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Lamine Yamal is hoping to emulate Kylian Mbappe by winning the World Cup as a teenager, but first his Spain side will have to get the better of France and their superstar captain in Tuesday’s semi-final. When Mbappe scored in France’s win over Croatia in the deciding match of the 2018 tournament, he was just 19 years and 207 days old. He therefore became only the second teenager to score in a World Cup final after a 17-year-old Pele in 1958. Mbappe’s love affair with the World Cup began then, while this is Yamal’s first experience of the competition. He…

A driving consultant who was in the Top Gear crash with Andrew Flintoff and is suing BBC Studios for £150,000 ($200,000) gave the presenter “wrong and dangerous instructions,” according to BBC Studios. Reports emerged over the weekend that Paul Rees, who was sat in the passenger seat on that fateful day in 2022, is seeking up to £150,000 from BBC Studios over claims of personal injury. Deadline has not obtained Rees’ claim but has BBC Studios’ defense filing, which turns the heat on Rees – the driving consultant in the three-wheeled Morgan Super 3 car. The car overturned at the Top…

…as group unveils UAE table tennis tournament 2026 and community medical outreach The Universal Archaivar Elders (Ẹgbẹ́ Àgbà Ẹlẹ́mù), has addressed a World Media Briefing for the UAE Table Tennis Tournament 2026 and Community Medical Outreach (COMO 2), which was held successfully at the Royal Resort, Iyaganku, Ibadan, bringing together an impressive gathering of traditional rulers, sports administrators, table tennis legends, community leaders, members of the media, and distinguished guests in what was truly a gathering of the crème de la crème of personalities. In his welcome address, the President of Universal Archaivar Elders (Ẹgbẹ́ Àgbà Ẹlẹ́mù), Basorun Fayth Deleola…

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 election, has condemned the latest killings in Benue and Plateau states, saying Nigeria cannot achieve meaningful development while innocent citizens continue to lose their lives to violence. Obi made the remarks in a statement posted on his X handle on Monday following reports of fresh attacks in parts of Benue and Plateau states that left several people dead. The former Anambra State governor described the killings as painful and deeply disturbing, citing the reported murder of at least 16 persons in the Otukpo-Nobi community of Benue…

Latest match highlights, reaction and previews from the FIFA World Cup 2026 in North America.

By Peter Egwuatu The Nigerian stock market recorded a strong rebound closing bullish last week’s trading with investors gaining N9.342 trillion. The Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, had recorded a loss of over N1.8 trillion previous week following a wave of selloffs that had hit the market since last week of June, 2026. Breakdown of trading last week shows that the NGX market capitalisation, which reflects the total value of stocks listed on the Exchange, closed at N156.444 trillion from N147.102 trillion the previous week. Similarly, another strong market performance indicator, NGX All Share Index, ASI, which shows the price movements of…

Apple’s self-driving car program never really got off the ground, but it may have been what made the company’s chips the powerful AI performers they are. Early in the development of the self-driving platform, Apple realized that it would need powerful on-device AI processing. While the car processor was never finished, as Mark Gurman details in his latest Power On newsletter, it did lead to the development of the Neural Engine, the backbone of Apple’s on-device AI processing.The Neural Engine made its debut with the iPhone X and the A11 Bionic. In those early days, it was primarily used for…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, in the company of a senior medical officer in the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Moses Azuoru, on Saturday visited the rescued Oriire kidnap victims at the 2nd Division medical centre where they have been receiving treatment after their release.

A rare floodplain meadow is to be restored into a wildflower-rich habitat after it was donated to a conservation charity.White Mills Meadow is on the banks of the River Nene at Earls Barton, near Northampton, and it was given to the trust by the Thompson family.The six hectare (15-acre) site will become the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire’s 34th reserve in Northamptonshire.Conservation manager Matt Johnson said these meadows were “one of the rarest habitats in England” with “only around 2,000 hectares (4,242 acres) remaining”.”We’d like to say a big thank you to the Thompson family – we are…

Sam TigheJul 12, 2026, 02:59 AM ETCloseSam is a writer, broadcaster and podcaster for ESPN. He will write on the Premier League, scouting and transfers.Multiple AuthorsSoccer transfers are extremely complicated at the best of times. But during a major international tournament, such as the 2026 FIFA World Cup, they take on a new level of difficulty. If a player is away representing their country and focused on victory, how can you get a deal done for them?Perhaps that’s why, in the past, transfers have tended to take a back seat until those tournaments have concluded. Any moves that were made…