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  Fred Kerley, a two-time Olympic 100m medallist currently serving a suspension, has become the first US man and first track and field athlete to sign up for the Enhanced Games, where competitors will be free to use performance-enhancing drugs. The Enhanced Games announced Kerley’s participation on social media on Wednesday, saying in a post […]

  UEFA Champions League results on Wednesday:   League phase, matchday one In Piraeus, Greece Olympiakos (GRE) 0 Pafos (CYP) 0   In Prague Slavia Prague (CZE) 2 (Mbodji 23, 74) Bodo/Glimt (NOR) 2 (Bassi 78, Brunstad Fet 90)   In Amsterdam Ajax (NED) 0 Inter Milan (ITA) 2 (Thuram 42, 47)   In Munich, […]

  Virgil van Dijk’s stoppage-time winner sparked a confrontation between Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone and Liverpool fans at Anfield as the Reds opened their Champions League campaign with a dramatic 3-2 victory on Wednesday. Simeone was shown a red card in the aftermath of Van Dijk’s 92nd-minute header after his side had come from […]

  Rapper Cardi B is expecting a child with her American football player boyfriend Stefon Diggs, she said Wednesday, following weeks of rumors. The singer confirmed the news in an interview with CBS, telling the outlet: “I’m excited. I’m happy.” Cardi B — real name Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar — and New England Patriots wide receiver […]

  Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich beat Chelsea 3-1 at home in their Champions League opener on Wednesday. Michael Olise pressured Trevoh Chalobah into an own goal with 20 minutes gone, before Kane won and converted a penalty seven minutes later. Cole Palmer finished off a superb team counter-attack just two minutes later […]

  The Minister of State for Agriculture, Sabi Abdullahi, says President Bola Tinubu’s administration has made significant progress in strengthening food security. On Tinubu’s assumption of office, food and commodity inflation skyrocketed as Nigerians battle what can pass for the worst cost of living crisis since the country’s independence over six decades ago. But speaking […]

  Former Commissioner for Information in Rivers State, Ibim Semetinari, has welcomed the lifting of emergency rule in the oil-rich state. Six months after suspending democratic governance in Rivers, President Bola Tinubu paved the way for the return of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odi as well as members of the State House of […]

  The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered interest rates for the first time this year, flagging slower job gains and risks to employment as policymakers face heightened pressure under President Donald Trump. The Fed cut the benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points, to a range between 4.0 percent and 4.25 percent, while penciling […]

  A dismembered corpse found rotting in an impounded Tesla registered to rising American rap star D4vd was that of a teenage girl, a US medical examiner has said. Los Angeles police discovered the body in the car’s trunk last week when they were called to a Hollywood tow yard by workers and neighbors who […]

  The Qatar Investment Authority announced on Wednesday a $500 million investment in Canadian company Ivanhoe Mines, which develops mining projects in sub-Saharan Africa. The Gulf state’s sovereign wealth fund will own roughly four per cent of Ivanhoe Mines following the completion of the investment, the QIA said in a statement. The Qatari fund’s chief […]

  Pep Guardiola acknowledged that Manchester City are not considered among the favourites to win the Champions League ahead of their opening game against Napoli on Thursday. City have regularly reached the sharp end of Europe’s top club competition in recent years, winning the trophy for the first time in 2023. They suffered a painful […]

  At least 50 Sudanese refugees have died off the coast of eastern Libya after their boat caught fire, an International Organisation for Migration spokesperson told AFP Wednesday. “The tragic incident took place when a rubber boat carrying 75 Sudanese refugees caught fire off the coast of Tobruk, Libya, while en route to Greece,” the […]