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Anthony Joshua in training ahead Usyk rematch

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Two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua arrived early in Jeddah to put the finishing touches on his training for the title rematch with Oleksandr Usyk in eight days.

Eleven months after their first clash in London, Joshua and Usyk are now just eight days away from their highly anticipated rematch in Saudi Arabia.

They went head-to-head in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September, with the Ukrainian producing an upset to claim the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight belts.

Joshua will look to reclaim the belts and become a three-time unified heavyweight champion of the world, and he looks in fine shape in the latest released footage of his training.

After cutting weight and looking to outbox Usyk in their first fight, Joshua looks to have gained more and improved his power ahead of the rematch.

Since the loss last September, Joshua parted with long-term coach Rob McCracken and instead Garcia criticised AJ’s game plan in the first fight, and is keen for his new fighter to use his superior physique to beat Usyk the second time around.

When you have somebody that’s a lot smaller than you and you have the weight, height, reach and power advantages then take advantage of that,” said Garcia.

“It seemed like they had a different game plan.“I wouldn’t even want to say it was a ‘game plan’, maybe it was just the wrong instructions. Anthony is the type of fighter who listens to his corner so he did what he was told and it was totally wrong.”

By the looks of Joshua’s build in his training footage, it seems the Watford-born fighter has taken on board the advice from his new coach.

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Actress Anne Heche dies after being pulled off life support one week after car crash

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American actress Anne Heche has died a week after crashing her car into a Los Angeles home. She has been on life support since she suffered severe brain injury in the accident, but it was switched off today, August 12.

The news of her death was confirmed by her friend Nancy Davis.

The actress had been hospitalized at the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills hospital north of Los Angeles after a horror crash on August 5.

Yesterday, August 11, a representative for her loved ones confirmed she was brain dead and was only being kept alive on life support so that doctors could harvest her organs for donation. It was announced earlier today that she would be taken off life support. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that Heche was high on cocaine when she was driving, but that is yet to be confirmed by a publicly released toxicology report.

A photo taken just moments before the crash shows Heche at the wheel of her car with a bottle of vodka in the cup holder.

Moments after the photo was taken, she crashed her car into a garage before speeding off and smashing it into a home where it exploded.

The actress suffered extreme smoke inhalation from the fire.

She is survived by her two sons.

Heche’s ex, Ellen DeGeneres, took to Twitter to express her sadness following news she was not expected to survive.

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Singer Michelle Branch arrested for domestic violence amid split from husband Patrick Carney

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Singer, Michelle Branch was arrested for domestic violence against her estranged husband, Patrick Carney, Police were called to the “Everywhere” singer’s Nashville home at 2:08 a.m. local time

Thursday, August 11, for a possible domestic disturbance, Page Six reports. Court documents show she admitted to slapping the Black Keys musician “in the facial area one to two times,” so she was arrested.

Carney did not have any visible facial injuries, according to the complaint. The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Branch, 39, was released Thursday after she posted $1,000 bail.

She was originally ordered to be held for 12 hours, but she was released earlier “due to breastfeeding infant,” the documents read.

She has a hearing scheduled for Nov. 7, 2022, to face her charge of domestic assault by offensive/provocative conduct.

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Woman with ‘world’s biggest cheeks’ shares photo taken six years ago to show what she looked like before surgery

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A woman who had surgeries to get huge cheeks has shown what she looked like six years ago.

Anastasia Pokreshchuk, a Ukrainian model, looks unrecognisable in throwback pictures taken at the gym. In her old photos, she has blonde curly locks and a slender bone structure.

Now, the 33-year-old sports pink hair and has huge cheeks after splashing out thousands on plastic surgery.

Anastasia has plumped up her pout with lip fillers and chiselled her cheekbones in a bid to achieve the “world’s biggest cheeks.

She has also gone under the knife to give herself XL curves. She also got lip filler and Botox injected into her forehead.

Fans responded, telling her she looked better before surgery.

However, the influencer who got her first face filler at 26, prefers her cosmetically enhanced looks.

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4-year-old Indian girl killed in leopard attack

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A 4-year-old girl died after she was attacked by a leopard inside a private tea estate at Arakadu near in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India.

According to local media, the girl identified as Saritha, daughter of migrant workers from Assam, was attacked on Wednesday afternoon, August 10, 2022, when she went to relieve herself along with two friends close to their house.

The other children escaped unhurt. Hearing her screams, Saritha’s mother rushed to her rescue and found the girl unconscious due to excessive bleeding.

Sources said the big cat attacked her in the neck and marks of one of the canine teeth was found on the neck. She was rushed to the Ooty Government Medical College Hospital.

However, she died after not responding to treatment. Forest department staff are monitoring the area to prevent escalation of human animal conflict.

Nilgiris District Forest Officer (DFO) Bhosale Sachin Tukaram told the media that the leopard had come from Mynala, located two kilometres away.

“Our staff have lifted pug marks. Though locals say that they are noticing the big cat for the first time, a good number of leopards is found in the nearby forest. This is the first human leopard conflict in Arakadu.

Our investigation reveals that the leopard could not be a man eater since only canine teeth mark was found on the girl’s body and flesh was in tact,” he said.

Officials have fixed ten cameras to monitor animal movement in Arakadu and advised people to avoid walking near the bushes.

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Nigerian man poses as woman on Facebook, dupes Indian man of N31m

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A Nigerian national has been arrested by the Special Task Force of the Uttarakhand Police, India for duping a man of Rs 60 lakh (N31m) after befriending him on Facebook.

Police on Wednesday, August 10, said the accused identified as Oliver, was arrested from Humayunpur under the Safdarjang Police station in Delhi.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Uttarakhand STF, Ajai Singh told PTI that the accused has been brought to Uttarakhand. According to him, the Nigerian national and his accomplices may have duped people from other states as well.

Singh said some more arrests are likely to be made in connection with the case. “Another member of the gang is likely to leave the country and abscond, so the Embassy is being contacted.” he added.

Two laptops, eight mobile phones, seven SIM cards, four wi-fi dongles/netshutters, 16 pen drives, one card reader, three memory cards, one bluetooth device and two passports have been recovered from the possession of the accused, the SSP said.

Oliver created a fake Facebook ID in the name of an foreign woman and sent friend requests to people, he said. After they accepted his friend request, he offered to send them gifts and parcels as a token of friendship.

Then he made them pay online in the name of customs, GST, RTGS, NEFT charges and verification fees, police said. After duping them of huge sum, he used to delete his fake FB account.

The victim from Uttarakhand named Suresh Arya, who was a resident of Ranikhet had lodged a case at the cyber crime police station, Kumaon region in Rudrapur.

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I am glad she is no longer in my life – Singer Temmie Ovwasa speaks on cutting off ties with her mum

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Singer Temmie Ovwasa has said she is glad that her mother is no longer in her life. In a question and answer session with her followers on Instagram last night, Temmie stated that she had a traumatizing childhood as she was allegedly “abused” by her mum.

While responding to a question on how it felt to cut ties with her mum, Temmie said it was difficult but she is glad she did.

She said her mum, like many other women, is ”caught up in the lies, toxicity and abusive cycles”. Temmie also disclosed her mother’s reaction when she discovered she is a lesbian.

According to the singer, her mum found out about her lesbian status when she was younger as she was always writing love letters to girls.

She stated that her mum took her for deliverance sessions and had men of God lay hands on her.

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Harry and Meghan Markle warned to secure their mansion after a mountain lion was seen prowling around

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are being urged to secure their mansion in Montecito, California, against attack. A mountain lion was caught on camera prowling near their home in California.

The big cat was spotted just five miles away from where the couple live with their son Archie, three, and one-year-old daughter Lilibet.

The shocking video of the lion obtained by The Sun was filmed by a security camera late on July 23. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a chicken coop at their property which could make it a target. Sharon Byrne, executive director of the Montecito Association, said:

“We don’t know if the mountain lion is male or female. “That part of Montecito is a very rural, very mountainous area, the kind of habitat for mountain lions.

“There’s a drought on here in California so he or she was probably looking for water and whatever food could be scavenged, so that’s why they headed to where people live. “So far, all we have is this one sighting.

“But the fact we have security footage shows though that residents are taking this seriously as it was shot by a camera which is what we’ve been urging residents to install.

“We want all locals to secure their homes and secure their chicken coops and whatever other animals they may have.

“Chickens can be a fast, easy source of food for hunting animals so they have to be safe and secure.

“We also urge residents to secure their garbage so animals can go rummaging around for scraps, to have night lighting, alarms, cameras and so on.

“Mountain lions are solitary creatures and ultimately, they don’t want to be around people so we’re hoping this one moves on by itself.”

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Abike Dabiri visits family of 22-year-old Nigerian man killed in Canada

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The Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has paid a condolence visit to the bereaved family of Chibueze Momah at their Lagos residence to convey her deepest sympathy and support.

It would be recalled that Momah, 22, and Tosin Amos-Arowoshegbe, 25, were shot dead at a club in Vaughan, Ontario, on July 23, 2022.

Both victims worked at the ATL lounge in Vaughn, Ontario as security guards. The killers were said to have fled the scene of the incident before the police arrived.

Abike Dabiri visits family of 22-year-old Nigerian man killed in Canada, the police, in the statement issued, said they are currently seeking information on a suspect linked to the shooting.

During the visit, Dabiri-Erewa prayed for the Almighty God to give the family the strength to bear the irreparable loss of their son who only just graduated in Computer programming a few months before his untimely death.

Speaking on behalf of the family, the father, Ikechukwu Momah, thanked the NIDCOM Boss and her team for the prompt visit and pleaded for a thorough investigation into the matter.

“I thank you Madam and your team for the prompt visit and intervention and I also plead that a thorough investigation into the matter be carried out.” he said.

Late Eze had just turned 22 in May 2022. He was described as a calm, peaceful, and loving young man. He is the only son in a family of 5.

He had just finished his diploma at Durham College and had been looking forward to his first entry-level work using his new degree in Honours Computer Programming.

In addition to school, Eze was working as a security guard and a cook in the family restaurant to help support himself and was looking forward to bringing his sisters to Canada.

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Nurse charged with six counts of murder after tragic car crash killed six and left eight others injured

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A nurse has been charged with six counts of murder and five counts of vehicular manslaughter after a fiery 100mph crash left a pregnant mother, her unborn child, one-year-old son and four others dead. If convicted as charged, she could face up to 90 years in prison. Nicole L. Linton, 37, a nurse from Texas who works in Los Angeles, was charged Monday August 8, as she cried in court over the last Thursday’s crash that killed six and left eight others injured.

Police said Linton slammed her car into five other vehicles while driving as fast as 100 mph by an intersection at Windsor Hills.

LA County DA George Gascón revealed during a press conference Monday there was no evidence Linton was under the influence of alcohol during the time of the crash
She was released from the hospital Sunday and is now held at the Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood, California on a $9 million bond Gasco?n said Linton was traveling at speeds of at least 90mph when she sped through a read light and hit crossing vehicles at the busy intersection of La Brea and Slauson Avenues.

Eight-month pregnant Asherey Ryan, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene alongside her one-year-old child Alonzo Luchiano Quintero and her unborn baby boy following the horrible crash.

The unborn child’s father, Renald, was also killed in the crash after the car split in half.

Asherey, Renald, and little Alonzo were on their way to a doctor’s appointment for a pregnancy check-up when Linton smashed into the car they were traveling in.

A young family was destroyed in the blink of an eye,’ Gasco?n said Monday. ‘There’s catastrophic damage to the families and friends of those killed and injured.

It’s not only a tremendous loss to their families, but to our entire community, who learned of this incredible tragedy who watched the now viral video of the collision.

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Soldier dies just weeks after his girlfriend was found hanged at Army barracks

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A British soldier has died less than a month after his girlfriend, who was also a soldier, was found hanged at the Army barracks where she worked.

Sophie Madden, 23, was found dead at the Overhill Training Centre at St Martin’s Plain Camp, near Folkestone, UK on June 10 and on July 19, the body of Ross Burnside, who was in his 20s, was discovered in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.According to a Mirror UK report, the couple met while serving together in 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery and at the time of his death, Burnside had moved on to work for the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery.

Reacting to the sad news, Army campaign group, Veterans Against Suicide, said the deaths were ‘preventable’ tragedies.An inquest into Sophie’s death has been carried out. Her death is not being treated as suspicious, according to Kent Police.

An Army spokesperson from the UK Ministry of Defence said: ‘It is with sadness that we can confirm the death of Bombardier Ross Burnside.‘Our thoughts are with Bdr Burnside’s family and friends at this sad time.’

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Magnum, P.I.’ star, Roger E. Mosley dies at 83 after a car crash

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American actor, Roger E. Mosley, best known for his role on the action crime series “Magnum, P.I.,” has died at the age of 83.

Mosley died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 7, as a result of injuries he sustained in a car accident in Lynwood, California, on Thursday, Mosley’s daughter Ch-a Mosley. The actor died surrounded by family after the car accident had left him paralyzed from the shoulders down and in critical condition.

“We could never mourn such an amazing man. He would HATE any crying done in his name. It is time to celebrate the legacy he left for us all,” his daughter said as she announced his death. “I love you daddy. You loved me too. My heart is heavy but I am strong. I will care for mommy, your love of almost 60 years. You raised me well and she is in good hands. Rest easy.” She added Mosley starred in more than 150 episodes of “Magnum, P.I.” alongside Tom Selleck in the crime-adventure series, which aired for eight seasons from 1980 until 1988. Mosley also made an appearance in a more recent reboot of the hit show, as another character, John Booky, according to his IMDb page.

In addition to “Magnum, P.I.,” the Los Angeles native played the role of Coach Ricketts in the 1990s sitcom “Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper.”

He also appeared on “Sanford and Son,” “Love Boat,” “Kojak,” “The Rockford Files,” “Starsky and Hutch” and dozens of other TV series. Mosley is survived by his wife Antoinette “Toni” and three children.

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The time is coming’ – Donald Trump drops hint of potential 2024 presidential run

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Donald Trump has dropped a major hint about a potential 2024 presidential bid while blasting President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. The former president told fellow Republicans ‘the time is coming’ for him to make a formal announcement about his next bid for the White House.

Trump said he believes ‘people are going to be very happy’ with his decision while noting that America has ‘lost everything’ under Biden’s leadership

The Republican also confirmed during his address at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas last week, that he will be making his plans to run for office public in the near future. ‘It’s certainly not a very long period, the time is coming,’ Trump said Saturday when Fox News asked when Republicans could expect a formal announcement. ‘I think people are going to be very happy, our country has never been in a position like this, we’ve lost everything.’

He argued the nation was facing both domestic and foreign policy crises, stating America lost its ‘prestige’ when Biden withdrew US troops from Afghanistan last year.

He also claimed the US is a ‘nation that allowed Russia to devastate a country, Ukraine, killing hundreds of thousands of people, and it will only get worse.

Trump complained that Biden turned ‘the safest border in US history by far’ into ‘the worst border ever in history.’ ‘Just last month, an illegal alien here in Texas was indicted for the cold blooded murders of four elderly women throughout the state.

And he’s been linked to the deaths of at least 24 people,’ he said. ‘What we do in the next few months and the next few years will determine whether American civilization will collapse and fail or whether it will thrive, frankly like never before.’

Trump also commented on the 2020 election, which he continues to maintain was ‘rigged and stolen.’ ‘The election was rigged and stolen, and now our country is being systematically destroyed.

And everybody knows it. I ran twice and won twice,’ he declared. ‘America is on the edge of an abyss. And our movement is the only force on Earth that can save it.

We have to seize this opportunity to deal with the radical left socialists and fascists.’ His remarks came shortly after the CPAC unveiled a poll showing the former president as an ‘overwhelming favorite’ for the 2024 Republican nomination.

Trump captured nearly 70 percent of the ballots cast at the conference. DeSantis was a distant second at 23.7 percent.

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The devil lost, we overcame – Former basketball player recalls how ‘demons’ tried to stop him from marrying his wife

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A former Canadian professional basketball player, Abednego Lufile, has recalled how ‘demons’ tried to stop him from marrying his wife. Lufile, who is now a pastor, met his wife, Erin on Instagram in 2019 and they got married last year. The former baller, who disclosed this on Sunday, August 7, said whenever he was praying for his then girlfriend, the demons appeared and tried to stop him.

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Kano pilgrim dies in Saudi Arabia

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Another pilgrim to this year’s Hajj, Sani Idris-Muhammed from Kano State, has died in Saudi Arabia. The Executive Secretary of Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Muhammed Abba-Danbatta, who confirmed the development said Idris-Muhammed from Madobi Local Government Area, died in a General Hospital at Mecca on Saturday, August 6, after a brief illness.

The deceased has been buried according to Islamic rites at Grand mosque at Masjid Haram Shira yard in Mecca,” he stated.

Abba-Danbatta prayed for the deceased and consoled his family.

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Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson welcome their second child, a boy!

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Khloe Kardashian, 38, and Tristan Thompson, 31, have welcomed their second child. The exes, sho split in January, 2022, welcomed their second baby together via surrogate.

The newest addition is a baby boy. Last month, it was revealed that Kardashian and Thompson were having a second child together. They are already parents to 4-year-old daughter True Thompson.

Kardashian and Thompson started dating in 2016 and welcomed daughter True in 2018. They split in June 2021 before reuniting. Kardashian then ended her romantic relationship with the sportsman in January this year after he welcomed a child with another woman.

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Wrestlers Adekuoroye, Oborududu retain C’Wealth title

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Wrestlers Odunayo Adekuoroye, Blessing Oborodudu and Esther Kolawole increased Nigeria’s medal haul to 16 at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after the duo claimed gold in their respective wrestling event on Friday.Team Nigeria has so far won seven gold, three silvers and six bronze medals.

Three-time world championships medallist, Adekuoroye, won her third straight gold medal at the Commonwealth Games after beating Anshu Malik from India 7-3 in the final of the women’s 57kg freestyle wrestling event.Before now, Adekuoroye won gold in the 53kg freestyle category at the 2014 edition of the games in Glasgow as well as gold in the 57kg freestyle category.Malik, the top seed in her category at Birmingham 2022, started cautiously against Adekuoroye.The experienced Adekuoroye opened the scoring with a two-point throwdown and doubled her lead just before the break to take a 4-0 lead heading into the second period.

The young Indian wrestler, meanwhile, struggled to find a way through the Nigerian’s strong defence and only won her first point of the bout through a passivity penalty on Adekuoroye.

The Nigerian eventually won the bout 7-3 to win her third straight gold at the CWG. The match originally ended 6-4, but a point got swapped due to an unsuccessful challenge by Anshu’s camp after the match ended.Oborududu also edged Linda Morais from Canada in the women’s 68kg category final. The feat sees her become a two times Commonwealth Games Champion.

In the 62kg category, Esther Kolawole, also won bronze after defeating Abbie Fountain from Scotland 10-0. Sakshi Malik from India won gold while Ana Gonzalez settled for silver.In the women’s long jump qualifying round Group B, Ese Brume advanced to the next stage after placing second behind Ghana’s Deborah Acquah.

In the men’s 4x400m relay round 1, Nigeria failed to qualify for the next stage having placed fourth behind Botswana, Jamaica and Zambia.In the women’s 100m hurdles event, Tobi Amusan, qualified for the final billed for the Alexander Arena after she won her heat with a time of 12.40secs.It was Amusan’s first race since her world record feat in Oregon, United States.

Amusan will contest the final with Jamaican duo Danielle Williams, Megan Tapper, England’s Cindy Sembre, Michelle Jenneke of Australia and Devynne Charlton of Bahamas.

The Nigerian star has the chance to defend her Commonwealth Games title which she won in 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia.Amusan opened her 2022 season by winning the 2022 Diamond League event in Paris, were she set an African record by 0.01secs with a time of 12.41secs.

The 25-year-old has been tipped to break the 16-year-old 12.65secs Games record set by Jamaica’s Brigitte Foster-Hylton in Melbourne, Australia after running a new 12.12secs World record to win the world title in Oregon, USA last month.In Table Tennis, the duo Amadi Omeh and Olajide Omotayo beat Guyana’s Shemar Britton and Christopher Franklin 3-1 (11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5).

In the women’s singles round of 16, Offiong Edem crashed 4-1 (13-11, 11-3,11-6,9-11,11-7) to Jian Lay from Australia.

But she teamed up perfectly with Fatimo Bello in the women’s doubles event to beat the duo Priscilla Greaves and Thuraia Thomas from Guyana in three sets (11-3,11-3, 11-5).

World No.15, Aruna Quadri also defeated Gavin Rumgay of Scotland, 4-0 to progress to the quarter-finals of men’s singles event but Abiodun and Omotayo failed to advance after they lost 4-0 in their respective round of 16 games.In the mixed doubles, Bode Abiodun and Fatimo Bello lost to the duo Luu Finn and Liu Yangzi 3-0 (11-7,12-10,11-7) round of 16.

Also the duo of Omotayo Olajide and Ojomu Ajoke lost in three straight sets (11-7,11-6, 11-7) to Gnanasekaran Sathiyan and Batra Manika in the mixed doubles event.In the men’s singles classes, Nasiru Sule reached the final of the event after he edged Raj Alagar from India 3-1 (7-11,11-8,11-4,11-7).

Ifechukwude Ikpeoyi also advanced to the final after defeating India’s Sonalben Patel 3-1 in the Para Table Tennis event.In the men’s shot put final, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi failed to make podium finish after finishing fourth after a throw of 20.36m.

New Zealand’s Tom Walsh claimed gold at Alexander Stadium while Aucklander Jacko Gill, who uncorked a personal-best 21.90 to snare silver, completed a Kiwi one-two.

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Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson break up after 9 months of dating

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Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have reportedly called it a quit on their relationship after 9 months together and decided to just be friends Pete, 28, and Kim, 41, went public as a couple nine months ago after she made her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live, where he was then a cast member.

Kim and Pete Davidson’s age difference caused them to split earlier this week, sources told Page Six. “Pete is 28 and Kim is 41 — they are just in very different places at the moment,” the insider says.

Pete is totally spontaneous and impulsive and wants her to fly to New York, or wherever he is on a moment’s notice,” the source adds. “But Kim has four kids and it isn’t that easy. She needs to focus on the kids.”

The source also told the publication that Kardashian who runs multiple businesses and stars on a reality show was “totally exhausted by this relationship and other things going on in her life.” The insiders shared that while the pair has “a lot of love and respect for each other,” they found that the long distance dynamic and their demanding schedules “made it really difficult to maintain a relationship.” The split occurred sometime this week.

Pete has been spending part of the summer in Australia working on the movie Wizards!. As for Kim, she continues to raise four kids, North, Psalm, Chicago and Saint, with her ex Kanye West. “The divorce is moving ahead with Kanye,” another insider shares with E! News. “They are happily co-parenting.” The pair, who became Instagram official in March and made their red carpet debut in May, have been romantically linked since October 2021.

Kim’s breakup with Pete comes as she is still working out the legal details of her divorce from her third husband and father of her children, Kanye West.

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US-based singer returns with ‘Wonderful Marvellous’

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A United States of America-based gospel singer, Motara Odunayo, has released a revamped version of a popular gospel song, ‘Wonderful Marvellous’.In a statement sent to Saturday Beats, she said, “The song is one that many grew up listening to on our parents’ stereo. To hear it from a different perspective with a groovier instrumental evokes a feeling of awe.“The song talks about the greatness and goodness of God and will sure bring listeners to a place of gratefulness.”

Describing her approach to gospel music, she said,

“I am not just passionate about gospel music, I am a worshiper whose goal is to always please God and see His Kingdom come over and again in the place of worship.”With three albums and three music videos to her credit, the mother of two’s aim is to get people praising God and thanking Him “because we all are created to worship the Father”.

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Brittney Griner expected to be swapped with ‘Merchant of Death’ arms dealer within weeks after her 9-year sentence for smuggling cannabis vape

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Brittney Griner is expected to be swapped by America for the ‘Merchant of Death’ arms dealer within weeks as President Joe Biden scrambles to get her back to US soil to undo her nine-year prison sentence for smuggling cannabis into the country Russia.Griner was on Thursday, August 4, sentenced to nine years in prison for smuggling a weed pen into Moscow in February.

The 31-year-old WNBA star claimed in court it was an ‘honest mistake’ and that she didn’t mean to bring the drugs in.It has been reported that the White House plans to negotiate a swap of Griner and Paul Whelan, another US citizen being held in Russian prison, in exchange for Viktor Bout, an arms dealer who was arrested in 2008 in Thailand at the request of the US authorities.

The Russians refused to agree on a deal before Griner’s sentence, citing the need for judicial process.Due to public pressure from Griner’s fans and several Hollywood stars, President Biden is rushing to have her released.

A source close to the ongoing negotiations told DailyMail.com that a deal to swap Griner with Bout is now more likely than ever, and could be completed within a month if there are no delays to the process.

‘The US positioned has weakened now. They showed their hand and now their bargaining position has weakened,’ the source said.

Griner’s attorneys have ten days to file an appeal. After that, the matter would only take a few more weeks, they said. It is now uncertain that the deal would include Paul Whelan, an American who has been locked up on espionage charges since 2018.

The US had been pushing for a deal that would include both Griner and Whelan. Now that she has been sentenced in the Russian court of law, their leverage is weaker.’The Russians might think Whelan is too much now… after today, his place in the deal is not so certain,’ the source said.

Bout now has less time on his sentence now than Griner does.Bout was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2012 for using multiple air transport companies to smuggle weapons out of eastern Europe to Africa and the Middle East.

He had already served four years and has since completed another ten. Bout technically has 11 years left on his sentence, and must serve only 85 percent of the total term under federal prison guidelines which makes him eligible for release in around five or six.

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