Snoop Dogg, an American rapper, expressed his “love” for Australian Rules football on Thursday ahead of his grand final performance.
Up to 100, 000 fans will be crowded on Saturday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as the 53-year-old faces off against Brisbane.
At a function where no questions were asked, he told Australian media that he had been coming to this country for years and that he understood what this game meant.
It’s a way of life, not just a sport, as I am aware. He continued, “I just fell in love with the sport.”
“I’ve always watched it, but I never really understood it.”
It made me think of American football, rugby, and a few other things, but now that I understand it, I like it and want to know more before the grand finale.
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The most well-known spectator sport in Australia is the AFL, which is similar to Ireland’s Gaelic football. It dates back to 1858.
Given that some of Snoop Dogg’s songs have used misogynistic and offensive lyrics, the choice for the grand final entertainment has been contentious in Australia.
The AFL was accused of hypocrisy because he hired him in August while also outlawing Adelaide star Izak Rankine for four games because of a homophobic slur.
The American’s hiring, known as Calvin Broadus, was defended by AFL chief Andrew Dillon.
He said, “I’ve had a lot of confidence in Snoop’s choice.”
He has appeared at the Olympics and a Super Bowl, and he will fit our stage.
Katy Perry and Robbie Williams were other grand-finalists in the past.
According to the World Bank, seventeen African governments have approved reforms and action plans to improve access to electricity under Mission 300.
The initiative, which aims to connect 300 million Africans by 2030, is led by the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group.
On Wednesday, the commitments were made public at the New York-based Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Forum.
Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, So Tomé and Principe, Sierra Leone, and Togo all signed the new Energy Compacts.
These blueprints, according to the World Bank, will guide public spending, spur reforms, and entice private investment in national electricity projects.
“Growth And Opportunity”
According to the World Bank, Mission 300 has connected 30 million people, with 100 million more still connected, as of its release.
Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank, said that “electricity is the foundation of jobs, opportunities, and economic growth.”
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He emphasized that Mission 300 is more than just a goal, adding that it will “slash costs, strengthen utilities, and draw in investment.”
The quickest multiplier is “reliable, affordable power for small and medium enterprises, agro-processing, digital work, and industry.” You’ve given a young entrepreneur a paycheck, according to AfDB President Dr. Sidi Ould Tah.
Sidi Ould Tah, the new AfDB president,
Mission 300’s guiding principles for energy compacts are specific to each nation’s infrastructure, funding, and policy requirements.
Similar compacts were approved earlier this year by Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Liberia, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Leaders’ National Commitments
As a fundamental national need, Botswana’s president Duma Boko pledged access to affordable, reliable, and affordable energy.
President of Cameroon Paul Biya addresses French hostages on April 19, 2013, in this photo taken at the presidential palace in Yaounde. REINNIER KAZE PHOTO
Paul Biya, president of Cameroon, pledged to support renewable energy in order to promote sustainable development and universal access.
By 2030, Comoros’ President Azali Assoumani vowed to have universal access to electricity.
Denis Sassou Nguesso, president of the Congo, urged investors to exploit the country’s vast hydro potential for exports of regional power.
Taye Atske Selassie, president of Ethiopia, emphasized regional cooperation and renewable energy growth.
Adama Barrow, the president of the Gambia, pledged to increase renewable energy sources and strengthen governance.
On April 22, 2025, Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama attends the celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Accra. (Photo by Nipah Dennis/AFP)
John Mahama, president of Ghana, cited equal opportunities and universal access as two key factors.
Mamadi Doumbouya, president of Guinea, promised to use trustworthy, clean energy to spur industrialization, particularly in the mining sector.
Under Kenya’s economic agenda, Kenya’s president, William Ruto, pledged to have 100% renewable energy by 2030.
File: On June 26, 2024, Kenya’s President, William Ruto, addresses journalists at the State House in Nairobi. (Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP)
Sam Matekane, the prime minister of Lesotho, described universal renewable access as the nation’s cherished right.
Daniel Chapo, president of Mozambique, stated that his nation is on track to meet goals and establish regional dominance.
On December 10, 2023, during the 64th Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Head of States and Government Ordinary Session in Abuja, Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio speaks. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP)
The compact, according to Sierra Leone’s president Julius Maada Bio, is the country’s most ambitious energy plan.
To promote industrialization, Togo’s president, Faure Gnassingbé, pledged clean, affordable power to everyone.
Américo dos Ramos, the prime minister of So Tomé and Principe, aimed to raise $ 190 million from private investors.
North Korea is believed to have accumulated large quantities of weapons-grade uranium, according to South Korea.
Seoul’s Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Thursday cited an assessment that Pyongyang possesses 2,000kg (about 4,400 pounds) of highly enriched uranium “at a purity of 90 percent or higher”.
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If confirmed, the amount would also signal a sharp increase in North Korea’s stockpile of nuclear material.
Intelligence provided by civilian experts reveals that North Korea is operating four enrichment plants, he added.
“Even at this very hour, North Korea’s uranium centrifuges are operating at four sites,” Chung told reporters, only mentioning the known site of Yongbyon, which Pyongyang purportedly decommissioned after talks but later reactivated in 2021.
Foreign experts believe North Korea has built additional uranium-enrichment sites as leader Kim Jong Un has been pushing hard to expand his nuclear arsenal.
The North has long been known to hold a “significant” amount of highly enriched uranium, the key material used to produce nuclear warheads, according to South Korea’s defence ministry.
Enrichment must be pushed to more than 90 percent, the concentration termed weapons-grade, to ensure that the critical mass sets off the chain reaction leading to a nuclear explosion.
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 42kg (92.6 pounds) of highly enriched uranium is needed for one nuclear weapon; 2,000kg would be enough for roughly 47 nuclear bombs.
Chung said “stopping North Korea’s nuclear development is an urgent matter”, but argued that sanctions will not be effective and that the only solution lies in a summit between Pyongyang and Washington.
International diplomacy on ending North Korea’s nuclear programme has stalled since 2019, when high-stakes summitry between Kim and United States President Donald Trump fell apart without any agreement.
Kim said recently that he was open to talks with the US as long as the demand that the North surrender its nuclear arms remains a condition.
North Korea, which conducted its first nuclear test in 2006 and is under a raft of United Nations sanctions for its banned weapons programmes, has never publicly disclosed details of its uranium enrichment facilities.
South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung, who took office in June, has promised a more dovish approach towards Pyongyang compared with his hawkish predecessor, Yoon Suk-yeol, saying he will not seek regime change.
A two-story building collapsed on Modupeola Street in Mangoro, Alimosho, Lagos State, on Wednesday, resulting in six rescues.
Around 6 p.m., the collapse occurred, and the cause has not yet been determined.
Gbenga Omotoso, the commissioner for information for Lagos, confirmed the development in a statement posted on X (previously Twitter).
Omotoso reported that a two-story structure had collapsed at the Lagos State intersection of Modupeola Street, Mangoro bus stop, and Alimosho.
He continued, “It was not immediately known the cause of the incident, which occurred around 6 p.m..”
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Five rescued victims were taken and treated at a nearby private hospital.
The victim, who was a fractured and bruised, was transported to LASUTH Surgical Emergency by LASAMBUS.
Omotoso claimed that after the patient was admitted for further care, he was declared to be in a stable condition. Additionally, he added that the victim, 44, lives at 10 Olabode Street in Alimosho.
According to him, authorities have already opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collapse.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Authority led the rush of emergency personnel to the location.
On the first day of the Shanghai World Rowing Championships finals, Great Britain won silver medals in the quadruple sculls for women and men.
Becky Wilde, Hannah Scott, Lola Anderson, and Sarah McKay, a women’s quartet, were unable to completely dominate the Netherlands at the sprint finish.
Similar circumstances prevailed in the men’s final, when the GB quartet of Cedol Dafydd, Callum Dixon, Matthew Haywood, and Rory Harris left themselves too much work in the dying stages to catch Italy.
Silver is a good result, even though we’re obviously a little disappointed with it. We only had eight weeks together as a crew, and it’s no small feat,” Scott said after the race to BBC Sport NI.
Over the winter training, we’ll undoubtedly examine tactics and ratings, which is very exciting for me.
Great Britain and the Netherlands fought until the final blow to win the gold medal at the Paris 2012 Olympics in the final battle of their own.
Although the world final took place in the same format but with a different lineup this year, the results were reversed.
After a season of illness and injury, Scott and Anderson made their first regatta appearance alongside Wilde and McKay.
The Netherlands roared off the blocks and held a length-leading position by the halfway point, as it did in Paris.
The GB boat, which had almost five minutes less of a speed, gradually regrouped them as the Dutch continued to hold onto their lead.
However, despite them closing the gap at the finish, there was no final sprint this time from GB.
British Rowing Benedict Tufnell
The GB men’s quad, in contrast, won the World Cup in Lucerne and became the champions of Europe, and they were the favorites to win the title, but the outcome was very similar to the women’s race.
The Italian team led by Luca Chiumento, Luca Rambaldi, Andrea Panizza, and Giacomo Gentili won the race by 500 meters, ahead of Great Britain, in a flying start.
The men started moving in the second 1, 000 meters with similar tactics to those used by the GB women, but Italy had already done enough to cross the line well ahead of the pack.
First medals in this boat class won by Great Britain since 2022.
“We came in with the intention of winning, and we knew we could,” Dafydd said.
“Everything went well, and we raced at our best, but unfortunately, our best effort today just wasn’t nearly enough,” he said.
The women’s pair’s new combination was the other finalists in Great Britain.
Lizzie Witt and Jade Lindo finished sixth overall, with Romania taking gold, after rowing in an outside lane.
With the finals set for Saturday, Great Britain celebrated heat victories in both the men’s and women’s eights.
Annabel Caddick and Samuel Murray advanced to Friday’s semi-finals with wins in the PR3 mixed doubles sculls.
The men’s double sculls semi-finals were finally held after Wednesday’s postponement.
The Irish boat of Philip Doyle and double Olympic champion Fintan McCarthy, who has since transitioned from lightweight rowing to the heavyweight class for this Olympic cycle, were led from the beginning by Olympic champions Romania, Andrei Cornea, and Marian Enache.
On the first day of the Shanghai World Rowing Championships finals, Great Britain won silver medals in the quadruple sculls for women and men.
Becky Wilde, Hannah Scott, Lola Anderson, and Sarah McKay, a women’s quartet, were unable to completely dominate the Netherlands at the sprint finish.
Similar circumstances prevailed in the men’s final, when the GB quartet of Cedol Dafydd, Callum Dixon, Matthew Haywood, and Rory Harris left themselves too much work in the dying stages to catch Italy.
Silver is a good result, even though we’re obviously a little disappointed with it. We only had eight weeks together as a crew, and it’s no small feat,” Scott said after the race to BBC Sport NI.
“Over the winter training, we’ll definitely look at tactics and ratings,” which is very exciting for me.
Great Britain and the Netherlands fought until the final blow to win the gold medal at the Paris 2012 Olympics in the final battle of their own.
Although the world final took place in the same format but with a different lineup this year, the results were reversed.
After a season of illness and injury, Scott and Anderson made their first regatta appearance alongside Wilde and McKay.
The Netherlands roared off the blocks and held a length-leading position by the halfway point, as it did in Paris.
The GB boat, which had almost five minutes less of a speed, gradually regrouped them as the Dutch continued to hold onto their lead.
However, despite them closing the gap at the finish, there was no final sprint this time from GB.
British Rowing Benedict Tufnell
The GB men’s quad, in contrast, won the World Cup in Lucerne and were the favorites to win the world title, but the final was very similar to the women’s race.
The Italian team led by Luca Chiumento, Luca Rambaldi, Andrea Panizza, and Giacomo Gentili won the race by 500 meters, ahead of Great Britain, in a flying start.
The men started to retreat in the second 1000m, using the same tactics as the GB women, but Italy had already done enough to cross the line well ahead of the pack.
First medals in this boat class won by Great Britain since 2022.
“We came in with the intention of winning, and we knew we could,” Dafydd said.
“Everything went well, and we raced at our best, but unfortunately, our best effort today just wasn’t nearly enough,” he said.
The women’s pair’s new combination was the other finalists in Great Britain.
Lizzie Witt and Jade Lindo finished sixth overall, with Romania taking gold, after rowing in an outside lane.
With the finals set for Saturday, Great Britain celebrated heat victories in both the men’s and women’s eights.
Annabel Caddick and Samuel Murray advanced to Friday’s semi-finals with wins in the PR3 mixed doubles sculls.
The men’s double sculls semi-finals were finally held after Wednesday’s postponement.
The Irish boat of Philip Doyle and double Olympic champion Fintan McCarthy, who has since transitioned from lightweight rowing to the heavyweight class for this Olympic cycle, were led from the beginning by Olympic champions Romania, Andrei Cornea, and Marian Enache.
