NBA player Nikola Topic, a guard with Oklahoma City Thunder, has started chemotherapy treatment after being diagnosed with testicular cancer.
The 20-year-old Serb underwent a procedure on 6 October at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston to take a biopsy.
Thunder general manager Sam Presti said doctors were “extremely positive” about Topic’s long-term health.
“The results of the biopsy have been returned and he is dealing with a case of testicular cancer,” said Presti.
“Tope didn’t want to make this information public until he had begun the actual treatments, which he has recently. He’s been in here, he’s training, he’s working out – through this entire process he’s been able to do that.
“He has a tremendous group of oncologists and they are extremely positive about his outlook in dealing with the situation.”
Presti did not put a timescale on when he expected Topic to be back playing and added: “Our only expectations for him are to focus on this.
“This is his most important priority. He’ll be back playing basketball when he’s able to, but we’re not putting any time length or expectations on that.
“He has our total support, encouragement and love.”
Brooklyn Beckham had a clear message for wife Nicola Peltz Beckham as he sent her a huge bouquet of flowers, six years on from their first date
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Brooklyn wants to have kids with Nicola
Brooklyn Beckham has hinted kids could be on the horizon for him and wife Nicola Peltz Beckham. The entrepreneur, 26, shared a sweet gift with his wife to mark their anniversary.
Nicola, 30, took to her Instagram Stories to share her gift with the world – a bunch of white roses. Brooklyn had also penned an adorable note to the box, insisting he can’t wait for their future together.
While opening up about their potential future, Brooklyn also repeatedly called Nicola “baby” as he gushed over their time together. It appears the son of David and Victoria Beckham was celebrating the day the pair met, rather than their wedding day – which took place in April 2022.
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Although the full message wasn’t clear, the intent was visible. Starting by saying “happy anniversary baby,” Brooklyn went on to call his wife “the best thing that ever happened to me”.
He wrote about his excitement in growing old with the actress and “having kiddies together”. He once again shared his love for his wife as the heartfelt message continued.
It comes as his feud with his family, including his siblings, seemingly rumbles on. The split in the Beckham clan became evident when Brooklyn publicly shunned a number of big accolades.
Among those he stayed silent on and failed to attend were his dad’s 50th birthday. He also failed to reach out publicly after the former footballer received a knighthood earlier this year.
Both Brooklyn and his wife Nicola were also notably absent when Victoria debuted her hit Netflix documentary earlier this month. It appeared as though the tension ran deeper into the family too. His brothers, Romeo and Cruz, seemed to remove him from their social media accounts.
However, mum Victoria may have shown recently there is a way back for her eldest son. A simple gesture on his Instagram account could have shown tension is thawing.
Brooklyn was showing off his culinary skills on the platform earlier this month as he made buttermilk pancakes. He added the soundtrack of Eric Clapton’s Wonderful Tonight onto his upload.
It was then that fans spotted his famous parents had “liked” the clip showing their support for him. Despite the public display after months of silence, insiders close to the family have previously claimed that Victoria and David have “accepted they won’t see Brooklyn for the foreseeable future.”
Victoria recently spoke out about her children being branded with the “nepo baby” tag. Speaking to The Sun she said “it’s not their fault, give them a chance.”
Speaking of Cruz’s latest venture, she continued: “Cruz has got music coming out soon. He’s spent the last ten years learning his craft — much like I did with Roland — learning to play instruments. He taught himself to play about seven instruments. He writes his own songs, he’s put a band together.
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United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the transfer agreement for the short video app TikTok has been approved by China, adding that he anticipates it will advance in the coming weeks and months without providing any additional information.
Following US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Bessent stated on Thursday that “we finalized the TikTok agreement in terms of getting Chinese approval,” and that “will eventually go forward.”
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In a statement released earlier on Thursday, China’s Commerce Ministry stated that it would cooperate with the US in handling TikTok-related issues. According to a Chinese official, “The Chinese side will work with the US side to properly address issues relating to TikTok.”
ByteDance, a Chinese company, did not respond to requests for comment immediately.
After the US Congress passed a law in 2024 mandating TikTok’s Chinese owners to sell its US assets by January 2025, the app’s fate has been a subject of uncertainty for more than 18 months.
Trump gave them 120 days to complete the transaction by signing an executive order last month that stated that the plan to sell TikTok’s US operations to a consortium of US and international investors complies with the 2024 law’s national security requirements. Additionally, he delayed enforcing the law until 2021.
According to Trump’s order, the US company’s security partners will retrain and monitor the algorithm, and the new joint venture will be in charge of its operation.
One of the seven board members for the new organization, with Americans holding the other six seats, is appointed by ByteDance as part of the agreement regarding TikTok’s US operations.
If ByteDance did not sell its US assets, it would have to comply with requirements set out in the law that required it to be shut down by January 2025.
On Thursday, a collision involving four vehicles and an articulated truck caused significant traffic disruption on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway’s Otedola Bridge axis.
The incident took place shortly after a fatal collision on Kara Bridge, which resulted in gridlock on the expressway and the death of several people.
No fatalities were reported at the time of the accident, despite one occupant getting a minor head injury.
Eyewitnesses reported that the truck reportedly had brake problems, rammed into the front-facing car, and caused a chain-collision involving three other cars.
When the accident occurred, emergency response personnel were stranded, leaving victims to assist them as they arrived at the scene.
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Numerous commuters spent hours in traffic as a result of the collision, which caused severe gridlock on both sides of the bridge.
Officials from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) were scheduled to begin clearing operations.
In the event that the affected vehicles are completely gone, drivers are urged to use caution and take alternative routes.
Accident at Kara Bridge
A fuel tanker and several trucks collided late on Wednesday night in the earlier crash on Kara Bridge.
A police inspector was among the confirmed dead, along with several other people who were hurt, at least six.
One of the trucks, according to witnesses, lost control and struck other vehicles, causing a chain-collision and a fire outbreak.
Eight casualties were reported, according to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), and rescue and evacuation efforts are still being conducted.
The incident also worsened the situation with a towing van that was brought in to separate the trucks.
Five articulated vehicles were involved, according to the police commissioner, Olorundare Jimoh, who confirmed the incident and attributed the failure of the brakes to the officer.
He claimed that the perpetrators would face charges if three injured people were taken to the hospital.
The Englishman responded to his earlier this year comments that he would use a 4-4-2 formation to manage more games as manager of Nottingham Forest and head coach of Manchester United Ruben Amorim.
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim and Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche both respond to the Englishman’s comments from earlier this year that he would win more games as Red Devils manager using a 4-4-2 formation.
