Ashley Young became Everton’s oldest ever goalscorer and Craig Dawson twice put the ball into his own net as the Merseyside club thumped Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 in the Premier League at Goodison Park.

Premier League leaders Liverpool had their advantage cut to seven points as Fabian Schar’s late equaliser earned Newcastle United a thrilling 3-3 draw at St James’ Park.

Chelsea’s impressive 5-1 win at bottom club Southampton closed the gap to leaders Liverpool in the Premier League, with the home side having Jack Stephens sent off before half time for a hair-pull on Marc Cucurella.

RB Leipzig’s Lois Openda scored twice in an emphatic 3-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Cup round of 16 to snap their six-game winless run across all competitions.

Jurrien Timber and William Saliba scored from corners to give Arsenal a 2-0 victory over Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium, cutting the gap to Premier League leaders Liverpool and ending Ruben Amorim’s unbeaten start.

Aston Villa survived a jittery second half to end an eight-match winless streak with a 3-1 home Premier League win over Brentford.

Police in the Canadian city of Vancouver said two people were stabbed and a suspect was shot dead by officers.

China is urging colleges and universities to provide “love education” to emphasise positive views on marriage, love, fertility, and family, in a bid to boost the country’s flagging birth rate.

Authorities in Romania have revealed details of what appears to be a major attempt to interfere in the country’s presidential elections using the social media platform TikTok, and with a series of cyber-attacks.

Should the Fiji Airways Men’s 7s team continue its fine form and deliver a World Series title next year, there’s a possibility of getting some financial reward.

The fall of France’s government on Wednesday and the failure to pass a budget could make it difficult for Paris to ramp up its support for Ukraine despite President Emmanuel Macron’s repeated promises to help Kyiv for as long as necessary.

The national netball team suffered its first loss at the Men’s Netball Nations Cup in Singapore last night.