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Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea: Africa Cup of Nations – live
⚽ Updates from Group E fixture; kick-off 12.30pm GMT⚽ Scores | Follow us on Bluesky | Email WillEd Aarons on the announcement Afcon is changing to be every four years and the impact of the decision.Catch up with yesterday’s action at Afcon. Continue reading...

Koepka’s departure is a blow for LIV but also raises questions for PGA Tour | Ewan Murray
Five-time major champion looks poised to become a fascinating test case for golf’s future after exiting Saudi-funded breakaway tourIt was portrayed as amicable when it felt so inevitable. News that Brooks Koepka will step away from LIV Golf in 2026 comes as no shock. This never felt a particularly sensible alliance; an individual who craves glory at the top level and a disruption regime that has grasped for relevance with only varying degrees of success.Koepka has looked unhappy in his professional domain for some time. He has all but admitted he would never have joined LIV but for fears over a potentially career-threatening injury. Golf’s ultimate alpha male was the captain of LIV’s Smash GC team. The whole thing always seemed preposterous. Continue reading...

Gold, silver and platinum hit record highs as investors look for Santa rally; oil climbs amid Venezuela blockage – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsIs the Christmas shopping period more of a whimper than a bang for Britain’s retailers this year?Shopper traffic yesterday remained “stubbornly muted”, according to the latest footfall data from Sensormatic Solutions, which shows that visits were 13.1% lower than a year ago.“After an unsettled start to the festive period - defined by shaky consumer confidence and spending hesitancy – retailers will be left feeling frustrated that footfall remains stubbornly muted, after many were pinning their hopes on a surge in store traffic yesterday.”“With consumers leaving purchases right up to the wire, some retailers have released Boxing Day deals early to try and unlock that, so far, elusive consumer spending.”“What we’ve seen over the past week is a combination of position squaring in thin markets, after last week’s breakdown failed to gain traction, coupled with heightened geopolitical tensions, including the US blockade on Venezuela and supported by last night’s robust GDP data.” Continue reading...

Rob and Michele Reiner died minutes after attack, says death certificate, as children announce memorial
Two of the couple’s children have said they are planning a memorial service for their parents, as further details are released about their cause of death earlier this monthNew details have emerged about the deaths of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, whose bodies were discovered on Sunday 14 December in their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles.Their death certificates have been released by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, obtained by TMZ and reported by multiple US outlets. They record that Rob Reiner’s body was found at 15.45, and Singer Reiner’s at 15.46. The cause of death for both is given as “multiple sharp force injuries” with the circumstances described as “homicide” and “with knife, by another”. Continue reading...

