The NBA has unanimously approved the $6.1 billion sale of the Boston Celtics to an investor group led by Symphony Technology Group co-founder Bill Chisholm. Chisholm, a Massachusetts native and lifelong Celtics fan, will become team governor, succeeding Wyc Grousbeck, who will remain CEO through 2027–28. The Celtics, NBA champions in 2024, hold a record 18 titles. This sale sets a new record for the highest price paid for a North American professional sports team, although it has since been surpassed by the $10 billion sale of the Los Angeles Lakers in June to billionaire Mark Walter. Chisholm's group is acquiring an initial 51% stake in the team, with the remaining shares, currently held by Wyc Grousbeck's group, to be fully bought out by 2028 at a valuation that could reach $7.3 billion.

  Grealish, who turns 30 next month, moved to Manchester City from Aston Villa in 2021 for a British record fee of £100 million. Manchester City winger Jack Grealish joined Everton on loan for the 2025-26 season on Tuesday in a bid to salvage his troubled career. Grealish fell out of favour with City boss Pep Guardiola last season and made just seven starts in the Premier League. The 29-year-old was left out of City’s squad for the Club World Cup in the United States in a clear indication that he was no longer wanted by Guardiola. Everton’s deal for Grealish, who earns a reported £300,000 ($402,000) per week, comes just before the new Premier League campaign starts for the Toffees at Leeds on August 18. “I’m over the moon to have signed for Everton – it’s massive for me, honestly. This is a great club, with great fans,” Grealish said. Grealish has chosen the number 18 shirt at Everton in tribute to Wayne Rooney and Paul Gascoigne, who wore it during their time with the club. “My tw...

Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe has died two months after being shot at a campaign rally, his family said Monday, as the attack rekindled fears of a return to the nation’s violent past. The 39-year-old conservative senator, a grandson of former president Julio Cesar Turbay (1978-1982), was shot in the head and leg on June 7 at a rally in the capital, Bogota,  by a suspected 15-year-old hitman. Despite signs of progress in recent weeks, his doctors on Saturday announced he had suffered a new brain hemorrhage. “To break up a family is the most horrific act of violence that can be committed,” his widow Maria Claudia Tarazona said at his wake Monday,  where she thanked her husband’s medical team for their efforts. She attended the state ceremony at Congress in Bogota, where Uribe’s body will remain for public viewing until Wednesday. Authorities have arrested six suspects linked to the attack, including the alleged shooter, who was captured at the scene by Uribe’s bo...

US astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of the Apollo 13 mission to the Moon which nearly ended in disaster in 1970 after a mid-flight explosion, has died at the age of 97, NASA announced Friday. Lovell was a four-time spaceflight veteran and is remembered for his leadership during the Apollo 13 mission, which faced a near-disaster after an oxygen tank explosion. Lovell, who was played by actor Tom Hanks in the 1995 movie “Apollo 13,” never made it to the lunar surface, but was considered one of the greats of the US lunar space program. “NASA sends its condolences to the family of Capt. Jim Lovell, whose life and work inspired millions of people across the decades,” the US space agency said in a statement, adding that the astronaut died on Thursday in a Chicago suburb. Launched on April 11, 1970 — nine months after Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon — Apollo 13 was intended to be humanity’s third lunar landing. However, an oxygen tank exploded on the way there. T...

  Protesters have stormed the Force Headquarters in Abuja, demanding the release of human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore. Most of the protesters, dressed in black attire, brandished the national flag and chanted anti-government songs, asking the police authorities to free Sowore. The protesters alleged intimidation by an unnamed Assistant Commissioner of Police, refuting claims that they barricaded the roads. “We are exercising our fundamental constitutional rights,” one of the protesters told journalists in the early hours of the day. “We did not block any road, an Assistant Commissioner of Police is here to intimidate us. He came alongside a dog to attack us. We are here within the ambit of the law, let it be on record.” Sowore, in the company of his supporters, had arrived at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, on Wednesday afternoon to honour the police invitation. The NPF, through the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Unit, is investigating Sowore...

  Following an incident at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on August 7, 2025, Nigerian authorities placed popular Fuji musician King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, also known as Kwam 1 or K1 De Ultimate, on a no-fly list .   Keyamo has criticized   Fuji star Ayinde for obstructing a ValueJet aircraft on the Abuja airport tarmac, calling it “reprehensible” and likening it to a hostage situation. He also faulted the pilot for attempting to taxi without ensuring KWAM1 was cleared from the runway. He directed the NCAA to place KWAM1 on a no-fly list, warning all airlines to comply or risk license suspension. The incident occurred on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, and involved a confrontation between KWAM 1 and the crew of a ValueJet aircraft. Reports and video footage showed KWAM 1 obstructing the aircraft on the tarmac, preventing it from taxiing to the runway. Keyamo described KWAM 1's behavior as "totally unacceptable" and likened it to a "hostage situation". Whil...

Manchester United have made a bid for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko with the overall package potentially rising to 85m euros (£73.8m). The offer includes a guaranteed payment of 75m euros (£65.2m). The Red Devils are yet to get a response but believe it is an appropriate valuation for the 22-year-old Slovenia forward and that he is keen to move to Old Trafford. Newcastle United also want Sesko and have made a bid in the region of 80m euros (£69.5m) as they continue negotiations with Leipzig. The offer from Manchester United is seen as significant as there had been suggestions they did not want to firm up their interest with Leipzig without knowing the forward was prepared to join them. Manchester United are willing to let Rasmus Hojlund leave the club in order to make space for Sesko to come in.