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Cole Palmer scored on his first Stamford Bridge start in almost four months as Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 to move back into the Premier League’s top four.After four winless matches, Enzo Maresca could hardly have asked for a better moment for his most influential player to announce his return from the groin injury that has wrecked his season up to now, and it came in the 21st minute, the England forward sweeping his side into the lead from Malo Gusto’s clever pass.Fresh from scoring a first-ever career goal in November, it was Gusto who then got the second from Pedro…

Kyle Joseph scored twice in the early stages as Hull kept themselves sixth in the Sky Bet Championship with a 3-1 victory over 10-man Millwall at the Den.This was the Tigers’ second straight win and this was an encounter they largely controlled as they went back above Stoke after their victory earlier on Saturday. It was a frustrating afternoon for the promotion-chasing Lions, however, as they lost for the first time in five games to drop to fourth, while they also lost top scorer Femi Azeez to a straight red card in the second half. Image: Kyle Joseph’s double put…

Kim Hellberg’s perfect start to life as Middlesbrough head coach continued as his high-flying side earned a 3-1 Championship victory over QPR at the Riverside.Hellberg has now won his first four matches since replacing Rob Edwards on Teesside, following in the footsteps of Bryan Robson to become only the second Boro boss to achieve the feat. His side’s latest success was thoroughly deserved and came courtesy of first-half goals from David Strelec and Morgan Whittaker and a second-half penalty from Tommy Conway. Image: Middlesbrough have won all four Championship games under new boss Kim Hellberg Nicolas Madsen also scored from…

Championship leaders Coventry got back to winning ways as a 1-0 victory against Bristol City kept them five points clear at the top.Ephron Mason-Clark scored the winner in the second half as the Sky Blues maintained their advantage over second-placed Middlesbrough. It was Coventry’s seventh successive home victory – they last had a longer home winning run between May and October 2021. Image: Ephron Mason-Clark scored Coventry’s winner Frank Lampard’s team started on the front foot and came within a whisker of breaking the deadlock in the 18th minute.Key man Jack Rudoni fed Haji Wright, whose fierce shot struck a…

Portsmouth fought back from a goal down to record a much-needed 2-1 Championship victory over fellow strugglers Blackburn to climb out of the relegation zone.Rovers led nine minutes before half-time though a fine goal from Yuki Ohashi but Callum Lang levelled matters in the 62nd minute before Ibane Bowat headed home Conor Chaplin’s corner to claim maximum points, 11 minutes from time. Pompey started quickly and Josh Murphy soon caused panic when his low shot was spilled by Aynsley Pears, but none of his team-mates were able to pounce on the loose ball. Image: Portsmouth moved out of the relegation…

Wrexham rescued a 2-2 draw at home to Watford as Oliver Rathbone struck a stoppage-time equaliser in front of owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac.Watford brushed aside Josh Windass’ opener as first-half goals from Mamadou Doumbia and Othmane Maamma put the visitors on course for all three points. But Rathbone’s late intervention meant Wrexham avoided a second successive defeat. Image: Oliver Rathbone struck a 92nd-minute equaliser for Wrexham With the sides separated by just a point and hovering on the edge of the play-off places, both knew a win could ignite a promotion push heading into the festive period.Wrexham were…

Tareq al-Suwaidan was born in Kuwait in 1953, a decade before the modern state formally emerged. His roots in the country predate its political formation, and his identity has long been intertwined with its social and cultural fabric. The decision this week to revoke his citizenship severs a bond older than the state itself, one built on knowledge, civic contribution and public engagement. For decades, Suwaidan has been a prominent figure in the Arab and Muslim intellectual sphere. His books, lectures and leadership programmes have influenced students, professionals and thinkers across the region. Through this work, he has consistently promoted…

A Los Angeles jury awarded $40 million on Friday to two women who claimed that talcum powder made by Johnson & Johnson caused their ovarian cancer.The giant health care company said it would appeal the jury’s liability verdict and compensatory damages.The verdict is the latest development in a longstanding legal battle over claims that talc in Johnson’s Baby Powder and Shower to Shower body power was connected to ovarian cancer and mesothelioma, a cancer that strikes the lungs and other organs. Johnson & Johnson stopped selling powder made with talc worldwide in 2023.In October, another California jury ordered J&J to…

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Belarusian authorities on Saturday freed 123 prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Viktar Babaryka, as part of a deal with Washington that lifted U.S. sanctions on the country’s vital fertilizer exports.A close ally of Russia, Belarus’ authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko, has ruled the nation of 9.5 million with an iron fist for more than three decades. Belarus has been repeatedly sanctioned by the West for its rampant crackdown on dissent and for allowing Moscow to use its territory in the invasion of Ukraine. Belarus has released hundreds…

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia September 9, 2021.Mikhail Voskresensky | Kremlin Sputnik | via ReutersBelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 prisoners on Saturday including Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and leading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava after two days of talks with an envoy for U.S. President Donald Trump.In return, the U.S. agreed to lift sanctions on Belarusian potash. Potash is a key component in fertilisers, and the former Soviet state is a leading global producer.The prisoner release was by far the biggest by Lukashenko since…