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Brandon Lowe has crushed 20 home runs in 2026.Getty ImagesThe MLB best home run bets got out of their rut last night. Samuel Basallo hit a home run at +330 odds, and Ben Rice later hit a homer at +235 odds. So, the season’s record for MLB props is 15-50, with three no-bets for players who didn’t start on the day their home run bets were suggested.The record might not seem impressive, but it’s outstanding for a long-shot prop like home runs. As a result, the season’s profit sits at $1,092 for anyone who bet $100 on each of the…

Police have criticised the timing of the government’s decision to let pubs stay open until 05:00 BST on Monday for England’s World Cup match against Mexico.The National Police Chiefs’ Council said the “late announcement” meant officers would have to be taken away from other duties and work longer hours, even though the team’s likely route through the tournament “has been known for a considerable time”.It asked fans to be “considerate” and “drink within sensible limits” while watching the crucial last-16 match in which the losing team will be eliminated.Later on Friday, it emerged Fifa is considering changing the time of…

What a game, what a series of moments, what a display of spirit and skill from Cape Verde, a tiny island nation with a far-flung diaspora team, who took Argentina right to the brink of one of the great sporting shocks in Miami.How to tell the story of this game? Imagine being pounded around the head for 120 minutes, first slowly, then much more quickly, with moments of brilliance, narrative shifts, epic subplots and violent tonal contrasts, from the Messi-Vozinha double header, to the elite cinematic brilliance of Cape Verde’s second equalising goal deep into extra time. Well, it was…

Schitt’s Creek9.30pm, BBC ThreeThe world lost Catherine O’Hara earlier this year, and Eugene and Dan Levy’s hit riches-to-rags family comedy, which she was so beloved for, is no longer available on Netflix. But fans can now get their Schitt’s Creek fix on iPlayer. Here’s another triple bill, picking up with Johnny begging the unemployment office and Moira throwing a luncheon for the locals to sell them cosmetic kits (“To your possible beauty!”). Hollie RichardsonThe Royals: Uncensored1pm, Channel 5With Prince Harry and Meghan set to visit the UK with their family in July – for the first time in four years…

Obinna Chima Nigeria’s anti-corruption war is once again at a defining crossroads as about nine months after he resigned as Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology over allegations of certificate forgery, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) this week arrested Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, following the execution of a bench warrant issued by a Federal High Court. The ICPC’s Head of Media and Public Communications, Okor Odey, disclosed that Nnaji was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. He was apprehended with the assistance of the Department of State Services (DSS) and subsequently handed over to…

In Washington, an Independence Day morning was cancelled “after extensive and careful consideration of the safety of our participants, spectators and staff as the top priority”, organisers said. The intense heat also led to the closure of the fair on the National Mall for several hours on Friday, one day before the holiday. The State Fair reopened at 17:00 local time (21:00 GMT) after conditions improved, organiser Freedom 250 said. “The safety and wellbeing of our guests, volunteers, performers, vendors and staff is our highest priority,” it said. The DC Fire and EMS Department treated several people for “heat-related illnesses”…

Detroit Tigers’ Tarik Skubal looks on from the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.The New York Yankees have just lost left-handed starter, Carlos Rodon to injury.Rodon, 33, is now disabled with elbow inflammation.Rodon joins starting pitchers Max Fried (elbow bone bruise) and Clarke Schmidt (Tommy John surgery) on the Major League Baseball Injured List.The Yankees are also playing without All World All Star Aaron Judge (ribs stress fracture) and slugger Giancarlo Stanton (strained calf).The Yankees…

Lenoxdatacenter.com went live in May, promoting what it called a “proposed advanced technology and data center campus” in Michigan. The site did not state who wanted to build the center. Lenox Township officials denied anyone had applied to build one.Emails obtained by residents through an open records request showed, however, that developers had contacted the township supervisor and deputy supervisor asking for their support to build a datacenter.The perceived secrecy surrounding the proposed datacenter prompted residents to pack public meetings that sometimes lasted more than four hours. They expressed outrage at officials in the Republican-led rural municipality 40 miles (64km)…

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja As political alignments ahead of the 2027 general election continue to shift, renewed attention has turned to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) following a series of legal and political developments. In June, the Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, stunned sections of the opposition when it set aside its December 2025 judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the NDC as a political party, although that decision has since been overturned on appeal. The legal twists have revived questions first raised months ago about the forces behind the emerging party. They have also rekindled…

Submarine reliefs produced by a survey off the coast of Mayotte in 2019, showing the new underwater volcano Fani MaoréCampagne MAYOBS2 A rising underwater volcano off the coast of Madagascar has been spewing up chemical traces of material from a primordial magma ocean in the first 100 million years of Earth’s history. Scientists generally suspect that Earth’s mantle – the thick layer of hot rock beneath the crust – has been steadily churning for more than 4 billion years, gradually erasing most chemical traces of the planet’s earliest history. “This is going to change a lot of things [in earth…