows how far the rover has driven in miles and kilometers—both currently read zero....

The two drivers reached the final lap of a twice-delayed Food City Dirt Race separated by just a split-second. They were nearly three seconds ahead of Kyle Busch, who was running in third. At the final turn, it looked as if Briscoe finally had the opening he needed to pass Reddick, and he took his shot. But instead of passing Reddick, he spun and collected Reddick in the process. Reddick recovered and tried to pick up enough speed to get to the start-finish line, but Busch raced past him in the No....

In the final clash of the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 16, several drivers had flat tires and the leaders made contact as the race neared its conclusion, including some crucial bumping between Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick, who were battling for the lead with Kyle Larson. Elliott wound up with a flat and Larson, with help from Elliott’s blocking, wound up passing Harvick with three laps remaining to take the checkered flag at Bristol Motor Speedway to win the Bass Pro Shops Night Race....

For one thing, drivers won’t be able to hustle down pit road to slot into a specific “hole” between cars trying to post qualifying laps. The new policy also is likely to discourage drivers from waiting until the absolute last moment to make a run. Precise communication between drivers and spotters may be at an even bigger premium than it already is. “It’s a logical rule change,” seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson said Friday morning at Auto Club Speedway, site of Sunday’s Auto Club 400 (3:30 p....

All three already have a great chance to move on to the third round, but with this race being at a 1.5-mile intermediate track, there is going to be an extra level of comfort for these three drivers. Truex is well-known for his prowess on intermediate tracks while Busch and Harvick have had great success on them as well. The only two drivers guaranteed a spot in the third round of the playoffs right now are Ryan Blaney after his win at Talladega and Kyle Larson following his win at Dover....

The first race of the postseason will be the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday. Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin come into this event as favorites to win the season title as each driver has four wins on the year, but Kevin Harvick just earned his third — so don’t count him out just yet. MORE: Watch the South Point 400 live with fuboTV (7-day free trial)...

Briscoe shot out of a cannon on a restart with three laps to go in the Ruoff Mortgage 500 and kept the rest of the field in his rear-view mirror to capture the first NASCAR Cup Series victory of his career. “It’s unbelievable. I was crying the whole last lap,” Briscoe said during his postrace interview. “This is definitely a team win. I’ve got to thank everybody that’s gotten me to this point....