As Team Europe prepares to face Team USA in New York, Rory McIlroy says the consistency they have had since winning the Ryder Cup in Rome two years ago may be crucial.
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Plateau Assembly Speaker Asks NASS To Approve State Police
The Plateau State Assembly, Rt. Hon. The creation of state police as a long-term solution to Nigeria’s worsening security issues has been urgently requested by Naanlong Daniel, who has also called on the National Assembly to approve it.
The Speaker claimed in an open letter to senators and members of the House of Representatives on Thursday that the current security framework failed to shield people from persistent homicide, killing, and displacement, particularly in northern states.
Daniel cited the dire state of Plateau communities, including Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Mangu, Riyom, Wase, Qua’an Pan, and Jos South, where frequent attacks have caused serious psychological trauma to survivors, disrupted education, and caused severe psychological trauma.
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“The establishment of state police is a necessary step in addressing these security issues. We can ensure quick response and effective community policing, the Speaker said, by empowering state governors to assume responsibility for upholding law and order.
Daniel emphasized that accountability measures and national oversight frameworks can prevent misuse and keep state police from breaking the law, despite concerns about potential abuse of power.
He urged federal lawmakers to transcend political differences and place the safety of Nigerians first, noting that Senator Simon Bako Lalong, the former governor of Plateau State, had also endorsed the idea during his tenure.
Fitzpatrick’s parents to miss Ryder Cup after fan abuse
According to Matthew Fitzpatrick, his parents have chosen to not compete in the Ryder Cup in New York as a result of the abuse they received at Whistling Straits four years ago.
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Notts win first County Championship title since 2010
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Trent Bridge, Division One of the Rothesay County Championship (day two)
Warwickshire 258 &, 7-3: Abbas 2-4
Nottinghamshire 374: Hameed 122, Verreynne 83, Bamber 3-59
Notts (6 pts) are ahead of Warwickshire (3 pts) by 109 runs.
Surrey has lost its fourth consecutive crown, thanks to Nottinghamshire’s victory in the County Championship.
Notts, division one leaders, scored 300 in their opening inning against Warwickshire to secure the title.
It marks Surrey’s third consecutive victory in the county championship, which Nottinghamshire have won since 2010.
When they defeated Surrey in the previous round of fixtures, the East Midlands side, led by a resurrected Haseeb Hameed, made a significant step toward the title.
Hameed scored his fourth century of the year at Trent Bridge after a fantastic 2025 with the bat.
South Africa wicketkeeper Kyle Verreyne ensured the hosts wouldn’t have to wait until Friday to be declared champions after the 28-year-old fell for 122 to leave them 218-5.
Notts were unable to be caught by second-placed Surrey when Verreyne’s (83) composed fifty, which made it past the 300 required for two batting extra points.
Before Notts was bowled out for 374, Liam Patterson-White also made a crucial knock in a seventh-wicket stand of 119 with Verreynne, making 70.
Hameed takes the lead in the first place.
This campaign’s turnaround in Nottinghamshire has been somewhat remarkable.
In Hameed’s first year as captain in 2024, they only managed to survive relegation in the final game.
Five years prior, they had failed to win.
However, Peter Moores, a coach who has now won County Championships with three different clubs, led a team effort this season.
Hameed reached his first 253 runs in red-ball cricket this year, surpassing Surrey opener Dom Sibley’s 1, 274 with a century against the Bears.
With bats, Lyndon James, Ben Slater, and Jack Haynes, who average above 40, have also made significant contributions.
The wickets have been distributed among the bowlers.
A fantastic feeling, according to Newell
Mick Newell, the county’s cricket director, helped them win the previous title 15 years ago.
Since Moores became the team’s head coach in 2016, he has been in his current capacity.
Because of the Kookaburra ball games in June and July, which we played in September, we knew this would be crucial, Newell said to BBC Radio Nottingham.
We simply kept our positions, tucked in behind Surrey, and we didn’t win any.
“We’ve had good weather, which will help us get on the field and score the points we need,” he said.
Anyone who surpasses Surrey can play some outstanding cricket because they are outstanding. It is a great tribute to our players for us to win ahead of them.
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700,000 Palestinians Fled South From Gaza City — Israel Army
Since late August, the Israeli military has launched an air and ground assault on Gaza City, according to the Israeli military, which has claimed 700, 000 Palestinians have emigrated to the south.
According to the military, “700, 000 Palestinians have evacuated” from Gaza City to the south of the Gaza Strip, according to AFP.
Since mid-August, according to the UN’s humanitarian agency, OCHA, 388,400 displacement movements have been reported, the majority of them coming from Gaza City.
Around one million people were estimated to live in Gaza City and its environs, according to the United Nations, who had declared a famine there at the end of August.
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In what it claims is a major air and ground offensive by Israel against Hamas after nearly two years of bloody battles, the Palestinian territory’s main urban hub.
“Over the past week, strikes in Gaza city have been particularly heavy, hitting IDP (internally displaced person) tents, residential structures, and public infrastructure,” according to OCHA.
Israeli strikes across the territory, including five in Gaza City, were reported by Gaza’s civil defense agency, which is a rescue organization under Hamas control.
11 people were killed by an airstrike on a home in central Gaza where displaced people had sought refuge, according to the civil defense.
AFP is unable to independently verify the information provided by the Israeli military or the civil defense due to media restrictions in the area and difficulty accessing many areas.
Palestinians were seen searching for survivors among the rubble with AFP footage from the days following the strike in the Al-Zawaida camp.
Nothing was left over for human use, according to resident Youssef Younis, who described the entire area as “destroyed.”
Ahmed Abu Dahrouj, a second Al-Zawaida resident, said, “We must end this war right away because we are going to die.”
According to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza, at least 65 Palestinians have been killed over the past two years by Israeli military offensives, the UN says are accurate.
According to an AFP tally based on Israeli data, Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, led to the deaths of 1, 219 people, most of them civilians.
Sciver-Brunt hits 122 in England World Cup warm-up
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Official World Cup warm-up, Bengaluru
England 339-9 (50 overs): Sciver-Brunt 122, Lamb 81; Goud 3-31
India 187 (34 overs): Rodrigues 66; Smith 2-35, Ecclestone 2-38
England won by 152 runs
Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt struck 122 as England beat India by 152 runs in the first of their two warm-up matches before their World Cup opener next week.
In a pre-tournament boost to her side, Sciver-Brunt hit 13 fours and two sixes in Bengaluru before retiring out after 105 balls to give others a chance to bat.
Emma Lamb made a 59-ball 81 at number five in England’s impressive 339-9 while opener Amy Jones hit 39 and Heather Knight 37.
Jones’ opener partner Tammy Beaumont was bowled by Renuka Singh in the first over for a three-ball duck, however, and Danni Wyatt-Hodge caught for one from three balls in the 46th.
England then dismissed World Cup co-hosts India for 187 in 34 overs, though the World Cup hosts rested key batters Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and Pratika Rawal.
Spinners Linsey Smith and Sophie Ecclestone took 2-35 and 2-38 respectively, while Lauren Bell, Lauren Filer and Charlie Dean claimed a wicket each.
Jemimah Rodrigues scored 66 on her return from illness for India but they lost their last eight wickets for 56 runs after Richa Ghosh was run out for 21.
Most concerning for India was their seamer Arundhati Reddy having to leave the field in a wheelchair after taking a blow in the 13th over of England’s innings.
Reddy, who played in two of three matches in India’s pre-tournament series against Australia, appeared to be hit in the leg in her follow-through by a drive from Knight.
She required lengthy treatment and did not add to her 4.4 overs after leaving the field or bat.
England have not played a full 50-over series since their 2-1 defeat by India in July with two unofficial matches against New Zealand in the United Arab Emirates their preparation prior to this low-key encounter.
England play Australia in their final warm-up on Sunday before beginning their World Cup campaign against South Africa on 3 October.
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