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Monaco are set to part ways with Paul Pogba, with talks over an early termination of the midfielder’s contract underway. Pogba joined the Ligue 1 club last summer on a two-year deal after returning to professional football following an 18-month doping suspension. His first season at Monaco was disrupted by injury, limiting his playing time. There had been hopes that the former France international would feature more regularly this season. However, the arrival of Filipe Luis as Monaco’s new manager, replacing Sébastien Pocognoli, could lead to changes in the club’s midfield plans. As reported by Fabrizio Romano on X on…

It isn’t often that a reporter gets asked to pose as a venture capitalist to fool suspected North Korean IT workers.But in June, I found myself joining a Zoom call as “Aelin Ashriver,” an investor from the fictitious Definitive Communications, to meet the development team of crypto startup Ballena Azul.The IT workers on the call believed they were pitching for VC backing for their startup. In reality they had spent weeks working inside a fake crypto company set up purely to study their methods and infrastructure by Mauro Eldritch, founder of cybersecurity firm BCA LTD, and Heiner García, a cyber…

Netflix’s upcoming hockey drama series The Sticks has been criticized by parents connected to 2018’s fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash. “From what I’m assuming, where they’re going with this is: bus crashes, hockey players die, wife picks up the team and brings them back to glory,” Scott Thomas, a father from Saskatchewan, Canada, who lost his son, Evan, in the tragedy, told local news outlet SaskNow in January. “And in the end, everybody’s happy. That’s just complete trash. That’s not what happened to us. At all.” The opinions of Thomas, and other families impacted by the crash that killed 16…

Former Akwa Ibom Governor Victor Attah and a consortium of local and international investors have unveiled plans to revive the multi-billion-naira Ibom Science Park project, months after Governor Umo Eno declared that his administration would not continue with the state-owned initiative. The promoters said they intend to integrate the abandoned Ibom Science Park into a privately driven technology ecosystem to be known as Uyo Silicon Valley, with the World Trade Centre Uyo serving as one of its flagship components. The announcement was in a communiqué issued on Thursday by The Silicon Valley Science Park (Nigeria) Limited, the company developing the…

Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers made a dream return from injury, scoring the decisive goal as Panathinaikos defeated CSKA Sofia 2-1 in the UEFA Conference League qualifiers. Dessers was introduced in the second half, replacing North Macedonia forward Elmin Rastoder, as Panathinaikos looked to secure their passage to the next round after the first leg in Greece ended 1-1. The Nigerian wasted little time making his return count, eventually finding the winner in extra time after the tie remained level at 1-1 at the end of regulation time. Dessers capitalised on an error from the CSKA Sofia goalkeeper before calmly…

Nigeria international, Cyriel Dessers, scored an extra-time winner as Panathinaikos defeated CSKA 1948 2-1 in Sofia to secure a place in the UEFA Conference League play-off round. Dessers on Tuesday struck in the 94th minute at the Vasil Levski National Stadium, restoring Panathinaikos’ lead just two minutes after Lasha Dvali had equalised for the Bulgarian hosts. The victory gave the Greek side a 3-2 aggregate success after last week’s 1-1 draw in Athens. The visitors had taken control of the tie in the 66th minute when Levi Garcia found the bottom corner from a difficult angle to put Panathinaikos 1-0…

A close friend of Malcolm-Jamal Warner‘s widow, Tenisha Warner, made a GoFundMe on her behalf amid the legal battle over the late actor’s estate. “I have been Tenisha Warner’s closest friend for 19 years,” Tenisha’s friend Destiny Rael wrote in the introduction of the GoFundMe, which was created on Tuesday, August 11. “I am the one who first brought her and Malcolm-Jamal Warner together, and I have been beside her through everything since his tragic passing.” Rael explained that she organized the page because she has “witnessed, up close, the depth of Tenisha’s grief and the weight she has had…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is set to introduce Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to track passengers’ checked-in luggage at Nigerian airports. The technology will allow passengers to track the location of their luggage in real time, from check-in until arrival at their destination, according to the NCAA. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the NCAA, Michael Achimugu, disclosed this on Tuesday, saying the authority had met with domestic airlines, aviation service providers and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in Lagos to finalise plans for the migration to RFID baggage tagging. Mr Achimugu said…

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez are officially married, almost 10 years after the football star and model began their relationship. The couple exchanged vows in a civil ceremony on 11 August in Cascais, near Lisbon, Portuguese media reported. The ceremony was attended by the five children they are raising together. Ronaldo broke the news on Instagram, posting a close-up photograph of two hands wearing wedding bands. The post attracted more than three million likes within its first 30 minutes. The wedding took place exactly a year after Rodríguez announced that Ronaldo had proposed to her. On 11 August 2025, she…

Somalian referee Omar Artan will take charge of the UEFA Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa on Wednesday, completing a remarkable turnaround after he was denied the opportunity to officiate at the World Cup following his refusal of entry into the United States. The 34-year-old referee was thrust into the international spotlight shortly before the World Cup began in June after he was turned away upon arrival at Miami International Airport, despite being among the referees selected by FIFA for the tournament. The incident ended his hopes of officiating at the global showpiece and sparked widespread debate. “It…