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Monday, February 23, 2026 Eberechi Eze tormented Tottenham yet again, striking twice as Arsenal crushed its North London rival 4-1 away to restore a five-point cushion atop the Premier League and reignite a title charge that had stuttered with back-to-back draws. Three months after a hat trick against Spurs, Eze’s brace — bookended by two finishes from Viktor Gyokeres — underlined Arsenal’s authority in a high-stakes derby and reset the tone of the title race. The leaders rebounded emphatically after dropping four points in…

Premier League: Eze and Gyokeres fire Arsenal to derby rout at Spurs as Mac Allister snatches late Liverpool winner LONDON — Eberechi Eze tormented Tottenham again, striking twice as Arsenal stormed back to winning form with a 4-1 victory in the north London derby that restored a five-point Premier League lead and steadied a title bid wobbling after two straight draws. Three months after a hat trick against Spurs, Eze reprised the role of derby scourge with a brace at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, while Viktor Gyokeres matched…

Savannah Guthrie renewed her public plea to find her missing mother as the FBI said DNA recovered from a glove near the 84-year-old’s Tucson-area home could produce a crucial lead as early as today. Guthrie, co-anchor of NBC News’ Today, said her family “still have hope” more than two weeks after Nancy Guthrie vanished. “To whoever has her, or knows where she is, it’s never too late,” she said in a video message posted online. “We are here, and we believe in the essential goodness of every human being. And it’s never too…

Premier League: Sesko’s 90+6 equalizer preserves Carrick’s unbeaten start as Tottenham sink deeper and Chelsea squander two-goal lead Benjamin Sesko’s stoppage-time flick rescued a 1-1 draw for Manchester United at West Ham and extended Michael Carrick’s unbeaten start, headlining a Premier League night that also saw Chelsea cough up a two-goal cushion against Leeds and Tottenham slide closer to the relegation fight with a 2-1 home loss to Newcastle. The late drama at the London Stadium kept United fourth, a point that felt…

Trump warns Cuba to ‘make a deal,’ threatens to cut off Venezuelan oil and cash as Havana pushes back U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Cuba to “make a deal” or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money to Havana would stop — an escalation that follows Washington’s toppling of Venezuela’s leftist leader Nicolas Maduro last week. “There will be no more oil or money going to Cuba — zero!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, without detailing what kind of deal he was…

NAIROBI — Thirty-one years ago this week, a Nigerian diplomat walked into a modest office at Wilson Airport and asked two Kenyan pilots to do something almost no one could know about. The mission: fly the body of Somalia’s ousted ruler, Mohamed Siad Barre, from Lagos to his hometown of Garbaharey for a swift Islamic burial — quietly, safely and without alerting authorities across half a continent. For the first time, one of those pilots, Hussein Mohamed Anshuur — a former Kenya Air Force captain and co-founder of Bluebird…

Manchester City’s grip on the Premier League title race loosened on Sunday as a 1-1 draw with Chelsea at the Etihad left Pep Guardiola’s side six points behind leaders Arsenal. Across the league, late goals defined the day: Liverpool and Fulham traded stoppage-time strikes in a 2-2 thriller, while Tottenham Hotspur were pegged back at home by Sunderland. Brentford surged with a statement win at Everton, and Newcastle United finished strong to see off Crystal Palace. Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea Fulham 2-2 Liverpool Leeds…

FC Barcelona needed patience and precision to find a way past third-tier CD Guadalajara, grinding out a 2-0 away win to book a place in the Copa del Rey fourth round on Tuesday night. The holders met stubborn resistance before Andreas Christensen’s deflected header in the 77th minute relieved the pressure, and Marcus Rashford sealed the result with a late strike from Lamine Yamal’s unerring service. Hansi Flick signaled intent with a strong lineup, handing starts to Rashford and the electric Yamal. Barcelona controlled…

Premier League title race blown open as Buendia’s stoppage-time strike sinks Arsenal; Man City close in Aston Villa detonated the Premier League title race with a 2-1 win over Arsenal sealed in the fifth minute of stoppage time, trimming the leaders’ advantage to two points after Manchester City’s clinical 3-0 dispatch of Sunderland. Villa sit a point further back in third after a raucous late twist at Villa Park that revived Unai Emery’s resurgent side and rattled Mikel Arteta’s unbeaten machine. Emiliano Buendia,…

A Star is Born: Rio Ngumoha's Historic Goal Seals Dramatic Win for Liverpool Underneath the floodlights of St. James' Park on a crisp Monday evening, a new chapter in the storied rivalry between Liverpool and Newcastle United unfolded. The Premier League clash, already brimming with tension due to Liverpool's recent interest in Newcastle's Alexander Isak, reached a fever pitch. Amidst the drama, a 16-year-old named Rio Ngumoha seized his moment in history, becoming Liverpool's youngest-ever scorer and delivering a…