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Crystal Palace boosted their hopes of automatic progress to the Conference League knockout phase with a straightforward 3-0 win away to Shelbourne in Dublin.Christantus Uche, Eddie Nketiah and Yeremy Pino all scored as Palace completely outclassed their hosts in the first half. The only surprise was they didn’t add more in the second, with sub Romain Esse hitting both posts with one shot, Jefferson Lerma heading onto the roof of the net and Uche firing a good opening over. The win lifts Oliver Glasner’s side up to ninth, meaning they are just one point off a coveted top-eight finish and…

Martial Godo’s first-half strike against the run of play was enough to earn Strasbourg a 1-0 win at Aberdeen in the UEFA Conference League.Dimitar Mitov made three excellent second-half saves – including one from the penalty spot – to keep the Dons in the game but they ultimately slipped to a defeat that killed off their faint hopes of surviving in the competition beyond Christmas. The home side made a fast start, their high press unsettling the visitors’ defence in earning two corners in the first 90 seconds. And that approach would earn them a number of solid chances throughout…

Super-sub Youri Tielemans proved to be the difference maker as his goal eight minutes after coming on handed Aston Villa an important Europa League win over Basel.Unai Emery’s side’s fifth win of the competition helps strengthen their chances of a top-eight finish that will give them an automatic place in the round of 16 – they now sit third in the table. The Spanish coach made eight changes to the side that had beaten Premier League leaders Arsenal last time out, but that seemed to have had little affect on those out there as they made their early possession count.…

Evan Ferguson’s first-half double saw Roma cruise to a 3-0 Europa League win at Celtic as Wilfried Nancy became the first Hoops manager to lose his first two games.The Scottish Premiership champions were booed off at half-time as they trailed 3-0, while Celtic Park had almost emptied by the full-time whistle after a demoralising defeat left the hosts’ hopes of staying in the competition hanging by a thread. The new Celtic boss opted to stick with the same starting line-up that lost Sunday’s top-of-the-table clash to Hearts at Parkhead, only for his side to fall behind after just six minutes…

Paul Merson has defended Mohamed Salah following his claims that Liverpool have “thrown him under the bus”, suggesting the club’s trophy cabinet would be a lot emptier without the Egyptian.Salah’s future has become a hot topic after he questioned why he had been left out of the team by Liverpool boss Arne Slot, despite the Reds being in a poor run of form, in an explosive interview following the 3-3 draw at Leeds. The 33-year-old, who signed a contract extension at Anfield towards the end of last season, also suggested that his relationship with Slot had broken down and was…

Dec 11, 2025, 01:51 PM ETVeteran striker Jamie Vardy has been named Serie A’s player of the month for November.Vardy, who will turn 39 next month, joined Cremonese at the start of the season and becomes the first English player to claim the award since it was introduced by Italy’s top division in 2019.- Vardy snaps back at reporter over age concernsHis recognition comes despite Cremonese, who sit ninth in the Serie A table, losing all three matches during November, with Vardy scoring his only goal in a 2-1 defeat by Juventus.The award is voted for by fans in combination…

KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Family and Childhood Affairs Dr Amthal Al-Huwailah and Minister of Education Jalal Al-Tabtabaei affirmed on Thursday that the national campaign “This Is Your Turn” reinforces the principle that environmental preservation is a shared societal duty and stands as a practical model for translating educational concepts into on-ground initiatives that strengthen responsibility and active citizenship.The remarks came in separate speeches delivered by both ministers during the campaign’s closing ceremony. Launched by the Ministry of Social Affairs on November 2 at the northwest beach of Sulaibikhat, the campaign witnessed broad participation from government agencies, private-sector institutions,…

Australia’s move into autonomous air combat has entered a decisive phase, with its Ghost Bat drone scoring its first air-to-air kill, underscoring how the country is racing to counter China’s growing long-range strike reach from the South China Sea. Multiple media outlets reported that during a trial this month at the Woomera Test Range, the drone launched a Raytheon AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM), destroying a Phoenix jet-powered aerial target while operating in a networked formation with a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) E-7A Wedgetail and an F/A-18F Super Hornet, which shared sensor and targeting data to cue the…

KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Mashaan announced on Thursday that the executive contract to complete the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port will be signed this month with a Chinese government company affiliated with China’s Ministry of Communications and Transportation. Dr Al-Mashaan made the announcement while chairing the 38th meeting of the ministerial committee tasked with following up on Kuwait’s major projects, including agreements signed with foreign countries, the Ministry of Public Works said in a statement.The meeting also reviewed other key projects, including the national power grid, the development of renewable and green energy infrastructures, recycling initiatives, housing projects, sanitation,…

Minister recounts harrowing case of police officer murdering his sister because of drugs KUWAIT: Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Saud Al-Sabah identified drugs and citizenship forgery as two of the gravest threats facing Kuwait today, speaking at a seminar on the new drugs law held Thursday at the Kuwait Institute for Judicial Studies. He stressed, “Drugs have destroyed Kuwait,” highlighting the urgent need to protect the nation and its youth. “While drugs are one of the most pressing challenges facing Kuwait, citizenship forgery poses an even greater threat.”Sheikh Fahad noted that Kuwait’s wealth and stability…