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Alex Neil felt Lukas Jensen deserved his moment of glory after the fit-again goalkeeper saved all four QPR penalties to take Millwall through to the second round of the Carabao Cup.After a 1-1 draw, with a late Mark Sykes own goal bringing Rangers level after Luke Cundle’s opener, Millwall won 2-0 in a shootout which included six missed spot-kicks. Jensen, back after a long injury lay-off, kept out penalties from Ilias Chair, Harvey Vale, Koki Saito and Kwame Poku.The Millwall manager said: “To save four penalties is really, really rare. And to put in the context behind that, Lukas has…

If you found Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey too bombastic, you might prefer your Greek drama filtered like this. Written and directed by Zinnie Harris, Supposing: could scarcely be staged more simply. Designer Alisa Kalyanova outlines a white-edged circle on the floor of an otherwise empty space. It could be the hole on the high street that Sally trips into for want of a protective bollard. Or it could be the kitchen where she tells her husband, Richard, about her strange concern. “I think I’ve been cursed,” she says, imagining him react in a hundred different ways – incredulous, mocking, shocked…

Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo  The Imole Campaign Council has described as laughable and defeatist the attempt by the Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council to link Governor Ademola Adeleke to an alleged oath-taking video currently circulating on social media, stating emphatically that the governor has absolutely no connection whatsoever with any such activity. In a statement issued yesterday by the Chairman, Media Committee, The Imole Campaign Council, Bamidele Salam, said the council is presently examining the authenticity, source and circumstances surrounding the video in question.  According to him, “It is important to state categorically that Governor Ademola Adeleke…

The director general of Gaza’s Ministry of Health has called for urgent action to “save” the life of detained Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safia before it is “too late”.The paediatrician has been held by Israel since 2024 and “serious concerns are mounting” over his life and health, Dr Muneer al-Boursh posted on X on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listHe noted reports that Abu Safia has been assaulted while in an Israeli detention facility and has sustained injuries to his eye, head and chest.Abu Safia’s ongoing detention and lack of medical care have made his health condition a…

ToplineIran is demanding the U.S. lift its naval blockade, free the country from sanctions, withdraw troops from around the country and meet a list of other demands before it will re-open the Strait of Hormuz to marine traffic. U.S. President Donald Trump and John Ratcliffe, director of the CIA, speak as they depart after a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on July 31, 2026.Getty IMagesKey FactsThe list of requirements, which the Trump administration is unlikely to agree to meet, upends talks between Iran and Oman that were thought to be headed toward a re-opening of the waterway and a subsequent…

Nicola Surgeon has said she will not visit her estranged husband, Peter Murrell, in prison, has stopped speaking to him and views herself as a “mug” for worrying about his wellbeing and mental health earlier this year.During a podcast recording at the Edinburgh festival fringe, Scotland’s former first minister said Murrell had lied to her until the day he pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the Scottish National party.He was imprisoned for five years in June, and Sturgeon revealed she had not spoken to him since then. She told the broadcaster Iain Dale she had only discovered Murrell…

One of the most important collections of UK Jurassic fossils ever compiled has been sold to a museum in Abu Dhabi, the Guardian can reveal, in what British experts have described as a loss for the nation.The collection, which was amassed by a private fossil collector, consisted of 318 specimens, including ichthyosaurs, fish and crustaceans among other creatures, some of which could be new species.The fossils were initially offered for purchase to the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London and to Amgueddfa Cymru (Museum Wales) for what was described by one source as an “eight-figure sum”.Neither institution bought the collection,…

By Henry Oduah The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Saturday said reports saying it called for the resignation of the embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino were false. The football body, in a post on X, asked the public to disregard the reports. “Contrary to reports, especially on social media, @thenff has never asked and is not asking for @FIFAcom President, Mr. Gianni Infantino to step down as FIFA PRESIDENT,” it said. “This is outright falsehood. Kindly disregard.” This comes as Infantino fights for his future as FIFA president following his aborted plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup…

One of Wales’ most celebrated actresses, Dame Siân Phillips, is stepping back from full-scale stage acting after experiencing memory issues during rehearsals.The 93-year-old made the decision after struggling to remember her lines while preparing for a recent production, according to The Times.However, Phillips said she would continue performing in smaller projects, including a production with Michael Sheen’s Welsh National Theatre next year.Her career has spanned more than 80 years across stage, television and film.Phillips told The Times she decided to stop taking on major stage productions after struggling to remember her lines during rehearsals for Atonement at Chichester Festival Theatre…

Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), the All Progressives Congress candidate in the August 15, 2026, Osun State governorship election, believes his years in banking, public finance and public administration have prepared him to lead the state. A former Commissioner for Finance under two administrations and immediate past Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, Oyebamiji says Osun needs a business-minded leader capable of translating its abundant human and natural resources into shared prosperity. He speaks on his vision for the state, his PROSPERITY Agenda, governance priorities, security concerns and why he believes the APC will reclaim Osun. Sunday Ehigiator brings the…