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Barcelona winger Raphinha has revealed that he considered leaving the club before the Head Coach Hansi Flick arrived, crediting the German coach with turning his fortunes around. As reported by BBC Sports on Wednesday, Raphinha was quoted as saying, “If Hansi Flick hadn’t come, I would have left Barça. He changed everything “He told me that I was going to be important. That’s what a player needs, confidence, he stressed. The statistics back up his claims. Under Xavi, Raphinha made 87 appearances, scoring 20 goals and providing 23 assists. Under Flick, he has played 74 matches but already surpassed those…

Although Bose introduced a second-gen pair of the QC Ultra in September, the original flagships offer many of the same hallmarks for $120 less, at least at the moment. They feature a comfortable build and a foldable design that makes them ideal for long flights and road trips, along with a commendable 24 hours of battery life. More importantly, they offer best-in-class noise cancellation and a pleasing, balanced sound signature that preserves highs and lows even when you dial back the volume. That’s on top of a natural-sounding transparency mode designed to pipe outside noise in and an Immersive Audio…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Elon Musk has responded to pressure to stop users of his Grok AI model from generating fake sexualised images of real people, following an outcry over the proliferation of the content on his X platform.The billionaire entrepreneur came under scrutiny last week after thousands of users began using his Grok AI model to generate sexualised deepfakes of women and, in some cases, children, sharing them on his X social media platform as well as the separate Grok app, both of which are…

XRP trades back above $2, and soaring institutional investor flows suggest the altcoin’s rally is just getting started.XRP (XRP) is holding above $2, but the move has yet to confirm a bullish shift, with a stronger technical validation expected at higher levels, according to an analyst.Key takeaways:XRP reclaimed its 50-day moving average in early January, signaling early signs of a trend reversal.Institutional flows into XRP were the highest last week, diverging sharply from the market, which saw heavy outflows during the same period.Onchain volume metrics suggest XRP’s move above $2 is driven by balanced participation rather than speculative excess.XRP investment…

Three years after their high-profile split, Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval have officially settled the legal battle over the sale of their shared home. Us Weekly confirmed that Madix, 40, and Sandoval, 42, reached an agreement on Tuesday, January 13, when the Love Island USA host filed a notice of settlement of the entire case in Los Angeles Superior Court. According to the filing, the dismissal of the case is “conditional” and would require “the satisfactory completion of specified terms” within 30 days of the date of the settlement. Both sides are expected to meet on February 5 for a…

The remains of late Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, will be laid to rest on 30 January, says Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa. Mr Diri disclosed this on Wednesday at the 179th State Executive Council meeting at Government House, Yenagoa. Mr Ewhrudjakpo slumped on 11 December last year while he was working in his office, and was immediately rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, where doctors confirmed him dead. He was 60. Governor Diri said a four-day funeral programme was approved following consultations by a burial committee chaired by the Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Nimibofa Ayawei. “The…

Sadio Mané scored the decisive goal as Senegal beat Egypt 1–0 on Wednesday night to reach the Africa Cup of Nations final, setting up another chance for a continental crown. The semi-final, played at the Grande Stade de Tangier, was tight, physical and cautious for long spells, but Mané’s calm finish late in the second half finally broke Egypt’s resistance and sent the Teranga Lions through. Both sides approached the game carefully, aware of their long history at the AFCON and the fine margins that often decide meetings between them. Egypt sat deep and focused on defence, while Senegal controlled…

The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has said that professors in the Nigerian public universities will now receive a monthly top-up of N140,000. Alausa made this disclosure on Wednesday while fielding questions in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST. He was speaking on the agreement stuck on Wednesday between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. “A professor will now receive a monthly top-up of over N140,000, as President Tinubu has created a new category of allowance for academic staff, known as the “professorial cadre” allowance, an…

Ahead of the 2027 general election, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has dismissed the endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress, APC, for re-election by former Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sullivan Chime. A leader of ADC, Comrade Adolphus Ude said this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Enugu. Describing the endorsement as inconsequential and self-seeking, Ude, who is the National Coordinator of ADC Like-Minds, said Chime neither has a political machine nor the grassroots presence to deliver anybody in his ward in Udi town, not to speak of the entire South-East Nigeria. He said…

Former Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has named Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey as the best in his position at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. According to him, the Fulham defender has been outstanding and has taken charge of the Super Eagles’ defence. Nigeria have won all their matches at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, scoring 14 goals in the process and keeping clean sheets in their last two games. However, the Super Eagles face what is widely considered their toughest challenge so far in the tournament as they take on host nation Morocco in the semifinals. Analysing…