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Liliane Bettencourt, the heiress to cosmetics firm L’Oreal, has died aged 94, her family has confirmed. A statement said she had died at home “peacefully” overnight. With an estimated 2017 net worth of 33bn euros (£30bn; $40bn), she was the world’s richest woman. She left the company’s board in 2012 and was rarely seen in public afterwards, but remained in ...

President Donald Trump called Kim Jong Un “rocket man” earlier this week, and now the North Korean dictator has returned fire. Kim gave Trump a nickname of his own ― and it’s one that sent Americans scrambling for a dictionary. “I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged dotard with fire,” Kim said in a statement released by the North Korean government Thursday. 📈 ...

EDEN HAZARD is likely start for Chelsea against Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup, according to Pat Nevin. Eden Hazard has spent months in the treatment room after suffering a broken ankle while on international duty with Belgium in June. However, the 26-year-old is now back for the Blues and featured in their Champions League clash with Qarabag and 0-0 ...

Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo will return to action against Real Betis tomorrow after serving a five-match suspension, as the champions look to keep the pressure on La Liga leaders Barcelona. Ronaldo was sent off during the Spanish Super Cup win over Barcelona on August 13 and banned for five matches after pushing the referee, meaning he is yet to ...

The last has not been heard of Neymar Jr’s acrimonous departure from Barcelona with the club president Josep Maria Bartomeu attacking the Brazilian for a lack of honesty following his world-record move to Paris Saint-Germain. Ligue 1 giants PSG rocked football when they paid Neymar’s €222million release clause in August, leaving Barcelona powerless to his departure as the Parisians smashed ...

Anthony Martial still doesn’t seem to be trusted enough by José Mourinho to actually start a Premier League game. For the moment, though, the situation seems to suit player, club and manager just fine. Martial scored again after coming on as a substitute late in the second half against Everton in United’s 4-0 victory on Sunday that kept it joint ...

The Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated Ghana’s Black Stars ‘B’ by 2-0 to progress to the semi-final stage of the WAFU Cup Group A clash. Match Report: Ghana was forced to make an early substitution after skipper Isaac Twum suffered an injury and was replaced by Ahmed Adams in the 6thminute. Nigeria who needed a victory kept the pressure on ...

Kenya will have to wait a little longer to find out if it will host the 2018 African Nations Championships after the latest round of venue inspection ended on Saturday. Kenyan football officials said the final decision will now be taken at the next CAF (African Football Confederation) executive committee meeting in Accra, Ghana on September 23. It is expected ...

ARSENAL and Liverpool are chasing PSG ace Julian Draxler and could make moves in January. The Germany winger is keen to leave the French side after the arrival of Neymar this summer. Draxler has seen his involvement drop with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe arriving at the Parc des Princes for huge fees. And he wants to quit as soon as ...

A journalist from north-eastern Nigeria has won the third BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Amina Yuguda is a news presenter on local network Gotel Television, where she has reported on high-profile news stories, including the Boko Haram insurgency. She will start a three-month placement at the BBC in London in September. The award was created to honour Komla Dumor, ...