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Brad Arthur’s men turn on the style to sink Hull KR 34-8 as Jake Connor helped himself to an 18-point individual haul at Headingley Last Updated: 26/06/26 10:41pm Jake Connor was at the centre of helping Leeds produce a statement victory against Hull KR Leeds strengthened their position at the Betfred Super League summit after delivering another crushing win over defending champions Hull KR at Headingley. Eight days after slaying fellow title rivals Warrington by a similar margin, Brad Arthur’s men turned on the style to sink the Robins 34-8 as Jake Connor helped himself to an 18-point individual haul.Coupled…

After the failure of a petition launched by Sen. Rick Scott to bar resurgent rap superstar Kanye “Ye” West from performing on Friday and Sunday at a publicly funded Tampa arena over the rapper’s past antisemitic statements and songs, two protest vehicles will circle the venue as fans of the controversial rapper file into his show. On June 3, Scott launched a Change.org petition demanding that the Tampa Sports Authority cancel West’s late June concerts at the city’s Raymond James Stadium. Scott cited West’s controversial antisemitic remarks and other actions in the letter he wrote to the stadium’s governing body.…

Family, friends, former colleagues, political associates, church members, and well-wishers are set to pay their final respects to Dame Obiageri Phoebe Oguzie, KSC, as funeral rites begin for the distinguished educator, public servant, community leader and woman of faith who passed away on May 19, 2026, at the age of 65.The funeral is expected to draw dignitaries from across the country, including political leaders, government officials, business executives, traditional rulers, clergy, community leaders, and numerous friends and associates of her daughter, Hon. Jennifer Oguzie, who have continued to identify with the family following her passing.According to a statement signed by…

Governor Dauda Lawal has reiterated his administration’s commitment to fully support security operatives in Zamfara State. On Thursday, the governor chaired the weekly State Security Council meeting at the Government House in Gusau. According to a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, the meeting brought together all heads of security agencies in the state. The statement noted that the council focused on enhancing security presence in volatile areas. “Governor Dauda Lawal chaired the weekly security council meeting with renewed commitment to strengthening support for the troops.” “He assured the heads of the security agencies of his readiness to…

The US military ⁠conducted strikes ⁠against Iran ​on Friday, ⁠Central Command said in ⁠a statement, ​adding ‌that ‌US aircraft ‌struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and ‌coastal radar sites ​after Tehran’s attack on a ⁠commercial ship ​in the ​strait ​of ​Hormuz.The US strike was in response to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the strait, a provocation that President Donald Trump said violated the ceasefire.The strikes came shortly after Trump told reporters, “You’ll find out,” whether the US would respond to the drone attack.

Sora Shirai of Japan during the Men’s Finals at the Street Skateboard World Cup in Rome, Italy. (Photo by: Nano Calvo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThe first World Skateboarding Tour (WST) events of the LA28 qualification cycle have concluded in Rome, where the world’s best street and park skateboarders earned the first points in what will be a two-year journey to the next Olympics.The World Cup in Rome marked the first official qualifying stop for LA28, with World Skate’s rankings now beginning to take shape across all four Olympic disciplines: men’s and women’s…

We’ve arrived at the final day of Prime Day, which at this point should probably be called “Prime Week.” We’ve found discounts on all manner of gadgets, including TVs, smart home tech, chargers, headphones, and more. Some of the best deals have started selling out at some retailers, so if you’ve been craving a popular upgrade like the AirPods Max 2, time is running low.The good news is that our team is still hard at work, and in addition to the deals that remain in stock, the retailers sometimes save up a few extras for the last day (like this…

Left-wing Democrats have exulted after democratic socialists emerged victorious from House primaries in deep-blue New York districts this week.But centrist Democrats have reacted with a very different tone. Alarm.“We are capitalist, not socialist,” reads a letter, titled “The Promise to America,” signed by a group of moderate House Democrats two days after the primaries.With four months until the midterm elections, the outcomes in New York have deepened divisions in the Democratic Party, threatening to unleash a renewed internal debate about electability and how Democrats speak about capitalism. In Congress and elsewhere, some moderates have quickly distanced themselves from the victorious…

Sierra Leone’s John Thomas ‘Jay Tee’ Kamara scores during a penalty shoot-out against Azerbaijan in March 2026.Credit: Aziz Karimov/FIFA via GettyTaking a penalty kick in a World Cup football shoot-out means performing an action under extreme pressure. The binary nature of the outcome, the importance of the shot for the game’s result, the drama surrounding penalties and the abundance of video evidence from every angle also make shoot-outs a fertile real-world laboratory for understanding human behaviour under pressure.Lessons from penalty shoot-outs can reveal a lot about how people handle other stressful situations, such as important exams or job interviews.I began…

More than 4,000 fans poured into Stormont on Friday hoping to witness a slice of cricket history under the Belfast sun. In the end, that’s exactly what they got.But it wasn’t the “I was there” moment they had anticipated.The build-up to Ireland and India’s opening T20 was dominated by the possibility of the world champions handing a record-breaking debut to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.At 15 years and 91 days old, he appeared set to become India’s youngest international after an impossible-to-miss ascension to the national squad following his stunning exploits in the Indian Premier League.But the batting sensation’s surprise absence from the…