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Teenager struggled in Barca’s La Liga start at Elche but improves against Athletic Bilbao, according to Hansi Flick.Published On 30 Aug 202630 Aug 2026Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has indicated that teenage star Lamine Yamal is finding his way back to his “top level” before Monday’s La Liga clash against Rayo Vallecano.The 19-year-old struggled in Barca’s first match of the season at Elche but improved against Athletic Bilbao in the second, Flick said, although he did not find the net.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“I know everyone is worried about how is Lamine, how is he doing. And of…

Larak Island is just offshore from the key port of Bandar Abbas and sits right on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global shipping.Iran is currently making tanker traffic pass by this island for checking and reportedly forcing vessels to pay $2m (£1.5m) to cross.Hossein Mohebbi, the IRGC’s spokesman called the attack a “strategic and fatal mistake by the Trump regime” and said that the “enemy will pay the consequences of this miscalculation in both the economic and military fields”.Iran’s Tasnim news agency, which is affiliated with the IRGC, said earlier that the attack was carried out by…

The Rays have two more seasons playing at Tropicana Field before moving to a new ballpark across the bay projected to open in 2029. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe plight of the A’s in Oakland and the Rays in Tampa Bay has been a Major League Baseball dilemma for decades, spanning the careers of the last two commissioners, Rob Manfred and Bud Selig.With the very close vote of government bodies last week in Tampa and Hillsborough County supporting public dollars in part toward a $2.3 billion ballpark project for the Rays, there is finally closure to those issues.“It’s big…

As is standard procedure for major NASA missions, the US space agency held a post-launch news conference on Sunday morning at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to provide information about how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was faring during its initial maneuvers. What was not standard, however, is what happened in the middle of the news conference. A little less than half an hour in, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman looked down at his mobile phone, and then stood up and walked away from the dais where he had been seated behind a table along with other NASA officials. He…

 Now that Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has decisively defeated the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Munirudeen Oyebamiji, it is hoped that the federal government would release the withheld statutory allocations of the 30 local governments in the state. According to recent data from the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), the allocations have grown to the tune of over N250billion. Following the February 2025 local government elections in the state, which were challenged by the ruling APC, the federal government withheld the statutory allocations meant for the 30 councils. But the state government went to court…

A combination of omega-3 and low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) performed about as well as antibiotics in a yearlong study of people with severe periodontitis, raising the possibility of an alternative treatment for some patients. The research was conducted by scientists affiliated with Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital, Guarulhos University (UNG), the University of Taubaté (UNITAU), and the Ribeirão Preto School of Dentistry at USP (FORP-USP) in Brazil, along with Harvard University in the United States. The findings were published in the Journal of Periodontology. Researchers say the results could eventually help reduce antibiotic use in selected patients, an important consideration as…

The Tennessee Titans will waive quarterback Will Levis as the team continues to trim its roster down to 53 players, per ESPN. The former second-round pick out of Kentucky had been demoted to third-string behind No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward and free-agent addition Mitch Trubisky. Levis played the entire first half of Tennessee’s preseason finale against the Chicago Bears on Saturday night, completing 14 of 22 passes for 143 yards, but it wasn’t enough for the Titans to find a willing trade partner. Levis stepped into the starting lineup as a rookie back in 2023 and showed some promise while going 3-6.…

Big Brother Naija Season 11 has introduced a new twist that could see Gambits Aikou and Flora return to the main competition following a viewers’ poll announced during Sunday’s live eviction show. Recall that Aikou and Flora were unveiled as this season’s “Gambits” in the second week of the reality show, with host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu revealing that they were no longer eligible to compete for the ₦160 million grand prize. Instead, they remained in the house as Biggie’s agents, carrying out secret tasks and helping shape events behind the scenes. However, during Sunday’s live eviction show, Ebuka announced the “Operation…

Laleye Dipo in Minna Following the abduction of yet unknown number of worshippers at a mosque in Dekira town in the Borgu emirate of Niger state the Christian Association of Nigeria CAN has asked that security be beefed up in all places of worship across the state especially during the jummat and Sunday services Chairman of CAN in the state, the Most Reverend Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, gave the charge in his homily at the St Michaels Catholic Cathedral Minna where prayers were offered for the release of those kidnapped by bandits and terrorists in Dekira mosques in the Borgu local…

Hammed Shittu in Ilorin The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the purported imposition of exorbitant charges placed on political campaign advertising permits for political parties in the state. The party described the levies as illegally excessive, unjustifiable and capable of creating a financial barrier against opposition parties and their candidates ahead of the 2027 elections. Recall that, at the stakeholders engagement on political advertising and campaign communications organised in Ilorin by KWASAA recently, a fee schedule was presented under which presidential candidates are expected to pay N100 million, governorship candidates N50 million, senatorial candidates…