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Aston Villa came from two goals down to edge a chaotic seven-goal thriller at Brighton, with their 4-3 win sending them third in the Premier League.Villa suffered a nightmare start on the south coast as an error from goalkeeper Marco Bizot – a late replacement for Emiliano Martinez – and Pau Torres’ own goal saw Brighton go 2-0 up after 29 minutes. But Ollie Watkins’ double, which ended his 11-game goal drought, sensationally brought Villa level before half-time. Emery confirms Martinez back injury Aston Villa boss Unai Emery confirmed after the game that Emi Martínez was unable to start the…

Igor Jesus’ first Premier League goal claimed the points for Nottingham Forest as they beat still winless Wolves 1-0 at Molineux to leave Rob Edwards angry at the prospect that his team “go out with a whimper” this season.The Brazilian striker rose well to nod in the only goal of a low-quality game in the 72nd minute when Sam Johnstone came for Omari Hutchinson’s right-wing cross and did not get there. It was no more than Jesus deserved given the incident late in the first half. There was a moment of controversy then when the Forest player appeared to have…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, an icon of New York City’s holiday season, was lit up Wednesday night in midtown Manhattan as crowds of people wearing Santa hats and Christmas light necklaces cheered.This year’s towering evergreen is illuminated by more than 50,000 multicolored LED lights and topped by a Swarovski star weighing 900 pounds (408 kilograms).Country music star Reba McEntire hosted NBC’s live broadcast of the tree-lighting ceremony, taking over from singer Kelly Clarkson, who did it in recent years. Famed dance troupe the Radio City Rockettes, who are celebrating their 100th anniversary this year, were…

KUWAIT: Kuwait has moved to sharply tighten oversight of financial activity, with the Cabinet approving a new decree-law that criminalizes unlicensed money exchange operations and informal “alternative remittance systems” such as hawala, which authorities say pose a direct threat to the country’s financial stability.During its meeting chaired by HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace on Tuesday, the Cabinet endorsed a bill imposing penalties on anyone who buys, sells, exchanges or transfers local or foreign currency without an official license. Offenders face up to six months in jail, fines of up to KD 3,000, or…

Wilfried Nancy is a relative unknown in European football, but does that mean Celtic are taking a risk?The 48-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal at the Scottish Premiership champions, taking over from interim duo Martin O’Neill and Shaun Maloney. Nancy won the Canadian Championship title during his only season at CF Montreal, before helping Columbus Crew clinch the MLS Cup and Leagues Cup, plus he guided the team to the CONCACAF Champions Cup final during his three years at the club. Image: Wilfried Nancy was MLS coach of the year in 2024 Few had heard of Ange Postecoglou before he…

Celtic have named Wilfried Nancy as the club’s new manager on a two-and-a-half year deal.The 48-year-old arrives from MLS side Columbus Crew – where he won the MLS Cup and the Leagues Cup – to become Brendan Rodgers’ permanent successor, after he quit Parkhead for a second time in October. Nancy’s first match will be against Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts on Sunday – live on Sky Sports – with the Frenchman taking over from interim boss Martin O’Neill on Thursday. That is the first of three key fixtures within his first week as Hoops boss, with Celtic then hosting Roma…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Three Omaha police offers were wounded and a suspect in an earlier shooting was killed Wednesday in an exchange of gunfire at a gas station.The suspect, a man in his 20s, had earlier shot a 61-year-old man several times in the chest about noon at a grocery store, Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said. Officers obtained a license plate number from the scene and followed the suspect’s car to the gas station, he said.The officers watched the suspect get out and enter a restroom. After additional officers arrived, they ordered the man out of the restroom and…

KUWAIT CITY: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah received on Wednesday at Bayan Palace Dr Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), along with his accompanying delegation, during their visit to Kuwait.The meeting was attended by Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, Minister of Finance, and Acting Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment, Dr Sabeeh Al-Mukhaizeem, as well as Head of the Prime Minister’s Diwan Abdulaziz Al-Dakhil and senior officials from the Ministry of Finance, including representatives from the departments of international economic…

KUWAIT: Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Asian Affairs, Ambassador Sameeh Hayat, announced a major milestone in the strengthening of the partnership between Kuwait and Thailand, highlighting rapid progress on key development projects. His remarks came on the sidelines of the celebration of Thailand’s National Day, where he noted that cooperation with China has entered a pivotal stage, referring to the newly signed Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project agreement under the China-related memorandum of understanding, the minister revealed that the first phase of the project will be officially launched later this month, with expectations for significant developments with major Chinese state-owned…

KUWAIT: On Wednesday, December 3, and Thursday, December 4, 2025, a French Navy frigate made a port call at Shuwaikh Port in Kuwait, reflecting the depth of defense cooperation between France and Kuwait, in keeping with the long history of friendship between the two countries, which will celebrate the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2026. In addition to servicing a significant amount of equipment and interacting with the Kuwaiti Navy, this port call provided an opportunity to showcase the French Navy vessel and its missions through dedicated visits and a high-level reception attended by civilian, military,…