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Former multi-weight world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather’s planned exhibition against Greek kickboxing star Mike Zambidis in Athens on Saturday is off, according to federal court filings obtained by ESPN. The pay-per-view event was to be held at the Telekon Center at the OAKA Olympic Complex in Athens. Events company CSI, which is suing Mayweather in connection with planned bouts against Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao, had sought an injunction in the Southern District Court of New York to prevent the Zambidis exhibition. In a letter to the court, ESPN reported, attorney Melissa Glass said the Mayweather-Zambidis event will no longer…

In the press materials for Phoebe Bridgers’ return, the 31-year-old US singer talks about taking time to make her third album after coming to feel “a little world-weary” about public life. Who could blame her? Bridgers became a figure of invasive parasocial behaviour from fans after her spooked, sad second album, 2020’s Punisher, resonated with life under lockdown and made her a superstar. In recent years, young women making introspective and ornate indie-rock songs have risen to startling, pop star levels of fame and scrutiny – and none more so than Bridgers, her Boygenius supergroup with Julien Baker and Lucy…

The authorities in Kenya effectively shut down the capital, Nairobi, on Thursday, blocking highways and deploying security forces to pre-empt an annual protest that has become a focus of opposition to President William Ruto.June 25 has emerged as a significant — and tense — date in Kenya’s political calendar, after security forces killed dozens of people on that day two years ago during a protest against a government finance bill that would have raised taxes.On Thursday, fears of unrest and possible police violence forced most shops, businesses and schools to close, replacing the city’s usual bustle with an eerie quiet.…

…Tasks stakeholders on heritage preservation, creation of job opportunities for youths …Commissions remodeled Premier Hotel Ibadan President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, said every realistic measure, including international collaboration, is being taken to ensure that the kidnapped victims in Orire Local Government of Oyo State are safely brought home without harm or avoidable loss of life. President Tinubu, who gave the assurance at the commissioning of remodeled Premier Hotel, Ibadan, stated that Government is seriously addressing the upswing in banditry, kidnapping and associated criminalities across the nation. This is as the President asked for the preservation of heritage, embrace of…

Android 17 is getting a dedicated gaming mode for foldables that will put a virtual gamepad with touch controls on half of your screen to theoretically make it easier to play games.With foldable gaming mode, which is set to launch in the coming months, the virtual controller emulates physical button presses at a system level and is designed to work “with any game that supports physical controllers,” says Google’s Mishaal Rahman on Reddit. For the actual inputs, the virtual controller will have a D-pad; left and right virtual sticks; A, B, X, and Y buttons; L1, L2, L3; R1, R2,…

Speaker Mike Johnson said on Thursday that he would send to President Trump a bipartisan housing bill cleared by Congress, despite the president’s decision a day earlier to scrap a much-anticipated signing ceremony for the measure.Mr. Trump has yet to commit to signing the legislation, which he has diminished as being “of minor importance” even as members of his own party have celebrated it as a crucial victory that can lower housing costs.Mr. Johnson’s announcement came after he had a lengthy meeting with Mr. Trump at the White House.Sending the president a bill that has passed both chambers of Congress…

Nature, Published online: 25 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01978-8Once the realm of science fiction, the idea of making Mars habitable is gaining traction. Nature consulted with key scientists to develop this experimental adventure.

Jun 25, 2026, 02:50 PM ETDetroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold, who is facing felony charges of armed robbery and kidnapping, appeared at a hearing Thursday in Tampa, Florida, and was ordered held without bail until a pretrial detention hearing scheduled for Monday morning.Prosecutors will argue at that hearing that Arnold should remain in custody without bail until trial, the Hillsborough County (Florida) District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.Arnold briefly appeared in court Thursday by video as a judge announced charges of kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy against the cornerback. The charges could carry a sentence of up to life in prison.”He’s…

Somtochukwu Okafor, the third son of the late actor John “Mr Ibu” Okafor, has pushed back against his father’s widow, Stellamaris, after she publicly appealed for financial help to cover the rent for their home and his children’s school fees. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that Ms Stellamaris and her children appealed during an interview with content creator Mukoro “King Mitchy” Michelle. In the interview, which went viral on Thursday, they described their living conditions, revealing that they had been without electricity for about two months and relied on a well for water, among other hardships. “We fetch water from the well.…

Shafali Verma’s half-century helps the 50-over world champions reach the target inside 17 overs at Old Trafford.Published On 25 Jun 202625 Jun 2026India beat Bangladesh by five wickets in Manchester to bolster their hopes of a semifinal place at the Women’s T20 World Cup.Chasing a modest target of 137 at Old Trafford, opener Shafali Verma struck 53 from 34 balls as India reached their target inside 17 overs on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSouth Africa, meanwhile, capitalised on a maiden T20 international century from Tazmin Brits to overwhelm the Netherlands by 88 runs.That means India and South…