Brighton have completed the signing of 21-year-old Diego Coppola for €12 million. The English side signed the player from Hellas Verona on a five-year deal. He plays as a centre-back and is already an Italian international, having earned two caps for the Italy men’s first team earlier this month. Despite his age, Coppola is an experienced player, with over 80 appearances in Serie A. Brighton head coach Fabian Hürzeler was ecstatic about the signing. He said: “Diego is an exciting addition for the club. Although he is still young, he is tall, strong and mobile, and he will give us...
Emma Raducanu Becomes British Number One, Overtakes Boulter
Emma Raducanu has reclaimed the British number one spot after a two-year absence—the last time she held the position was in June 2023. She overtakes Katie Boulter, the former 2023 Lexus Nottingham Open champion. Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion, has climbed to No. 36 in the world rankings. She has enjoyed a relatively successful season, reaching the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 Miami Open—where she defeated world No. 9 Emma Navarro and Qatar Open champion Amanda Anisimova—and also made it to the third round of both the Italian Open and the Australian Open. Speaking about her return to the...
Everton interested in England international Kyle Walker
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has reported that Everton are interested in signing England international Kyle Walker. Walker is reportedly no longer part of Pep Guardiola’s plans at Manchester City. The right-back spent the second half of last season on loan at AC Milan, but the Italian club chose not to make the move permanent. The 34-year-old played 319 times for Manchester City, winning every possible trophy with the club, including a treble in 2023. Everton manager David Moyes is keen on bringing Walker to the club’s new ground, believing the 35 year old still has plenty to offer and could...
Gunmen Storm Mexican Village Hall And Shoot Dead Mayor
Gunmen have killed the mayor of the Mexican municipality of San Mateo Piñas in the latest deadly attack on local officials. Witnesses said four armed men arrived on motorcycles, stormed the village hall and opened fire on the mayor, Lilia Gema García Soto, and a local official who was in a meeting with her, Eli García Ramírez. Two municipal police officers were also injured in the attack. While officials are still investigating the possible motive for the killing, local officials are often targeted by criminal gangs for failing to do their bidding. García Soto is the second mayor to be...
Kenya’s Deputy Police Chief Steps Aside Amid Uproar Over Blogger’s Death
Kenya’s deputy police chief Eliud Lagat has stepped aside pending the outcome of investigations into the death in detention of blogger Albert Ojwang. Mr Lagat had been under pressure to resign from the opposition and human rights activists as Mr Ojwang was arrested after he filed a complaint, accusing the blogger of defaming him on social media. Police initially said that Mr Ojwang died of self-inflicted wounds, but were forced to retract the statement after an autopsy found that he was likely to have died from assault wounds. Mr Lagat denied any wrongdoing, but said in a statement that he...
Warning Over TikTok Filming By Hospital Patients
Patients who film their own medical treatment for TikTok or Instagram could be putting themselves and NHS staff at risk, the Society of Radiographers (SoR) has warned. The trade union’s annual conference heard that more patients were videoing their procedures on mobile phones, often without asking permission. This could distract staff or make them feel uncomfortable and anxious, the society said. Sharing material on social media also risks publicising the private medical data of other people who may be in the same room or area of the hospital. “I had one patient whose relative started filming while I was trying...
Two People Arrested Over Fatal Shooting In Bali
Bali police have arrested two people over a shooting which killed one Australian and seriously injured another. Zivan Radmanovic, 32, was shot dead just after midnight on Saturday after two men broke into his villa in Munggu, in the south of the Indonesian tourist island. One of the suspects was arrested in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, while the other was caught abroad, police said without giving more details. Mr Radmanovic’s wife earlier told police she was awakened by her husband’s screams before finding his body in the bathroom, Australian media reported. Sanar Ghanim, who was also shot, is getting treatment for...
Obi Mocks President Tinubu For Wanting “To Adjust His Program To Go And See Benue People On Wednesday”
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate and former governor of Anambra state Peter Obi in a statement on Tuesday has ‘thanked’ president Bola Tinubu for planning to visit Benue state on Wednesday. He pointed out that if the South Africa and Indian leaders can put a face to humanity in government then Nigerian president can do same. Recall Benue State residents have suffered the loss of 200 people to Fulani Herdsmen attack unprovoked, burning their houses, children and adult, which caused uproar and anger in Nigeria citizens. Anger was further fueled when President Bola Tinubu refused to address or mention...