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Everton manager Roberto Martinez accused Chelsea's players of trying to sway the referee during a bad-tempered 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge. Willian's late winner came after Gareth Barry's red card and a fracas in which Branislav Ivanovic escaped censure for...

Barcelona recorded their 10th victory in a row by beating Villarreal in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg. The hosts dominated the first half but did not lead until the 41st minute when Luis Suarez set up Lionel Messi...

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will have a scan on Thursday after limping off with a hamstring injury in the 3-2 win over Tottenham. The midfielder is a major doubt for Saturday's FA Cup fifth-round tie at Crystal Palace (17:30 GMT). It...

Belgium midfielder Eden Hazard has signed a new five-and-a-half year deal with Premier League leaders Chelsea. The 24-year-old, signed for a reported £32m from Lille in 2012, has scored 13 times in 36 appearances this season. "Since I came here in...

Oil prices rebounded more than $1 to $56 a barrel on Thursday, after a two-day decline, as a weakened dollar and industry spending cuts offset worries of a supply glut. Analysts at Sucden Financial pointed to a softer dollar boosting...

Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said it was open to discussion with the country's tax authority over allegations that banking giant HSBC's Swiss subsidiary helped people avoid paying tax. "We are open to discussion and happy to help in any...

A labor rights group said Apple Inc is unable to effectively monitor standards along some of its supply chain, allowing companies such as Taiwanese assembler Pegatron Corp to keep base wages below local living expenses. Low costs helped Pegatron win...

The fear of candidate Buhari is now the beginning of wisdom in Nigeria today. Buhari was no serious contender in the eyes of ordinary Nigerians in the contest for the Presidency in 2003, 2007, 2011 but in 2015 Buhari...

Despite progress in some countries, many women and babies still die during childbirth in Africa On 27 February 2013, four-year-old Charlotte Mmowa sued Limpopo Province health authorities in South Africa for 1.1 million rand (about $100,000) for mishandling her own...

An open letter to the president of the federal republic of nigeria. Introduction: Permit me to share this heartfelt letter via this medium and for general public consumption. The challenge of giving & confirming the certainty of you receiving it via...