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Key eventsSome pre-match recommended reading: if you’ve got a few minutes before kick-off, enjoy Jonathan O’Brien’s celebration of six forgotten World Cup classics. There are solo runs, thunderbolts, audacious lobs and one exquisite Quagliarella chip. Guaranteed to improve your day (or night).ShareWe’ve had this from Peter Rehwaldt in Kansas City: double quotation markToday the Oranje took over Kansas City with their bus-led march through downtown Kansas City, and “took over” is not hyperbole. At least one local television station cut into its regular programming to show the Dutch parade, with their orange double-decker bus leading thousands through the streets, and…

Rik Mayall: Magnificent B’Stard is a homage to the man and an elegy for what you have to presume were the lost youths of most of the viewing audience. I don’t know what the current youth would make of it. I suppose they’re not watching television anyway, so the question’s moot.Plus, of course, it doesn’t matter. This is 90 minutes of television for us – the generation that grew up with Mayall on screen as Rick the Poet (“This is my angriest poem – Theatre!”), then self-styled investigative reporter from and mostly in Redditch, Kevin Turvey, then in The Young…

Abuja-based lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, seeking urgent intervention to halt an escalating violence in Osun State ahead of the 15 August governorship election. In the petition he submitted on Thursday at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, Mr Olajengbesi expressed concern over recurring politically motivated violent incidents. He urged the police to deploy a tactical team to restore peace and protect the residents of the state He warned that the killings threaten public safety, democratic governance, and the credibility of the forthcoming election. He cited widespread fear across various communities, noting that the violence…

Iran’s armed forces struck a container ship that was passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, according to U.S. and Iranian officials, undermining efforts to restore shipping traffic through the crucial waterway.The attack came hours after Iran, demonstrating its hold over the strait, had warned ships that the only route through the vital pathway for oil and natural gas was through its waters. Many ships had been using a route on the southern side of the strait, hugging the Omani coast.The strike halted traffic through the crucial waterway, contradicting President Trump’s claim that Iran did not control the strait…

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The Federal Ministry of Education has directed the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) to immediately withdraw the appointment of 24 aides in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, describing the appointments as irregular and inconsistent with established regulations governing federal universities.   The directive was conveyed in a letter, seen by BusinessDay dated June 25, 2026, and signed by Kareem O. L., the Acting Director of University Education, on behalf of the Minister of Education.   The ministry said the attention of the Minister had been drawn to a memorandum issued by the university on June 22, 2026, announcing the…

To put it simply, the GTA franchise is one of the biggest and most profitable entertainment properties in history.GTA 5 has sold nearly 230 million copies, making it one of the best-selling games of all time – which has generated billions of dollars in revenue for Rockstar.The game’s sandbox gameplay, where players can explore vast open worlds with considerable freedom – sometimes controversially – has seen it be continuously lauded as the ultimate expression for what the interactive medium can do. Freelance video games journalist Vic Hood said each entry in the series “continued to push technical and gameplay boundaries”,…

Gov. Nwifuru By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday dismissed attempts by Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State to link his troubles to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, insisting that the governor’s real challenge is the people of Ebonyi State, not the FCT minister, as discontent over his administration grows ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The opposition party said the governor appeared to be searching for political scapegoats at a time when many residents were more concerned about the performance of his administration than political confrontations. Speaking at the…

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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark left her team’s 111-109 loss to the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday with a back injury after a series of controversial incidents, including a loose-ball scramble where Phoenix’s Alyssa Thomas put her fist into Clark’s neck.Thomas was not called for a foul on the play, but upon postgame review, the WNBA issued her a Flagrant Foul 2 penalty and one-game suspension for “recklessly making contact with her fist to the throat area of [Clark],” the league announced on Thursday.Fever president Kelly Krauskopf issued a statement Thursday following the WNBA’s decision to suspend Thomas:”Player safety should be paramount…