It took him two attempts Sunday night, but Ryan Blaney took home the $1 million prize after winning the NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway for the first time in his career. Just before Blaney hit the finish line at the scheduled conclusion of the race, NASCAR displayed the caution flag for Ricky Stenhouse…
Burnley were relegated from the Premier League on Sunday, the final day of the 2021/22 season. The Clarets had to better the result of relegation rivals Leeds to extend their six-season stay in English football’s top flight. But Burnley lost 2-1 at home to Newcastle while Leeds won 2-1 away to Brentford. “It’s raw, we’ve…
Gotham Knights developer Warner Bros. Montreal has revealed new gameplay footage for its upcoming superhero co-op game, as well as details on which platforms it’ll be landing on. Much like Rocksteady’s upcoming Suicide Squad game, Gotham Knights will only be available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. There will be no PS4 or Xbox…
Walmart is hosting another sales event that’s exclusive to Walmart+ members on June 2, and PS5 consoles will be featured in the promotion. The sales event starts on June 2 at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET. As always with Walmart+ promotions, you’ll have to be a paying member to take part in the…
Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min shared the Premier League Golden Boot on Sunday after both scored on the final day of the season. South Korea’s Son netted twice in Tottenham’s 5-0 win at Norwich to move to 23 goals — one clear of Salah, but the Egypt forward struck late in Liverpool’s 3-1 win at…
Tottenham clinched Champions League qualification with a 5-0 win over relegated Norwich in the last round of the Premier League on Sunday. Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski both scored twice and Harry Kane got the other goal as Spurs finished fourth, two points ahead of Arsenal, which defeated visiting Everton 5-1. Coach Antonio Conte’s team…
Tesla CEo, Elon Musk has said that Twitter refuses to explain how they calculate bots and called it ‘very suspicious.’ Musk suggested Saturday that his agreement to purchase Twitter for $44 billion and take it private should be cut proportionate to the number of bots on the platform. Musk tweeted “Absolutely” in response to from…
Manchester City dragged their supporters through a gamut of emotions before capturing the Premier League title with a stirring 3-2 win over Aston Villa on Sunday. On one of the most intense final days in Premier League history, Kevin De Bruyne had the presence of mind to slide the ball across for Ilkay Gundogan to…
Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the 2022 PGA Championship after struggling in his third round, carding his career-worst score at the event. The PGA Championship announced the 15-time major winner’s withdrawal on Twitter after he shot a 9-over par 79 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma in his second major since an almost…
Goodbye iPod, hello Eyes Pod. According to a report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has demonstrated a new Apple-made VR headset to its board. Such a product has been rumored for a while and has reportedly been in development at Apple since 2015. We don’t yet know what it looks like or much about its…
A recall for several Jif Peanut butter products has been issued due to a possible salmonella outbreak, officials said. Jif’s creamy, crunchy, natural and reduced fat peanut butters among other varieties of the product have been linked to a salmonella outbreak across 12 states that has left 14 sick, including two who were hospitalized, according…
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s daughter Aimee was among those who escaped a Hollywood recording studio fire that killed a 26-year-old music producer, Sharon Osbourne and others who work in the space said. Aimee Osbourne’s producer also escaped the blaze that began late Thursday afternoon in the two story commercial building that houses several studios and…
Lyon won the Women’s Champions League on Saturday after beating Barcelona 3-1 to be crowned queens of Europe for a record-extending eighth time. First half goals from Amandine Henry, Ada Hegerberg and Catarina Macario were enough to take the title from pre-match holders Barca, who pulled one back through captain Alexia Putellas just before half-time….
Sunderland clinched promotion to the Championship with a 2-0 win against Wycombe in the League One playoff final at Wembley on Saturday. Alex Neil’s side ended their club’s dismal record of seven failed playoff campaigns thanks to goals from Elliot Embleton and Ross Stewart. The Black Cats’ promotion justified the decision to sack Lee Johnson…
The founder and CEO of The Bobby Taylor Company, a boutique communications and special events company has taken to her social media account to share a message emphasising the importance of peace of mind and how much she values it. Below is the message she posted on her Facebook account barely an hour ago: Peaceful…
Author and podcast host Elizabeth Day’s Magpie debuted at No. 4 on the Sunday Times best-seller list in the U.K. and is now hitting the United States. The author, touching on her own experiences with infertility, delivers a story focused on Marisa and Jake, a married couple happily in love. Marisa and Jake are hoping…
While originally from Turin, Venice has taken this popular lunchtime bar snack to the next level — properly stuffing English tea style-triangles of white bread with fillings that include everything from olives and tuna, soft boiled eggs and vegetables to piles of crispy prosciutto with truffle. Bars all over Venice pull out platters of tramezzini…
For the best of both worlds—wild, rugged beauty and pure pampering—base camp in one of Camp Sarika by Amangiri’s 10 luxury one-bedroom tents (the smallest is 1,000 square feet) at this 600-acre, year-round expanse, open since summer of 2020. Guides help build your dream itinerary at three local national parks: Grand Canyon, Zion National Park,…
Former world boxing champion Glenn McCrory has been arrested and charged with using threatening and abusive behaviour after allegedly calling two teenage waitresses ‘pet’. Mr McCrory, 57, is said to have insulted the two girls at a £5,000-per-head VIP dinner held at the London Academy of Excellence on September 25, sources told the Mirror. The…
Rihanna is reportedly planning on raising her baby son in her native country of Barbados. The singer, 34, and her boyfriend A$AP Rocky, 33, reportedly welcomed their first child together on May 13. According to The Mirror, she is expected to remain in Los Angeles for the next three months before moving back to the…
Belgium has become the first country to introduce a compulsory 21-day monkeypox quarantine – as doctors warn of a ‘significant rise’ in UK cases over next ‘two to three weeks’ Those who contract the virus will now have to self-isolate for three weeks, Belgian health authorities have said, after three cases were recorded in the…
The Egyptians may have the most famous mummies, but they’re not the oldest. The Chinchorro people of Chile’s Atacama Desert were the first to mummify their dead – 7,000 years ago. In Chile’s Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth, mummies have been found that pre-date the Egyptians’ by 2,000 years. So while the Egyptians…
Reality TV star, Angel Smith has said she regrets participating in Big Brother Naija. Angel made this known during an interview with OAP Temisan Emmanuel. She said that her regret was not borne out of an experience or bad situation but she just started feeling regret for going into the BBNaija show. She blamed the…
Kylian Mbappe celebrated his new contract with Paris Saint-Germain in style, scoring a hat trick as the French champions rounded out their Ligue 1 campaign with a 5-0 victory over Metz on Saturday. PSG had confirmed Mbappe’s shock U-turn in snubbing a transfer to Real Madrid to sign a new three-year deal in Paris just…
Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly looking to sell Neymar as per Kylian Mbappe’s demands. Mbappe will remain at PSG next season after he signed a three-year deal with the French Ligue 1 champions that will see him remain at the Parc des Princes until 2025. According to respected Spanish journalist Sergio Santos, the World Cup winner…
Marybelle Alston may live in Florida now, but this former longtime resident of Wayne and her family have never stopped being proud citizens of Eagles Nation. This week, Alston, 88, officially became a citizen of the Rhythm Nation, too, after a video of her dancing to Janet Jackson’s “All For You” in a pair of…
Bayern Munich striker, Robert Lewandowski, is only interested in leaving the club for Barcelona this summer. This was confirmed by highly-respected Italian transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano. Romano tweeted on Saturday: “Robert Lewandowski has not changed his mind, as of today. “He wants Barcelona and he’s not even in talks with any other club – just…
Erling Haaland spend half a million pounds on Rolex watches for his Borussia Dortmund teammates and staff ahead of his move to Manchester City in the summer. Haaland will leave Dortmund at the end of June, so has bought 33 Rolex watches, worth 12,730 pounds each, for the club’s players. According to Bild, he also…
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne was named the Premier League’s player of the season on Saturday, with teammate Phil Foden taking the Young Player prize for a second successive year. De Bruyne has notched a career-best 15 league goals and 13 assists to secure the fans’ award for the second time after also winning…
Scott Eastwood is returning to the world of Fast and Furious. The actor is set to reprise his role as Little Nobody in Fast X, the latest installment of Universal’s hard-driving, multibillion-dollar franchise that is currently shooting in London. The high-wattage cast already includes luminaries such as Jason Momoa, Charlize Theron and Brie Larson, along…
Double congratulations are in order for Top Chef judge Gail Simmons! On Thursday, Simmons celebrated her 46th birthday by officially becoming a U.S. citizen. The Canadian-born cookbook author, who moved from Canada to New York over two decades ago, posted the big milestone on her Instagram feed. “Yesterday was BIG. Sure, I turned a year…
Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino and sporting director Leonardo are expected to leave their respective positions as the club prepares for a massive shake-up, according to The Guardian’s Fabrizio Romano. The news follows reports that star forward Kylian Mbappe will sign a new three-year contract with PSG. Mbappe was set to run out his current…
Kylian Mbappe has said he will stay at Paris Saint-Germain, sources told ESPN, in a shock U-turn that sees Real Madrid miss out again on their long-term transfer target. Mbappe, 23, had been widely expected to move to the Bernabeu this summer, with his PSG contract due to expire on June 30. But after a…
Manchester City forward Phil Foden was named the Premier League’s Young Player of the season for the second consecutive year on Saturday. Foden has been instrumental in City’s bid to retain the Premier League title, scoring nine goals and producing five assists. The 21-year-old has matched his goal and assist totals from last season and…
A former employee has accused Wells Fargo of scheduling fake interviews with black and female candidates for roles that were already filled in order to boost the bank’s diversity statistics. Former Wells Fargo wealth management executive Joe Bruno, 58, claims he was fired last August after he blew the whistle to his bosses about the…
In a world-first initiative, visitors to Palau will be offered exclusive experiences based on how they treat the environment and culture, not by how much they spend. Despite being home to fewer than 20,000 residents, the Republic of Palau is making an outsized impact to preserve the planet. Not only did the country – made…
Leonard Ellerbe says Floyd Mayweather Jr. is impressed with what he’s seen from the young welterweight contender Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and thinks highly of him. The 24-year-old Ennis (29-0, 27 KOs) stole the limelight away from unified junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo last Saturday night with his second-round knockout win over Custio Clayton in an…
Mercedes-Benz confirmed on Thursday that it recently sold the world’s most expensive car. A very rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz SLR coupe that had been kept in the German automaker’s collection was sold to a private owner for €135 million, the equivalent of $142 million. That price makes it the most expensive car known to ever have…
Taco Bell’s highly anticipated Mexican Pizza finally returns to menus Thursday following a roughly two-year hiatus. The beloved menu item was eliminated in November 2020 as part of a broader culling of Taco Bell’s menu during the height of the pandemic. That helped Taco Bell shed complexities and costs. But now, the $4.49 menu item…
Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos fell short in his Eagle FC debut. Yorgan De Castro defeated Dos Santos via TKO at the 0:35 mark of the third round in the Eagle FC 47 main event Friday night in Miami. The bout ended after Dos Santos separated his shoulder throwing a punch. Both veterans…
Burnley and Leeds United are threatening to take legal action against Everton over suspicions the Toffees breached the Premier League’s financial fair play rules, according to Martyn Ziegler of The Times. The two clubs reportedly sent a letter to the Premier League last week asking whether it has investigated Everton for a potential breach. The…
Grand Theft Auto V continues to soar. The open-world action game has now passed 165 million copies sold as of March 31, 2022, which is up by 5 million copies since Take-Two last disclosed a sales figure in February 2022. The entire GTA series has now sold more than 375 million copies, Take-Two announced. GTA…
Pepsi’s chief marketer opens up about his vision to take the soft drink brand to the next level – with everything from cola-infused pepperoni to a diversified, tech-focused marketing strategy. Pepsi today unveiled its latest cheeky product activation: cola-infused pepperoni pizza. The move is an extension of the brand’s ‘Better With Pepsi’ messaging platform –…
There are 300,000 edible plant species but in 2018, just four crops made up half of global production, and three — rice, maize, and wheat — accounted for 86% of all exports. Christoph Langwallner, co-founder and CEO of WhatIF Foods, wants to change that. His startup is on a mission to diversify the food system…
The Scout, a one-time competitor to Ford Broncos and Jeeps that was last sold more than four decades ago, is being resurrected by Volkswagen as a line of all-electric trucks and SUVs. Scout will become its own separate brand offering off-road-oriented electric trucks and SUVs in North America. A Scout SUV and pickup truck are…
Coke knows that its soda caps often end up as litter. So it’s trying to solve the problem by tethering them to the bottle, at least in the United Kingdom. Earlier this week, the British arm of the beverage company announced that it has started rolling out new versions of its plastic bottles. The new…
Gospel singer, Don Moen and his wife were jubilant as they celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary on 20th May, 2022. The veteran singer who is known famously for his ‘God is good all the time’ song took to his Facebook to share the news. He recounted how he had married the love of his life…
Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez has told his players that Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe will not be joining the club this summer. This claim was revealed by Spanish football expert, Guillem Balague. Balague stated this in a tweet via his Twitter handle on Friday night. According to him, Perez informed Real Madrid’s players about…
Incoming Manchester United boss, Erik ten Hag has said he cannot wait to work alongside the ‘magnificent’ forward, Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford. Manchester United is expected to let as many as 10 players leave the club this summer, as the Dutchman oversees wholesale changes to the squad. Ronaldo has one year left on his…
The Italian Serie A has announced its best goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, and striker of the season. The Serie A season comes to an end this weekend, with AC Milan and Inter neck-and-neck for the league title. Mike Maignan has been named the best goalkeeper in the league for the 2021-22 season after a stunning first…
