Bears, Durham, Kent & Hants claim T20 quarter-final spots

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New Zealand Test captain Tom Latham hammered his first T20 Blast century as the Bears qualified for the quarter-finals alongside Durham, Hampshire and Kent on a tense final night of group games.

Latham shared an opening stand of 187 with Alex Davies as the Bears thrashed Derbyshire by 127 runs at Derby in the North Group.

With Lancashire Lightning and Northamptonshire Steelbacks having already qualified, Durham knew a win over the latter would book them a last eight berth which they duly managed with a crushing nine-wicket victory and a maiden Blast century for Alex Lees.

Nottinghamshire youngster Farhan Ahmed took the third hat-trick of this year’s competition as the Outlaws gained a consolation win over Lancashire at Trent Bridge

Latham and Davies lead Bears mauling of Falcons

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At Derby, Samit Patel was hoping to sign-off with a win in his final game for the Falcons but he endured a miserable evening as the Bears sealed their qualification with a commanding victory.

Latham (104 off 51 balls, with eight sixes) and Davies (89) shared an opening partnership of 187 – the joint-fourth highest in the Blast – as the visitors piled-up 233-5 with Patel finishing with 0-38 from his three overs.

Derbyshire were quickly reduced to 62-5 in reply as Patel fell for six and they subsided limply to 106 all out to finish bottom of North Group.

“We probably saved our best performance for when it mattered most in a must win game so to get that big score on the board was really pleasing,” said Bears head coach Ian Westwood.

“It was a special knock (from Tom Latham) – he’s shown glimpses this campaign without really going on to get that big one but that’s why you get great players who are experienced like Tom.”

Northamptonshire skipper David Willey crashed six sixes in his 32-ball 63 and Matthew Breetzke made a rapid 52 as the Steelbacks threatened to derail Durham’s qualification hopes at Chester-le-Street.

But the home side made light work of their victory target of 204 to jump up to second place and earn a home tie.

Alex Lees (101* off 49 balls, with eight sixes) and Graham Clark (79 off 41) shared an opening stand of 181 as Durham coasted to victory with three-and-a-half overs to spare.

Young off-spinner Ahmed stole the show for Nottinghamshire as the Outlaws picked up a consolation five-wicket win over Lancashire at Trent Bridge.

The 17-year-old younger brother of England’s Rehan Ahmed claimed the third hat-trick of this year’s Blast by removing Luke Wood, Tom Aspinwall and Mitchell Stanley as he returned figures of 5-25.

Leicestershire also held an outside chance of sneaking into the last eight but needed to beat Yorkshire and hope for some help from elsewhere – neither of which happened with Matt Milnes hammering the last balls for six to seal a dramatic win for the visitors at Grace Road

Spitfires fire their way into last eight

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Two-times T20 champions Kent made light work of rock-bottom Essex at Canterbury to secure their quarter-final spot from the South Group.

Paul Walter (52) and Charlie Allison (48) helped the visitors reach 172-6 after being asked to bat but former Kent batsman Jordan Cox failed to follow-up his heroics against Hampshire on Thursday as he fell for just six.

Tawanda Muyeye’s 49-ball 80 got the home side off to a good start in their run chase before Harry Finch blasted six fours and three sixes in his 64 as Kent strolled to victory with 16 balls to spare.

“It’s a very special feeling, those scenes at the end there were like watching England in the World Cup, so it was pretty cool,” said Finch.

“Getting into the quarters is great – we know when we’re on it we’re as good as anyone in this competition, we really believe that.”

It could have been different for Kent as they completed their win and then had to watch as Sussex came agonisingly close to beating group winners Surrey and pipping them for the fourth qualification place.

After Will Jacks (100 off 59 balls, with three sixes and 12 fours) had scored his fifth Blast century to set the home side a victory target of 205 at Hove, Sussex needed 13 runs from the final over only for their former all-rounder Chris Jordan to dismiss John Simpson and leave them eight short of the win.

Glamorgan went into the evening needing to beat Middlesex and wait for results from elsewhere but their 52-run victory in Cardiff proved to be merely a consolation with Kent getting the job done against Essex.

Quarter-final pairings

T20 Blast quarter-finals will be played on 3, 5, and 6 September

Lancashire v Kent Spitfires, Durham v Hampshire Hawks, Surrey v Northants Steelbacks, Somerset v Bears – dates tbc

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Petrol Tanker Explodes In Ibadan

A tanker and a private car were involved in an explosion in Ibadan, the capital of the Oyo state.

At the intersection of Celica and Adegbayi, new Ife Road, Ibadan, reportedly on Thursday July 17th, at 6:30 PM.

Akinyinka Akinyemi, the general manager of the Oyo State Fire Service, made this disclosure in a statement released on Friday.

A crew of firemen led by ACFS Adeniyi Adesina arrived at the scene right away. A car was engulfed in flames and a tanker with a 33, 000 litres of premium motor spirit (PMS) on board when it arrived. &nbsp,

Apparently, the explosion occurred at the Celica junction in Ibadan’s new Ife road, Adegbayi.

He claimed that the firemen “swung into action” by quickly containing the fire with chemical foam by preventing it from spreading to the nearby NNPC petrol station and nearby properties.

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The federal and state fire services jointly extinguished the incident.

Officials with the fire service prevented it from spreading to the NNPC petrol station and nearby properties.

The fire incident occurred as a result of a brake failure and a tanker’s failure, which caused it to lose control, hit a Prado jeep and a car, then fell onto an open road and caught fire in the process, according to the release’s preliminary investigation&nbsp.

The fire affected the tanker and a car, but no one was hurt, despite the jeep being pushed into a nearby gutter on impact.

No injuries were reported.

The fire officials’ prompt action saved the nearby NNPC filling station and adjacent properties from the devastating fire, according to what was discovered.

Galatasaray make Ederson offer – Saturday’s gossip

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Xavi Simons favors moving to the Premier League, and Luis Diaz tells Liverpool he wants to join Bayern Munich, according to Galatasaray.

Goalkeeper Ederson, 31, of Manchester City and Brazil, has been offered 3 million euros ($2.6 million) by Galatasaray. (L’Equipe, in French)

If one of their two main goalkeepers leaves, Manchester City may consider moving for English international 22-year-old James Trafford. (Romano-Fabrizio)

Xavi Simons, 22, a midfielder for the Netherlands and Leipzig, is in favor of a move to the Premier League, with both Chelsea and Arsenal monitoring his situation. (German) (Bild)

Luis Diaz, 28, a winger from Colombia and Liverpool, has indicated to his club that he wants to join Bayern Munich. This week, Liverpool rejected a request. (Florian Plettenburg)

Darwin Nunez, a 26-year-old Liverpool and Uruguayan international, is wanted by Barcelona, AC Milan, Al Hilal, and Al Nassr. (Caughtoffside)

Rasmus Hojlund, 22, is a 22-year-old striker from Denmark and Manchester United who is wanted by Juventus for Douglas Luiz, 27, Brazil. (Tuttosport – in Italian)

Marcus Rashford, 27, is wanted by Jose Mourinho for Fenerbahce. He is interested in joining Manchester United and England. (T24 – in Turkish)

Armand Lauriente, 26, a 26-year-old French winger, has agreed a £17.5 million fee with Sassuolo. (Sky Sports)

Ethan Nwaneri, 18, has signed a new five-year deal with Arsenal. (Telegraph requires a subscription)

Ilya Zabarnyi, a 22-year-old defender from Bournemouth and Ukraine, has been a subject of an investigation by Tottenham. (TalkSport)

Omari Hutchinson, an English international age 21, is expected to receive a better offer from Brentford. (Sky Sports)

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Nicola Peltz ‘excited’ as she shares major career update amid family rift rumours

After her last film role received a lot of pride from her mother-in-law Victoria Beckham, Nicola Peltz has shared her excitement over the most recent project in her acting career.

Nicola Peltz has shared her excitement over her latest film project(Image: Variety via Getty Images)

Actor Nicola Peltz has confirmed the latest project in her career. She’s expressed excitement over the opportunity, which is said to be giving her more experience behind the camera, as well as another starring role on screen.

Nicola, 30, has appeared in several films over the years, including Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014). It was announced last week that she will star in thriller Pretty Ugly and also serve as an executive producer, with it understood to be the first time she’s held that position on a film.

It was reported just days ago that Nicola will star alongside Jazzy De Lisser and Mary Stuart Masterson in the “murder mystery”. The film is said to be written and directed by Erica Dunton, who has previously worked on TV shows such as Ted Lasso, the Summer I Turned Pretty and Outer Banks.

Nicola Peltz in a white top.
Nicola Peltz has confirmed that she will be part of the cast of the upcoming thriller Pretty Ugly(Image: Getty Images)

The news was shared by Deadline and the outlet said that the film, set in North Carolina, centres on a mother and daughter, played by Nicola’s co-stars. Their relationship “unravels” with the return of a “provocative makeup influencer,” played by Nicola, amid a murder in the area.

Her co-star Mary, 59, whose previous credits include Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), posted about the project following the report about it. Her post on Instagram later prompted reaction from Nicola, who shared her excitement.

I’m slow to post these things, but I’m so happy to be a part of this movie, Mary wrote yesterday. With the most incredible cast and crew, under the truly inspiring direction of Erica Dunton, I had a (quite intense) ball down in Wilmington, North Carolina.

You won’t believe what my movie daughter Jazzy and her new friend Nicole get up to, Mary continued teasing over the upcoming movie.

Mary Stuart Masterson in a black jacket, grey top and trousers.
The actor, who will star alongside the likes of Mary Stuart Masterson, has shared her excitement(Image: WireImage)

Since then, Nicola, her co-star, has reacted. In the comments section this morning, she wrote, “Mary, you’re so incredible, I’m so excited for this.” She also earlier today shared Mary’s post on her Instagram account.

Lola (2024), which Nicola co-wrote and directed, was her most recent feature-length film. She was supported by some of her in-laws at the launch of the movie, which marked her directorial debut.

At the premiere in Los Angeles, she was seen cosying up to her mother-in-law Victoria Beckham, 51. Nicola’s husband Brooklyn Beckham, 26, and his brother Cruz Beckham, 20, were also in attendance at the special occasion.

Cruz Beckham, Nicola Peltz, Victoria Beckham and Brooklyn Beckham on a red carpet at a film premiere in February 2024.
Nicola’s last feature film appearance was Lola (2024) and she had been supported at the premiere by her husband Brooklyn Beckham (right), her mother-in-law Victoria Beckham (centre right) and her brother-in-law Cruz Beckham (left)(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Nicola and her mother-in-law were even seen dancing together at an apparent after-party as the Spice Girls’ Wannabe played. And ahead of the film’s release, Victoria said she “could not be more proud” of her daughter-in-law.

Her support suggested that she was on good terms with Nicola, following previous rumours of tension in their relationship. There’s since been renewed speculation about the family, with it rumoured that there’s now a rift between Brooklyn and his parents Victoria and David Beckham, 50.

Brooklyn is said to have grown close to his in-laws and it’s been claimed that he “doesn’t really feel like he fits into” his own family. A source told the Mirror recently: “He just doesn’t feel his family have treated Nicola well and now that he’s grown so close to her family in the States, he doesn’t really feel like he fits into the Beckham family right now.”

Despite ongoing speculation about their relationship with his parents, a source suggested to the Mirror last month that Brooklyn and Nicola were stronger than ever. They were described as a young couple “enjoying their lives together”.

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Will Poulter’s model ex claims he dumped her over WhatsApp ‘without warning’

Hollywood model Bobby T and model Will Poulter had a three-year relationship, but she claims he “gave” her and her son without getting a second opinion.

Actor Will Poulter was in a relationship with model Bobby T for three years (Image: Getty Images/Instagram)

Will Poulter’s ex-girlfriend has accused him of ‘ghosting’ her and her son after she claims he dumped her ‘without warning’ over WhatsApp. The 32-year-old was in a three-year relationship with model Bobby T, who at 45 is 13 years older than him.

After being caught having lunch and spending time with Top Boy actress Saffron Hocking, 31, they were later seen having lunch and spending time together at the Glastonbury Festival and Wimbledon. The actor, who rose to fame in the E4 sketch show School of Comedy, is reportedly moving on.

However, his ex-boyfriend claims the two had built a life together before Will vanished “like he never existed” and that they were discussing marriage. He also took to social media to publicly criticize his actions, especially since he was her young son’s stepdad.

Taking to Instagram, Bobby – whose real name is Erin Campaneris – wrote in her stories: “Just so there’s no confusion, I was in a real relationship for almost three years. We built a life together. We planned the details of our wedding. He wasn’t just in my life. He was in my son’s.”

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Will is said to have ‘ghosted’ Bobby and her son who he was a ‘stepdad’ to (Image: Getty Images)

She continued, “He gave him the name “his stepson,” and they were in a genuine relationship. My son only recalls a life there because he was his age. His behavior was that.

He volunteered his classroom and spent his first days of school. He attended school gatherings and showed up on time. He was regarded as a member of the family.

“He then abruptly ended it over WhatsApp without any prior warning or indication of trouble.” That was it. I’m just gone.

Bobby described how she was “in love,” and Bobby said, “We were shocked.” However, especially from the perspective of my son, how easily he disappeared hurts the most. as if he had never existed.

I had been waiting months for more clarity, but neither him nor his family, who we consider to be family, gave me that. After the split, which is thought to have taken place earlier this year, “She went on to say she” didn’t even get their belongings back.”

Bobby explained how she had experienced abuse and resentment from other women following the breakup, saying, “I am not scorned. To allow me to continue on with my life in peace, I simply want the truth to be revealed. Please let this be the end, and I won’t be adding anything more.

In 2022, Will and Bobby were first seen kissing on West Hollywood’s streets as they were first seen together. Will is thought to divide his time between America and the UK while she and her son reside there.

A source told me that Will and Bobby’s romance was “not going to last long.” Bobby’s son is alleged to be her top priority.

Will, who has appeared in The Chronicles of Narnia, We Are The Millers, Maze Runner, and The Revenant, is said to have struggled with juggling work and the distance.

The source continued to tell The Sun: “He’s known Saffron for a while but they have been spending more time together recently. They were both hosted by Barbour at Glasto and got on like a house on fire. It’s very early days and while they might be telling people they are just friends, the sparks between them are obvious to everyone.” The Mirror has reached out to Will’s reps for comment on this story.

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Slovenia’s parliament votes to legalise assisted dying

After a majority of voters in a referendum, Slovenia’s parliament passed a law granting terminally ill adults the right to end their lives.

With 50 votes in favor, 34 against, and three abstentions, the bill was approved by legislators on Friday, allowing for assisted dying in cases of intolerable suffering after all treatment options have been exhausted.

According to Slovenia’s STA news agency, the right to assisted dying won’t be available in the event of intolerable suffering brought on by mental illness.

In the upcoming weeks, it is anticipated to become effective.

In a consultative referendum last year, 55% of Slovenians voted against assisted suicide. Opponents of the law may attempt to sway enough votes to avert a new referendum.

Despite several amendments during its passage through parliament, the nation’s Commission for Medical Ethics announced this week that it remained firm in its position that the bill poses high ethical risks.

The “right]to assisted dying] does not represent a defeat for medicine,” according to Tereza Novak, a lawmaker from the ruling Freedom Movement, which had supported the bill.

The liberal MP claimed that it would be wrong for medicine to prevent people from dying if they so choose, and that it cannot do so.

The bill has been denounced by the conservative Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), who claims it “opens the door to a culture of death, … the loss of human dignity, and the minimization of the value of life, especially for the most vulnerable.”

The vote places the central European nation, along with Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, and some other states in the United States, among those that allow terminally ill people to receive medical care to end their lives.