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A first-half turnaround gave Barnsley victory over Sheffield Wednesday in the South Yorkshire derby and continued Tony Pulis' winless start as Owls boss.

Josh Windass opened the scoring for the home side, tapping in after keeper Jack Walton failed to clear a long ball.

The visitors levelled when Cauley Woodrow headed in and Dominik Frieser finished off a fine move for the lead.

Wednesday were denied a late leveller with Walton tipping Joey Pelupessy's 78th minute strike on to the post.

Everton rewarded their returning fans with a much-needed victory at Goodison Park which ended Chelsea's 17-game unbeaten run.

Carlo Ancelotti's side, who hosted 2,000 fans for the first time this season, went ahead when Gylfi Sigurdsson tucked away from the spot following Edouard Mendy's foul on Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

That woke up Frank Lampard's side who then drew three saves from Jordan Pickford, one of which saw the goalkeeper brilliantly tip Reece James' shot onto the post.

Mason Mount also hit the woodwork for the visitors after 81 minutes, yet they struggled to find the fluidity which has made them potential title challengers this season.

That was in part down to some fine Everton defending, but Ancelotti's side also had good chances, with Richarlison twice having shots saved and Yerry Mina wasting two headers.

Victory, without the injured James Rodriguez, ended a run of one win in seven games, and lifts them to seventh place in the table, while Chelsea remain third.

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Hughie Fury contended with an ugly cut to outclass Poland's Mariusz Wach in a unanimous points win at Wembley Arena.

British heavyweight Fury, 26, carried the fight to his rival but was badly cut around his left eye in a clash of heads early on in the 10 round contest.

Instruction from his father and trainer Peter Fury to box rather than fight saw him amend his approach and minimise the risk of further damage to the cut.

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Lawrence Okolie floored Nikodem Jezewski three times in less than two rounds as he cruised to victory in their cruiserweight contest.

A body shot and a hard right hand to the temple put Poland's Jezewski down inside twice in the first round.

The Rio 2016 Olympian was accurate and heavy handed throughout against a man who took the fight at late notice after Okolie's world-title bout with Krzysztof Glowacki was called off when the Polish fighter contracted Covid-19.

Jezewski gamely made his way from his stool in round two but a straight right to his forehead ended the contest and moved Okolie to 15 wins from 15 bouts.

Celtic's second-half siege overpowered Kilmarnock and earned under-pressure manager Neil Lennon further breathing space as his side reclaimed second place in the Scottish Premiership.

After two wins from 12, Celtic have now secured back-to-back victories for the first time in 10 weeks.

Mohamed Elyounoussi's deflected strike and a thumping Shane Duffy header ended a run of successive league draws.

It keeps Celtic 13 points adrift of leaders Rangers with two games in hand.

Kilmarnock remain eighth - four points off the bottom - after a fifth Premiership defeat in six.

Rangers won at Dundee United to extend their unbeaten run to 26 games and remain 13 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.

James Tavernier has now been involved in 30 goals this term after scoring one and setting up Connor Goldson's second.

Liam Smith's superb volley had drawn United level after Tavernier's brilliant free-kick opener before Goldson's header at another set-piece.

United's first home defeat in five has them sixth, a point behind Motherwell.

Rangers' fifth consecutive victory means that Steven Gerrard's side have only failed to win one of their last 10 away from home - a 3-3 Europa League draw with Benfica.

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Stuart McCall won seven of his 29 matches in charge in his third permanent spell in charge at Valley Parade

Bradford City have sacked manager Stuart McCall and assistant Kenny Black after six defeats in a row.

Saturday's 3-1 loss at Oldham left them 22nd in League Two and with just one league victory since 17 October.

McCall, 56, was in his third spell as boss after taking over in February.

"This decision was not taken lightly, and we have done everything in our power to support them during their time at the club," Bradford chief executive officer, Ryan Sparks, said.

"Unfortunately, we have taken only four points from our last 10 games, and find ourselves in a battle at the wrong end of the table.

"And, with a host of important fixtures - and the January transfer window - on the horizon, we felt now was the right time to move in a different direction."

Former Scotland midfielder McCall, who also spent six years as a player at Valley Parade, only signed a one-year contract extension until the end of next season on 26 November.

But Bradford have lost four games since, including a home defeat by Oldham in the second round of the FA Cup.

McCall, who had a spell in caretaker charge in 2000 for two games, was first appointed on a full-time basis in May 2007.

He had a second spell as permanent manager between 2016 and 2018, before he replaced Gary Bowyer 10 months ago.

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Eugene Andrew Cernan (March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. During the Apollo 17 mission, Cernan became the eleventh person to walk on the Moon. As he re-entered the Apollo Lunar Module after Harrison Schmitt on their third and final lunar excursion, he was the last person to walk on the Moon.

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late 13c., "affected with periodic insanity dependent on the changes of the moon," from Old French lunatique "insane," or directly from Late Latin lunaticus "moon-struck," from Latin luna "moon" (see luna).

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Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has died at the age of 73.

The Frenchman managed the Reds from 1998-2004 and led them to five major trophies, including the FA Cup, League Cup and Uefa Cup treble in 2000-01.

Prior to Liverpool, Houllier managed Lens, Paris St-Germain and the French national team, and after leaving the Reds won two Ligue 1 titles at Lyon.

His last managerial job was at Aston Villa, but he left in 2011 after nine months, following heart problems.

In a statement, Liverpool said they were "deeply saddened" by Houllier's death.

"We are mourning the passing of our treble-winning manager, Gerard Houllier," the club said.

"The thoughts of everyone at Liverpool Football Club are with Gerard's family and many friends."

Aston Villa said: "All at Aston Villa are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Gerard Houllier, our manager during the 2010-11 season.

"Our thoughts are with Gerard's loved ones at this incredibly difficult time."