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The disappointment was Rashford’s return coincided with what Maguire accepted was Manchester United’s “worst” pre-season performance, a week before their Premier League opener at Hull.Skipper Bruno Fernandes missed a penalty for the second game running, which would have made it 2-1 at half-time, although there were encouraging signs in his link-up play with Youri Tielemans as both completed the full 90 minutes for the first time.”We’re wanting to play much further up the pitch, be more aggressive and more on the front foot,” said Maguire.”This was the only game where I didn’t feel we did ourselves justice in that aspect.…

By Ayo Onikoyi Nollywood actress and entrepreneur Sarah Martins has spoken in support of women who choose to undergo body enhancement procedures, saying such decisions can help boost their confidence and self-esteem. Martins, who spoke in an interview with Potpourri, said women should be free to make choices about their bodies if those choices help them feel more confident and empowered. “Sugar is their body! Nothing kills women faster than low self-esteem,” she said. “If getting your body done will give you the confidence you need as a woman to grow and win, then go ahead and do it!” The…

The re-elected Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said President Bola Tinubu called to congratulate him after he won Saturday’s governorship election, adding that he expects his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, to do the same. Mr Adeleke described his re-election as a victory for democracy and the people of Osun State, while thanking the president for supporting the democratic process. Speaking after the announcement of the election results, the governor said Mr Tinubu personally called to congratulate him. “I want to seize this opportunity to thank Mr President. Mr President has called me and congratulated…

The Representative of Ikeja Federal Constituency in Lagos, James Faleke, has denied attempting to influence the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the outcome of the Osun State governorship election. Faleke, who supported the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, made the clarification in a post on X on Sunday in response to a comment by Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido. Davido had, during the collation of the election results in Osogbo on Saturday, accused Faleke of putting pressure on INEC to alter the outcome of the poll. “Hon. James Faleke, stop putting pressure on INEC…

All pubs will get protection from being turned into housing or offices under a shakeup of planning laws in England to be presented by Angela Rayner this week.The housing secretary will publish a new national planning policy framework aimed at loosening planning laws even further to help build 3m homes by the end of the parliament.The government had previously been consulting on whether to change planning laws to protect the last pub in an area from being turned into housing or commercial use, but the limits of that proposal prompted warnings from hospitality campaigners that thousands of pubs could be…

Interest in using watermark removal apps on AI-generated content has gone through the roof and sadly spurred evildoers.gettyIn today’s column, I examine the flurry of lies and scams underlying those watermark removal apps that are supposed to be able to remove digital watermarks found in the outputs of generative AI and large language models (LLMs). Though such lies and scams have been around for quite a while, they have taken on a new and egregious life after Anthropic announced that it is watermarking the AI-generated output from Claude. Why would Anthropic’s announcement ratchet things up? Because having a major LLM…

At D23, when asked about the potential for a sequel to the cult classic The Simpsons: Hit & Run game, Matt Groening replied, “I think the original game is coming back in some form,” before current showrunner Matt Selman added, “or not.” The tone in both of their voices and the body language suggests that Groening may have just revealed something he wasn’t supposed to.The original title came out way back in 2003 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Windows. While it’s possible to get the game up and running on modern computers, it’s not available on modern consoles. It’s…

Incumbent Osun State Governor and Accord Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has been declared winner of the governorship election held on Saturday. The results were presented by the state’s Returning Officer, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation centre in Osogbo on Sunday. Adeleke won 19 local government areas, while the All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, won 11. Adeleke recorded some of his strongest performances in his traditional strongholds, including Ede North, Osogbo, Ede South, Iwo and Ife East. LGAs won by Adeleke The Accord Party candidate won the following…

A journalist with Nigeria’s foremost investigative newspaper, PREMIUM TIMES, has been selected as one of six reporters globally for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP17 Media Reporting Fellowship. Abdulkareem Mojeed, a member of the newspaper’s Business and Economy Desk, is the only Nigerian journalist selected for the fellowship, which will support media coverage of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the UNCCD in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The other selected journalists are Eric Kasina of Business Daily Africa, Kenya; Shagun Kapil of Down To Earth, India; Ángeles Lucas of El País, Spain; Rafael Cardoso of Agência Brasil,…

Aug 16, 2026, 05:32 AM ETParis Saint-Germain winger Bradley Barcola is the subject of renewed interest from Liverpool, while AZ Alkmaar midfielder Kees Smit is on the radar of Real Madrid. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers home page | Men’s summer grades | Women’s gradesTrending rumorsParis Saint-Germain winger Bradley Barcola is set to move on this summer. Image Photo Agency/Getty Images- Liverpool are ready to make another move for Paris Saint-Germain winger Bradley Barcola, after the French club signed Ajax’s Mika Godts for €45 million, says The Standard. Barcola, 23, has slipped down…