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Liverpool News: Mohamed Salah hails squad as ‘family’ after stunning start

LIVERPOOL star Mohamed Salah insists he already feels like part of a ‘family’ over at Anfield. Liverpool smashed their club-record transfer fee to sign Salah from Serie A giants Roma for £36.9million back in June. The Egypt international’s arrival was initially questioned by fans given how he flopped at Chelsea during a previous stint in the Premier League. But Salah ...

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UN passes fresh sanctions on North Korea

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a US-drafted resolution to impose new sanctions on North Korea on Monday — a move that comes just one week after the rogue nation carried out its sixth and largest nuclear test. The resolution is designed to accomplish six major goals: cap North Korea’s oil imports, ban textile exports, end additional overseas laborer ...

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Volkswagen plans electric option for all models by 2030

Volkswagen, the world’s biggest carmaker, will offer an electric version of all its 300 models by 2030, becoming the latest manufacturer to move away from petrol and diesel. VW will double investment in zero-emission vehicles to 20bn euros (£18bn) as it seeks to put the diesel emissions scandal behind it. The German firm plans to offer 80 new electric cars ...

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English Premier League results — collated

collated English Premier League results on Sunday: Burnley 1 (Wood 3) Crystal Palace 0 Swansea 0 Newcastle 1 (Lascelles 76) Played Saturday Arsenal 3 (Welbeck 6, 50, Lacazette 27) Bournemouth 0 Brighton 3 (Gross 45, 48, Hemed 63) West Brom 1 (Morrison 77) Everton 0 Tottenham 3 (Kane 28, 46, Eriksen 42) Leicester 1 (Vardy 62-pen) Chelsea 2 (Morata 41, ...

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Maybe ‘ghosts’ keep the opposition in power – Zuma

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has blamed witchcraft for his party’s failure to beat the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) in its Western Cape stronghold, the Sowetan Live reports: “In the last elections I was satisfied that we were taking the Western Cape‚ I even said so. What went wrong? I too can’t tell you. “I don’t know‚ [maybe] it’s because ...

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US Open: Stephens beats Venus to reach final

Sloane Stephens, who missed 11 months with a left foot injury before returning in July, reached her first Grand Slam final by outlasting Venus Williams 6-1, 0-6, 7-5 Thursday at the US Open. Stephens, whose best prior Slam run was to the 2013 Australian Open semi-finals, will play the winner of a later match between US compatriots CoCo Vandeweghe and ...

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Premier League stats: Best value for money top flight goalscorers

PREMIER LEAGUE scorers aren’t always great value for money – but these bargains certainly are. Harry Kane may have finished last season as the Premier League Golden Boot winner, but he wasn’t the best value for money goal-getter in the top flight. A new study conducted by SBO.net has uncovered the top value players based on their goals to salary ...

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Man Utd news: Marcus Rashford hails connection with Romelu Lukaku

MARCUS RASHFORD has hailed his on-the-pitch relationship with Romelu Lukaku for Manchester United. United have made an excellent start to the season, winning three Premier League games in a row, scoring 10 goals and conceding none. Rashford and Lukaku have been instrumental to their impressive opening, with five goals between them and an instant connection on the pitch. And Rashford ...

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