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Everton’s Gylfi Sigurdsson has ousted Raheem Sterling atop the Power Rankings chart. The Toffees talisman secured a 2-1 win at Leicester with a goal-of-the-season contender – his fourth league goal in as many games. Arsenal made it seven consecutive wins in all competitions after a 5-1 goal rout at Fulham, with Alexandre Lacazette (No 2) and strike partner Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (No 6) both scoring twice. Chelsea’s Eden Hazard (No 3) scored his seventh league goal this term and assisted Alvaro Morata during a 3-0 win at Southampton to extend his lead atop the accumulative season chart. Wolves right-back Matt Doherty (No 4) scored the match-winner…

Cristiano Ronaldo is current holder of Ballon d’Or Gareth Bale is among the first five players to be shortlisted by France Football magazine for the 2018 Ballon d’Or. The Real Madrid and Wales forward is joined on the list by his club-mate Karim Benzema, Liverpool and Brazil goalkeeper Alisson, Manchester City and Argentina striker Sergio Aguero and Paris Saint-Germain and Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani. Twenty-five further nominees will be announced throughout Monday, with a 30-man shortlist eventually being drawn up ahead of the awards ceremony in Paris on December 3. The Ballon d’Or is handed out by France Football, and is separate from FIFA’s own world…

Aging can be scary, especially when it comes to the onset of dementia. More than 50 million people worldwide have the condition, and as that figure continues to grow, the prospect of developing dementia is hitting closer to home for more people. No one ever wants to see their memory deteriorate or experience any of the other symptoms that come with dementia, like difficulty completing everyday tasks or changes in mood. But what if there were steps you could take now to help bolster your brain health and reduce your risk of developing dementia and other brain illnesses later in life? Research…

Lawyers representing Kathryn Mayorga, the woman accusing Cristiano Ronaldo of raping her claim the Juventus striker spent around $1,000,000 on “personal reputation protection specialists”. And that she was gagged not to divulge the rape. The reputation specialists, the lawyers claimed, were employed by Ronaldo in the UK, US and Portugal to discredit Mayorga and her claims that she was sexually assaulted by the footballer in Las Vegas in 2009. According to Leslie Stovall, one of Mayorga’s lawyers, the reputation specialists followed Ms Mayorga, 34, to build up a secret dossier on her life while also allegedly cultivating a “confidential source”…

Jose Mourinho has lost the confidence of the Manchester United board and is set to be sacked this weekend no matter the result of the match against Newcastle United today. Former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is the favourite to succeed Mourinho, who is set to receive compensation of around £20million. Michael Carrick could be put in temporary charge. However, Mourinho insisted he is the man to turn Manchester United’s ailing season around, disputing the impending sack report by Daily Mirror. United are struggling in 10th place in the Premier League, without a home win in any competition since the…

The heavy flood in about 14 states may lead to shortage of rice across the country next year, the Federal Government has warned. It warned that if adequate measures were not taken to replant the rice affected by severe flood in some states, Nigeria might experience shortage of the staple by 2019. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, stated these at the inauguration of the National Agricultural Seed Council Molecular Facility and the 2018 Seed Fair and Farmers’ Field Day in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, the flood affected some major rice-producing states, and this…

Jose Mourinho acknowledged on Friday that Manchester United’s current run of form is unacceptable as he battles to turn around their season. The 55-year-old Portuguese is under enormous pressure, with United in their worst position after seven league matches since 1989 — they are 10th, nine points adrift of the top two Manchester City and Liverpool — and a public dispute with star player Paul Pogba has sewn discord in the dressing room. His side are looking to end a run of four home matches without a win -– their worst run at Old Trafford for 29 seasons –- when…

Neymar scored his second Champions League hat trick as Paris Saint-Germain rolled to a 6-1 victory over Red Star Belgrade in a Champions League group-stage game at the Parc des Princes yesterday. PSG, who lost to Liverpool in added time in their opener two weeks ago, faced little resistance even though Red Star entered unbeaten in 19 games in all competitions this season. Edinson Cavani, Angel Di Maria and Kylian Mbappe also scored for PSG, who claimed a 4-0 lead by half-time. Neymar, who had a brace in the Ligue 1 win at Nice on Saturday, opened the scoring in…

More couples are shacking up than ever. As of 2016, 18 million adults were living with an unmarried partner ― up a whopping 29 percent since 2007. About half are under the age of 35. If you’re getting ready to do the same, you’re probably feeling a mix of elation and fear. On one hand, you’ll get to spend more quality time with each other. On the other, you’ll be faced with their annoying and gross habits on a daily basis. Though your partner’s snoring or questionable taste in home decor probably won’t be relationship dealbreakers, their money habits might.…

Marriage therapists aren’t the only ones who have insight into whether a newlywed couple will stay together. Turns out wedding planners know a thing or two about a marriage’s potential, given all the time they spend with their clients in the months leading up to the wedding. Working closely with couples ― and seeing them on their good days and their bad days ― gives these wedding professionals a strong sense of which pairs will likely stay together in the long run. Below, wedding planners share the signs that bode well for a couple’s future together. 1. They’re willing to compromise.  A couple’s…