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New Everton manager Sean Dyche enjoyed a dream start as a much-improved side deservedly edged out Premier League leaders Arsenal at a raucous Goodison Park. Dyche was appointed as boss last Monday following the departure of Frank Lampard, who was sacked with Everton in the relegation zone. But the hosts …

Manchester United forward, Marcus Rashford has emerged the EA Sports Premier League player of the month for January. Rashford scored three times in four Premier League games last month and was a standout player for the Red Devils. According to PremierLeague.com, he beat the likes of Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City), …

Local authorities have said at least 21 people have been killed in a cattle raid in South Sudan on the eve of a visit by Pope Francis to encourage peace in the conflict-ridden country. Francis is scheduled to arrive on Friday for a three-day “pilgrimage of peace” with the Archbishop …

A devout Christian mother, Izzy Montague, has filed a lawsuit against her son’s school, Heavers Farm Primary School in South Norwood, London for forcing him to participate in an LGBT pride parade. The 28-year-old woman told the Central London County Court that the event her child was forced by the …

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the Western military alliance will continue to strengthen its partnership with Japan, adding that “our security is closely interconnected” as Russia’s war on Ukraine raises global dangers. Arriving in Tokyo from South Korea where he had urged Seoul to increase its military support for Ukraine, …

An air raid on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv killed at least one person, as three people were killed in the southern city of Kherson amid renewed Russian shelling. “Today, the Russian army has been shelling Kherson atrociously all day,” Zelensky said in his video address.“Two women, nurses, were wounded …

A 33-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her husband in South Africa, a day after she withdrew a domestic violence case against him. The body of Lindelani Nengovhela was found in a water-filled pit toilet in their yard at Mangodi Ha Sundou, Limpopo. The couple was reportedly in a volatile …

The Iranian foreign ministry has summoned the Ukrainian charge d’affaires in the country over comments made by a top presidential adviser, who appeared to link a recent drone attack in central Iran to the war in Ukraine. The envoy was called to provide explanations over a Twitter post by Mykhailo …

An amateur footballer in France, described as a “fanatic”, was on Friday banned from playing for 30 years for punching a referee. “The penalty is appropriate. These fanatics must not be able to set foot on a football pitch again. They have no place there,” said Benoit Laine, president of …

Nigeria and Niger Republic have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU on the Kano-Maradi rail line. The MoU was signed by the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, and the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Niger, Alma Oumarou, who represented his country, in Abuja Sambo stressed the importance …