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MLB fans have plenty of action to take in on Friday, Aug. 7 with 15 games on the diamond, headlined by Atlanta Braves visiting the New York Yankees, AL Central contenders going at it when the Cleveland Guardians face the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox trying to get their ninth win in a row and maintain their image as the league’s hottest club. SportsLine MLB expert Adam Thompson has scanned Friday’s matchups and provides his best bets for the day’s slate.Tail Thompson’s MLB picks with the DraftKings promo code and get $150 in bonus bets when you…

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s cats are back and they could not inhabit a more feline-friendly space than this lush green corner of Regent’s Park. The trees swish around their nocturnal prowls and the brilliant moon on the steel crescent set shines down on their song and dance. The big cats up the road in London Zoo would surely approve?Up to a point. These animals, directed and newly choreographed by Drew McOnie, are more balletic and graceful than those in the 1981 original and the production definitely reclaims the musical’s reputation from Tom Hooper’s film which many found to be a dog’s…

The news circle has been dominated for some time by the visit of Catholic Bishops to President Tinubu to draw the attention of Government to their concerns over the policy direction of the Administration. Speaking to the visit in a television interview, the Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has done Nigeria a good turn by boldly coming out and showing that the President Tinubu’s administration is determined to win the 2027 elections “by all means”. All the indicators are blinking red showing a single-minded determination of the Tinubu Administration to use State resources to undermine the credibility of…

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye have signed a joint defence pact as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate with the United States and Israel’s war on Iran.The agreement, called the Mecca Joint Deterrence Agreement, was signed in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on Friday by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe pact is intended to provide a collective deterrence against any act of aggression by stipulating that an armed attack against any of the three would…

No fewer than eight persons have been killed in a reprisal attack on Abugi, Kuchinda and Mikugi communities in Kupa Kingdom, Lokoja Local Area of Kogi State. According to eyewitnesses, the attack was triggered by the alleged killing of an unarmed pastoralist by a member of a local vigilante group over suspicion of cattle rustling. The incident reportedly sparked outrage among suspected herders, who subsequently invaded the affected communities and opened fire on residents. Reacting to the development, the Kogi State Government condemned the killing of the pastoralist and the subsequent reprisal attack, describing both incidents as “tragic, senseless and…

Seven healthcare professionals have been on trial since mid-April in Argentina for potential negligence.Published On 7 Aug 20267 Aug 2026Diego Maradona was bedridden, suffering from edema and appeared resigned to his fate in his final days, according to the testimony of the Argentinian football legend’s masseur at the trial into the circumstances of his death in 2020.Maradona “wouldn’t get out of bed, he didn’t want to eat, he didn’t want to wash, he didn’t want to look after his personal hygiene”, Nicolas Taffarel testified on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listHe claimed that at the time he had…

On 8 June, Brazil temporarily suspended its Butantan-DV dengue vaccination rollout after reports of rare and unexpected adverse events during early implementation (1–3). This decision—an appropriate response to a safety signal—should not be interpreted as evidence that dengue vaccination has failed. Rather, it serves as a call to make dengue vaccine deployment more scientifically accountable. Every dengue vaccine rollout should be paired with active pharmacovigilance, transparent reporting, and postlicensure studies that can distinguish vaccine-related adverse events from severe dengue occurring after vaccination. The priority is not to retreat from dengue vaccination but to ensure that safety, effectiveness, and serotype-specific performance…

The Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Ayo Omidiran, has pledged support Ahmadu Bello University’s plans to host the 2028 Nigeria University Games (NUGA) and develop one of the country’s National Centres of Excellence in Sports. Ms Omidiran made the commitment on Thursday when the university’s management, led by Vice-Chancellor Adamu Ahmed, paid her a courtesy visit at the FCC headquarters in Abuja. An alumna of the institution, Ms Omidiran said Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, played a defining role in shaping her leadership journey and reaffirmed her commitment to supporting initiatives that promote education, youth empowerment and…

Where were you when West and Amanda announced in a joint Instagram post that they were pursuing a romantic connection? Or when Rob broke the news to Maura that he was, in fact, lying to her all along? How about when Brinity (Bryce and Trinity, for the uninitiated) was named America’s favorite couple? For millions, these questions will immediately conjure up the past year in reality television. Buoyed by years’ worth of steadily won viewers, and thanks in large part to a recent spate of headline-generating scandals, 2026 has been a banner year for audiences dedicated to the unscripted arts.…

If you told primary-school-age me that I’d one day love cabbage, I would have laughed and called you a liar. Despite how much school dinners tried to put me – and likely, you – off this green-leafed staple, I’m happy to say that my taste has been rehabilitated. Yet, for all the love I have for the humble cabbage, it is not a crop I grow. And it is for the same reason that lots of grow-your-own classics don’t make it on to my plot: I don’t have enough space. For a vegetable that is so inexpensive and ubiquitous, I simply can’t justify it.But if…