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Arsenal began the 2026/27 season in style with a 3-0 win over Manchester City to lift the Community Shield at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Sunday. The Gunners took the lead just 24 seconds into the game through Riccardo Calafiori before Kai Havertz doubled the advantage in the 28th minute. Martin Odegaard then added a third two minutes after the restart to seal Arsenal’s 18th Community Shield title. Arsenal made a fast start and were rewarded almost immediately. Ben White found Myles Lewis-Skelly, who created space before sending a pass into the path of Calafiori. The Italian defender calmly finished past…

The Beatles have returned home to Abbey Road as Sam Mendes creates a piece of music history for his upcoming four-part biopic. This weekend, drone footage circulated on social media from above the set of The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event, where the director recreated the Abbey Road (1969) album cover at the now iconic crosswalk outside Abbey Road Studios in London. Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, Barry Keoghan and Harris Dickinson could be seen crossing the street multiple times during production in the clip. Related Stories Deadline reported last week that production was heading to Abbey Road for a…

Pastor Jerry Eze, founder of the Streams of Joy ministry and the NSPPD prayer platform, has stepped into a boardroom far from his pulpit. Heirs Life Assurance, a member of Tony Elumelu’s Heirs Holdings Group, has appointed him an Independent Non-Executive Director, effective August 10, 2026. The appointment blends faith-based influence with corporate governance, aimed squarely at Nigeria’s insurance penetration rate, which remains below one per cent. Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Life Assurance, said Eze’s reach among Nigerians offers a route into deepening financial inclusion and public trust. Insurance in Nigeria has long struggled against public scepticism, particularly around…

Futurist Max Tegmark wonders why sandwiches are more regulated than artificial intelligence in the US.The biggest danger facing mankind is a machine that can “outsmart the whole species”, argues Max Tegmark, professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and founder of the Future of Life Institute.Tegmark tells host Steve Clemons that governments and tech companies are in a “race to replace” human labour, instead of solving human problems. “It’s aimed at getting more money and power to a very small number of individuals,” he says.But a slew of suicides and murders committed by people chatting with AI chatbots…

Israeli troops have raided the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, with one villager saying the army turned their house into a barracks. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports on the lurking military and settler outposts.Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that the 2026/27 season could be the final campaign of his remarkable football career, with the Portugal captain already planning for life beyond the sport. The 41-year-old made the admission in an interview with Vogue shortly after marrying his long-time partner, Georgina Rodríguez, as he considers a future increasingly centred on family, travel and other interests. “This is probably my last year of football, and I want to leave a spectacular legacy,” Ronaldo said. Read Also: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez tie knot after 9 years of romance The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has enjoyed one…

By Bayo Wahab Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has reaffirmed his support for President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term in office in the 2027 presidential election. Adeleke re-endorsed the President on Sunday while delivering his victory speech following his re-election as governor of Osun State. The governor, who had earlier endorsed Tinubu for another term, commended the President for what he described as his support for a free and fair governorship election in the state. “At this point, I must deeply appreciate Mr President, His Excellency, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his strong support for a free and…

You only get one chance to make a first impression, and for rookie NFL quarterbacks, their best chance at that impression comes in the preseason. This year, the Cardinals’ Carson Beck and the Panthers’ Haynes King got things off to a sizzling start in the Hall of Fame Game. Beck — a third-round pick out of Miami — went 15-for-19 for 188 yards and a touchdown in a thoroughly impressive performance, but King — undrafted out of Georgia Tech — got the last laugh, diving in for a game-winning touchdown on the final play.Think the preseason is boring? Think again!Unfortunately,…

Marvel Studios has announced a host of new actors for its X-Men reboot – including Stranger Things star Sadie Sink and Adam Driver.The stars taking on the roles of seven characters in the new movie were unveiled at Disney’s D23 fan event in the US on Friday.Speaking at the event, Sink told the crowd it was “so wonderful” to be there and to “finally talk about the character after months of speculation”.Star Wars actor Driver joined via video-link as his character was revealed as the villainous Nathaniel Milbury, who will also been known as Mr Sinister.He told fans he’d been…

Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo The Chairman, 2026 Osun Election Observation Mission of Yiaga Africa, Dr. Asmau Maikudi, on Sunday tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reproduce the success of the recently concluded gubernatorial election in the state during the 2027 general electios. She noted that the electoral umpire had demonstrated that it can meet a high operational standard, apply the Electoral Act 2026 and transmit results transparently when the election is well resourced and closely watched. Maikudi, who gave the charge while presenting post-election report of the group backed by European Union (EU), underscored the need for INEC…