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Liverpool (AFP) – Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca insisted he was “absolutely happy” despite his side losing ground in the Premier League title race following a goalless draw away to Everton on Sunday.

London (AFP) – Mohamed Salah dropped another hint that his future could lie away from Liverpool as the Egypt star said he would be happy “wherever I am going to end my career” after starring in Sunday’s 6-3 demolition of Tottenham.

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund scored three goals in a devastating five-minute spell to beat Wolfsburg 3-1 and end the year in the top six of the Bundesliga.

Jerusalem (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to retaliate against Yemen’s Huthi rebels after they fired a missile at Tel Aviv, warning that Israel would target what he described as the last remaining arm of “Iran’s axis of evil”.

Madrid (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe said he had bounced back from hitting rock bottom after helping Real Madrid thrash Sevilla 4-2 on Saturday to move second in La Liga above stuttering rivals Barcelona.

Johannesburg (AFP) – Wessam Abou Ali scored a hat-trick as CAF Champions League title-holders Al Ahly of Egypt came from behind to crush Chabab Belouizdad of Algeria 6-1 in Cairo on Sunday.

London (AFP) – Liverpool swept four points clear at the top of the Premier League as Mohamed Salah’s masterclass inspired a memorable 6-3 rout of Tottenham on Sunday.

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Paramount’s new action comedy “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” sped to the top of the North American box office this weekend, outdoing predictions with an estimated take of $62 million, one of the best December openings in years, industry watchers said Sunday.

Damascus (AFP) – The visiting head of a UN investigative body for Syria said Sunday it was possible to find “more than enough” evidence to convict people of crimes against international law, but there was an immediate need to secure and preserve it.

Rome (AFP) – Rome’s famous Trevi Fountain reopened Sunday following a three-month clean-up, but visitors will for now be limited to 400 to avoid the crowds of the past, said the city’s mayor.