LONDON, Aug 18 — Nottingham Forest’s opening Premier League match brought both celebration and misfortune for goalkeeping coach Rui Barbosa, whose excitement over Chris Wood’s early goal resulted in an accidental injury.

SYDNEY, Aug 18 — Australia has revoked the visa of Simcha Rothman, an Israeli lawmaker from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition who has publicly opposed Palestinian statehood and supported Israel’s annexation of the occupied West Bank.

Hong Kong, Aug 18 — Hong Kong prosecutors began presenting their closing arguments on Monday in the national security case against pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, after last week’s hearings were adjourned to allow him to be fitted with a heart monitor.

BARCELONA, Aug 17 — Barcelona made a strong start to their LaLiga campaign yesterday with a 3-0 victory over nine-man Mallorca, as England international Marcus Rashford came off the bench to make his debut.‍

OTTAWA, Aug 17 — The Canadian government moved today to end a strike by Air Canada cabin crew and has requested binding arbitration to resolve the stalled contract talks — a move supported by the airline but strongly opposed by the union.

JERUSALEM, Aug 17 — Starting today, Gaza residents will be provided with tents and other shelter items ahead of being relocated from combat zones to the south of the enclave “to ensure their safety,” the Israeli military said on Friday.