England leads by 49 runs with only one wicket to spare on day one of the first Ashes Test in Perth with Ben Stokes’ five-wicket haul, helping England leave Australia reeling.
In the Ashes opener, Superb England thrash Australia.
Cole Palmer, a player in Chelsea, will not play for another week because he tore his toe on Wednesday night when he stubbed it on a door.
After two months out with a groin injury, the England forward was scheduled to return to first-team training this week.
The 23-year-old will be sidelined for a little bit longer because of the small toe on his favorite left foot.
He will miss the Blues’ next three games, including the Premier League game against Burnley on Saturday, the Champions League game against Barcelona on Tuesday, and the match against Arsenal on Saturday at home.
Enzo Maresca, the manager of Chelsea, said, “He is probably not available for Saturday for sure, Barcelona for sure, or Arsenal for sure.”
He reportedly hit his toe in an accident at home, sadly. He won’t be back in the following week, despite the fact that it isn’t significant.
I hit my head, my legs, and everything in the night to make it happen.
Palmer most recently appeared on television on September 20th, 2012, during Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester United.
The Blues are third in the Premier League standings and have won eight games in all competitions since then, winning eight and losing two.
I believe that Cole’s teammates are better players when they play, added Maresca. We all want Cole on the pitch, and I feel much better when he plays.
“We need to find a solution at the same time as Cole isn’t on the pitch. We are doing better with Cole, but the team is doing very well. He was on the verge of rejoining us.
The trip to Turf Moor is made possible by Enzo Fernandez, Pedro Neto, and Benoit Badiashile.
Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi are included in Chelsea’s alleged “bomb squad,” and Maresca confirmed nothing has changed between the pair despite the defender’s involvement with the Under-21s and first-team training during the international break.
He claimed that Raheem and Axel are both Chelsea players. “Axel is supporting the younger players, not the second team.”
Chelsea’s sensational first season at Stamford Bridge under Mauricio Pochettino earned the nickname “Cole Palmer FC.”
Palmer has remained Chelsea’s elite attacker since Enzo Maresca took over.
He won Player of the Tournament and was man of the match when Chelsea won the Club World Cup over Real Betis last year. He also won the title of Man of the Match.
Chelsea will have three games against Leeds United, Bournemouth, and Atalanta in nine days while Palmer will miss games against Burnley, Barcelona, and Arsenal.
While there are hopes he is over the worst of a persistent groin problem, the injury is understood to be minor.
Palmer has only featured once this season and has only played four games since coming on after 21 minutes at Old Trafford.
Palmer is just the latest player to have suffered freak injuries while playing football:
The incident, which occurred in the Papiri neighborhood of Agwara Local Government Area, is “deeply saddening and avoidable,” according to the Niger State Government.
The government confirmed that the precise number of abducted pupils has not yet been determined in a statement signed by SSG Secretary Abubakar Usman because security agencies are still conducting assessments and gathering reliable data.
The government was informed in the statement that it had previously been informed of reliable information that indicated increased security threats in some of the Niger North Senatorial District.
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According to these reports, the State Government ordered the state government to halt all construction activities and temporarily close boarding schools in the affected areas as a preventative safety precaution.
St. Mary’s School allegedly reopened and resumed academic activities without notifying or obtaining government approval, a practice that, according to the SSG, put students and staff at a high risk.
Since then, security forces have expanded search-and-rescue operations and begun a comprehensive investigation to ensure the return of the kidnapped pupils.
The Niger State Government says it keeps in touch with security personnel and will continue to update them as the situation develops.
“This unfortunate incident occurs despite the government’s prior intelligence report showing an increased threat level in some areas of the Niger North Senatorial District.
The State Government had earlier issued a clear directive directing the temporary closure of all boarding schools in the affected area in response to these credible security alerts.
Regrettably, St. Mary’s School resumed its academic activities without notifying or obtaining state government approval, exposing both students and staff to unfavorable risks. Since then, security services have begun a comprehensive investigation and search-and-rescue operations to ensure the pupils’ safe return, the statement said in part.
In order to protect public safety, the government made an appeal to school owners, community leaders, and other stakeholders in the state to strictly adhere to all security advisories.
It once more stated that the administration’s top priority is the protection of lives, especially those of children.
Citizens were urged to support security forces with credible information that might aid ongoing rescue efforts.
In an attack on St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Niger State, gunmen reportedly kidnapped an undisclosed number of students, according to Channels Television.
The school, which is alleged to be a private Catholic school in the Agwara Local Government Area of the state, was taken on Friday morning by the attackers.
The gunmen were reportedly accompanied by a van and riding on over 60 motorcycles.
After the international break, you want some Championship action? We do too.
Clubs in the second tier have been busy in their leisure time, with goodbyes and hellos offered in the dugout, while Sheffield’s finest have brought in new faces for Steel City derby day at Hillsborough on Sunday.
In League One, a well-known face returns to Plymouth, and in League Two, the ex-Original Rovers of Bristol face a familiar face.
The first Steel City derby of the season will take place in Hillsborough on Sunday, but it’s difficult to predict which way it will fall given that both contestants currently reside in the bottom three.
Sheffield Wednesday (29) is the only Championship team to have scored more goals. On the other hand, Sheffield United have found the net the fewest number of times (11).
Both clubs must overcome their flaws in order to succeed, and it appears they both have looked in the same direction: north.
The Blades signed striker Patrick Bamford until January after the 32-year-old left the Whites in August, while Wednesday signed former Leeds United defender Liam Cooper to strengthen their backline for the rest of the season.
Though perhaps the difference at play could be nothing to do with personnel, but with the energy the fans emit around the stadium.
Despite being in administration and whether or not they will be able to make it to League One next season, the Owls are sensing the beginning of the end of their troubles while the Blades are feeling stuck in the mud.
Henrik Pedersen, the administrator’s manager, reported to BBC Radio Sheffield, “There has been a significant change of energy since the administrator took over.”
“There is freedom again and there is belief again. The future is anticipated by everyone. Now, the stadium is feeling a different kind of energy.
Norwich is not doing much better than Sheffield is doing lately if it isn’t having a good time.
The Canaries have won just 11 games this season, placing them second bottom of the standings.
Their loss to Leicester City was their seventh at home and fan frustration hit boiling point, chanting for sport director Ben Knapper’s exit from the club as they left the ground and even starting an online petition for his removal.
Instead, Liam Manning, the boss, was chosen, allowing Knapper to make the necessary transition to relieve the building’s growing pressure on his departure from angry fans.
His choice: Philippe Clement, a former Rangers manager, who will take over the starting role on Saturday when Birmingham City visits them.
“I’m under no illusions about my situation here, and where we are – we need to arrest the situation quickly and climb up the table and Philippe is exactly the kind of head coach that can help us do that”, Knapper told BBC Radio Norfolk.
Not just Norwich, which has recently removed an underperforming manager from their position, is.
Southampton’s performance after Will Still’s dismissal has caused Tonda Eckert to receive an extended stay in the front office while the Saints search for a replacement.
Saints won both their two games under the German before the break and will be looking to continue that form in a visit to a tricky Charlton Athletic side on Saturday lunchtime (12: 30 GMT).
Of course, Nathan Jones is one of six managers who has previously sat in Eckert’s seat during Sport Republic’s somewhat turbulent ownership of Southampton.
Swansea will also travel to Bristol City after losing to Alan Sheehan on November 11 and Maritimo head coach Vitor Matos being the favorite to succeed them.
Though the Swans will be nursing some disappointment after talks with Hammarby boss Kim Hellberg bore no fruit.
Instead, the Swede appears to be taking over as manager of Middlesbrough, a club that is likely still reeling from Rob Edwards’ abandonment of their promotion fight with Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
With their excellent season opener, Bradford City had taken League One by surprise, but are the gaps now forming?
They are winless across their past five league games (D4 L1), have slipped to third and in danger of exiting the play-off spots all together.
Given that the Trotters are on a three-game winning streak, they will need to defeat fourth-placed Bolton Wanderers on Saturday (15:00 GMT) to end their dry spell and ensure their place in the top six.
Even at the other end of the table, things appear just as dangerous.
Plymouth Argyle have lost four matches on the bounce to put them in the basement, now adding former boss Derek Adams to their ranks as their new director of football to try to put out the fire.
Adams will act as “a soundboard” for under-pressure boss Tom Cleverley as Argyle earns promotion to League One in 2017.
He’s previously received promotions in lower leagues, and I wouldn’t be foolish to ask him for advice on how to build a squad capable of competing at this level. I believe Derek should have given us some real important advice on these issues.
Rovers of Bristol have lost six straight League Two games but is there any better way to say farewell to a bad patch with a victory over someone they would dearly love to take down?
Steve Cotterill won the League One title in 2015, dividing Bristol City’s hearts and earning them the EFL Trophy that year.
Although the former Cheltenham Town boss is now a different kind of Robin, north Bristol’s reputation for his legacy at Ashton Gate is undoubtedly different.
The Gas will make the 40-mile trip to Whaddon Road on Saturday (15: 00 GMT) to visit Cotterill under the guidance of Darrell Clarke, a man who knows Cheltenham Town all too well after a seven-month spell at the helm in the 2023-24 season.
However, the Robins will have more to play for than resentments. If they win, they can slam ahead of Rovers and put an end to their own two-game losing streak.
Published On 21 Nov 2025
According to Pakistani media reports, an explosion at a glue-making factory in Pakistan caused at least 16 injuries and caused fires to rage nearby homes.
On Friday, at around 5 a.m. (GMT) in the Malikpur district of Faisalabad, west of Lahore, in Punjab province, the explosion took place in the west of Lahore.
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Local media reports that Faisalabad Commissioner Raja Jahangir Anwar was one of the people who first learned a gas leak inside the factory’s chemical warehouse was the cause of the explosion.
Authorities detained the factory manager, but they were still looking for the owner, who quickly fled the scene.
According to Pakistani channel Aaj TV, the blast flattened the factory’s roof and those of a few other nearby homes, sparking fires in at least three of them. Rescue teams crowding into the interior of a burning building from a central blast site in photos that the channel released.
According to authorities, six children were among the victims, the majority of whom were from nearby homes.
According to the TV station Geo News, rescue teams dug people out of piles of rubble and searched for them. A nearby hospital was treating the seven injured patients.
Temigbe Jamiu, 35, allegedly posed as a member of the Nigerian Army during his arrest, according to Ondo State Police Command agents.
Olusola Ayanlade, the command’s spokesperson, made this known to journalists in Akure, the state capital, in a statement.
Ayanlade claims that the suspect extorted one Mr. Temiloluwa for $1, 200, 000.
He claimed that the funds represent the mother’s hard-earned retirement benefits, which had been invested in real estate.
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Ayanlade explained that the victim had engaged the suspect to help with the retirement benefits by providing more information about the arrest.
However, Jamiu abused the victim’s trust, collected it, and used it for personal gain while working with accomplices who are still at large.
The suspect, who had previously served at the 82 Divison, Enugu, admitted to the fraud after being arrested. He reportedly admitted to the fraud.
Ayanlade added that investigations are ongoing to find and prosecute the other suspects in the scheme.
“The suspect is currently being held in legal custody and will be taken into custody in court after the investigations are finished. According to him, efforts to apprehend the remaining accomplices are still being made, which shows how committed the Command is to bring all those responsible for criminal activity to justice.