Four feared dead after private jet ‘carrying family of three’ crashes into Baltic Sea

 

 Four passengers are feared dead after a private Cessna plane crashed off the coast of Latvia, Sweden’s rescue service has said.
 The aircraft, registered in Austria, was en route to Cologne, in Germany, on Sunday, September 4.
German newspaper Bild reported that the plane was carrying the pilot, a man, a woman and a person it described as a daughter, without sourcing the information.
 The Austrian-registered Cessna 551 aircraft was flying from Jerez in southern Spain, from where it took off at 12.56pm GMT (1.56pm in the UK), according to FlightRadar24 website.
Swedish and German media reports say the flight was initially heading from Spain to Germany.

Full list of winners at the Headies 2022

 

 The 15th Headies Awards held in Atlanta, USA, on September 4, 2022.
 The show was hosted by Emmy-nominated American actor Anthony Anderson and Nigerian actress Osas Ighodoro.
 At the 2022 Headies Awards, Patoranking won 2 awards. Other winners include BNXN who won the Next Rated Award and Ayra Starr who won the Viewers Choice Award.
Before the Award ceremony,  journalist Sampson Unamka disclosed that the winner of the Next Rated category at this year’s Headies award will take home the 2022 Bentley Bentayga SUV.

'Leon gave me a 20-minute nap' - Kamaru Usman details immediate aftermath of UFC 278 knockout defeat by British star Leon Edwards

 

Kamaru Usman has spoken out on his KO defeat to Leon Edwards at UFC 278, admitting that his opponent 'gave me a 20-minute nap'.
 Usman suffered a shocking head kick by Edwards and was left on the canvas as he lost his place at the top of the 170-pound division.
Usman, who previously beat Edwards in December 2015, added that he was hugely frustrated at giving up a takedown.
 'In the first round, the fight is going on and boom, that situation happens,' Usman said. 'He hooked my leg, and this is my bad knee — both of them aren't the greatest — so I'm like, OK let me hip him through. I tried to hip him through but he had great position, kudos to him, and I get taken down. That I was probably more upset about, giving up that takedown. I was like, 'F***! I gave up a takedown.'

Footballer Hallam Hope hospitalised after 'vicious assault' by another ''player'' in car park after a match

 

 Police are investigating a car park ‘vicious assault’ that left an Oldham Athletic opponent hospitalised with serious injuries.
 Earlier today, Oldham released a statement which said that their striker, ex-Everton academy product Hallam Hope, was attacked on the staff car park following the match between the two Vanarama League sides on Saturday afternoon.
The club added that the player, 28, sustained ‘serious injuries’ and would be ‘out of action for some weeks’.

Fisherman survives by floating in freezer for 11 days without food and water after his boat sank in ocean

 

 A fisherman, Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues, 44, miraculously survived after floating in a freezer in the ocean for 11 days without food and water.
 Rodrigues, was travelling in a 23ft-long wooden boat from Oiapoque, in Amapa state, Brazil at the end of July aiming to get to Ilet la Mere, an island off the coast of French Guiana, to spend a few days fishing but disaster struck and his boat started sinking.
Rodrigues who does not know how to swim, panicked and climbed into a freezer he had on board, hoping he won't drown.
He said he had no food or water and lost more than 10lbs during his ordeal.

Paul Pogba’s World Cup place in doubt with the Juventus midfielder to undergo knee surgery that will keep him out till January

 

  Paul Pogba is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after Juventus confirmed that the midfielder will undergo knee surgery. Pogba returned to Juventus this summer following his departure from Manchester United but suffered a meniscus injury during pre-season.
Juventus manager, Max Allegri has now revealed that the French midfielder will likely not feature for his team until January.
 Pogba returned to training for a second time on Monday September 5, but was unable to complete the session.
Allegri said: 'This morning Paul Pogba trained for the second time, but then stopped, and it was then decided that he undergo surgery. We will realistically get him back in January.'

Russian taxi app hacked with hundreds of drivers ordered to same location, causing huge traffic jams in Moscow

 

 Hackers targeted a Russian taxi app by sending hundreds of drivers to the same address, causing huge traffic jams in the city of Moscow amid Ukraine invasion.
 Yandex Taxi, a Russian app similar to Uber that allows users to order cabs to their location, was reported to have been targeted Thursday morning, September 1. The company later confirmed the incident in a statement.
'On the morning of September 1, Yandex Taxi encountered an attempt by attackers to disrupt the service — several dozen drivers received bulk orders to the Fili region,' the company said in a statement to Forbes.ru.

Africa's oldest dinosaur found in Zimbabwe

 

 Scientists in Zimbabwe have discovered the remains of Africa's oldest dinosaur, which roamed the earth around 230 million years ago.
The dinosaur, named Mbiresaurus raathi, was only about one metre tall, with a long tail, and weighed up to 30 kilograms, according to the international team of palaeontologists that made the discovery.
"It ran around on two legs and had a fairly small head," Christopher Griffin, the scientist who unearthed the first bone, told AFP on Thursday.
Probably an omnivore that ate plants, small animals and insects, the dinosaur belongs to the sauropodomorph species, the same linage that would later include giant long-necked dinosaurs, said Griffin, a 31-year-old researcher at Yale University.

I don’t do the online discussions just for clout. I’ll be ready in December - Anthony Joshua accepts to fight Tyson Fury

 

Former boxing heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua says he is ready to fight WBC and Lineal heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury in December after being called out by his fellow Brit.
 Fury had hoped to face Oleksandr Usyk to crown the first undisputed heavyweight world champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999, but the Ukrainian revealed over the weekend that he will not be ready until next year because he wants to return to Ukraine and spend time with his family.
But Fury determined to fight again in 2022, has turned his attention to Joshua.

LeBron James and Drake sued for $10M over rights to ‘Black Ice’ hockey film

 

 NBA star, LeBron James and rapper Drake are currently being sued by Billy Hunter, a former longtime head of the NBA Players Association and ex-federal prosecutor over the “improper acquisition of intellectual property rights” for an upcoming documentary.
 Hunter has filed a $10m lawsuit over the rights to Black Ice documentary, which is based on a book about a segregated hockey league for black players in Canada and systemic racism within the sport.
In an explosive complaint filed at Manhattan state Supreme Court, the former prosecutor claimed he holds the exclusive legal rights to produce any film about the Colored Hockey League that existed from 1895 to the 1930s.

Tobi Amusan wins 100m hurdles at 2022 ISTAF Berlin

 

 Tobi Amusan has claimed the 100m hurdles gold at the Internationales Stadionfest at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.
 The 25-year-old claimed the top spot at the ISTAF 2022 Berlin meeting on Sunday, September 4, beating off competition from American Tia Jones who finished 2nd and Olympic bronze medalist Megan Tapper of Jamaica.
Tobi Amusan clocked 12.45 seconds to claim first place, Tia Jones finished 2nd with a time of 12.58 while Megan Tapper of Jamaica placed 3rd with a time of 12.66s.

Canadian authorities are hunting for two suspects in mass stabbing that left 10 dead and 15 injured.

 

  A manhunt is underway in Canada for two "armed and dangerous" men who are suspects in a mass stabbing Sunday that left at least 10 dead and 15 injured at multiple scenes in an Indigenous community and the surrounding area in Saskatchewan, authorities say.
The suspects, identified by police as Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson, are believed to be traveling in a black Nissan Rogue with Saskatchewan license plate 119 MPI, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said, noting it's unclear whether the pair may have changed vehicles.
Leaders of the James Smith Cree Nation declared a state of emergency Sunday in response to "numerous murders and assaults" on members of the community, according to a news release. At least one attack also occurred in the neighboring community of Weldon, police said.

Liz Truss wins race to be Britain's new Prime Minister

 

Liz Truss will be the UK's next prime minister — after winning the Conservative Party's leadership contest on Monday.
She will formally take over as the country's leader tomorrow, after months of scandals plunged Boris Johnson's administration into crisis and forced him to resign.
Truss will inherit a cost-of-living crisis, the aftershocks of Brexit, a war in Europe and dropping support for the Conservatives in the opinion polls.

Princess Diana's Ford Escort sells for £650K at auction

 

 A car which was used by the late Diana, Princess of Wales has sold for £650,000 at auction.
Princess Diana, who died nearly 25 years ago, drove the black Ford Escort RS Turbo for nearly three years from August 1985.
She was pictured with the car outside the boutique shops of Chelsea and in Kensington.
The car, registration C462FHK, was eventually sold by Silverstone Auctions in Warwickshire to a buyer in Cheshire.
The Leamington Spa-based auction house told people at the sale it was the "car of the day".
Auctioneer Jonathan Humbert said there had been huge interest in the vehicle, which had received the firm's largest number of telephone bids in 12 years.

Violent clashes leave 23 dead after protesters storm Iraqi government palace and stage impromptu pool party (photos)

 

 Violent clashes between rival Iraqi forces have left 23 people dead and several others injured after protesters stormed a government palace and staged an impromptu pool party. According to Mail Online, the clashes broke out in Baghdad after powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr announced he was quitting politics,  a decision he said was in response to the failure of other Shi'ite leaders and parties to reform a corrupt and decaying governing system. Shortly after Sadr made the announcement on Monday August 29, his loyalists stormed the government's Republican Palace and jumped into a swimming pool while cheering and waving flags. The celebrations turned to violence, with Sadr's supporters clashing with rival Shi'ite factions backed by neighboring Iran.

British footballer-turned rapper, Takayo Nembhard stabbed to death at Notting Hill carnival

 

 British footballer turned drill artist, who used the moniker TKorStretch, has been stabbed to the death at Notting Hill carnival
Takayo Nembhard, 21, was knifed under the Westway flyover close to Ladbroke Grove station at around 8pm on Monday, August 29,  with hundreds of people nearby.
Police and paramedics gave him emergency treatment at the scene before he was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead despite further efforts to save him.

Manchester United agree £85m deal to sign Antony from Ajax making him most expensive signing from Dutch league

 

 Manchester United have agreed an £85m deal for Ajax winger ,Anthony, which will make the Brazilian the most expensive signing from the Dutch Eredivisie league.
 United will pay a guaranteed £80.75m and another £4.25m in add-ons for the 22-year-old, who is expected in Manchester on Monday, August 29 to have a medical.
The Old Trafford club have been chasing Anthony for several weeks and saw a £67.9m (€80m) offer rebuffed by the club earlier this week before they gave a new offer of £85m(€99m) on Friday, August 26 which was accepted by Ajax

US Open 'to pay tribute to Serena Williams with a farewell ceremony today as she prepares to retire from tennis

 

 The US Open will put on a farewell ceremony for Serena Williams as she prepares to retire from tennis.
Williams will play Danka Kovinic on Arthur Ashe later today, August 28, with 100 invited guests to attend the sold-out the occasion
The 40-year-old Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam winner, is expected to retire after her home major, meaning Monday's match could be her last in singles competition if she were to lose.
 According to the New York Post, the 23,800 sell-out crowd will watch on after her match as US tennis pays tribute to her stunning career.

11 year old Autistic boy gets highest possible IQ score, beating Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking

 

 An 11 year old boy Kevin Sweeney has achieved a higher IQ score than two of the world’s most famous geniuses, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
 Sweeney, who has autism, has ‘always been really clever’ according to his parents. He knew the periodic table at the age of six and could read before he had even started primary school.
Being a fan of quizzes and game shows, Kevin took the Mensa IQ test at the Quaker Meeting House in Edinburgh, and scored 162.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and his family 'moved into a five-star hotel in Barcelona and are given psychological treatment' after armed robbery ordeal

 

 Barcelona star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and his family have been moved to a five-star hotel following their violent robbery ordeal after the forward turned down advice to hire 24-hour security.
Aubameyang was reportedly assaulted by a group of four men and threatened with firearms and iron bars in front of his wife Alysha Behague and their two terrified children.
The thieves escaped with jewels after Aubameyang was forced to open a safe within the property in Castelldefels, a coastal town south of Barcelona.