According to the most recent evidence, Diogo Jota was probably speeding when his car hit a Spanish motorway, according to police.
The 28-year-old Liverpool player and his 25-year-old brother André Silva were killed early on Thursday when their Lamborghini car allegedly blew out on tyres in northwest Zamora province.
The car apparently was overtaking on the A52 near Palacios de Sanabria when it left the road and started to burn, according to Spain’s Guardia Civil police force at the time.
Police claimed they had examined the results of one of the Lamborghinis’ tires and that “all the tests conducted so far indicate that Diogo Jota was the driver of the crashed vehicle.”
The investigation into the accident is thought to have been made more complicated by the level of the fire, which almost completely destroyed the car, according to the experts’ report being prepared for the courts.
Jota and Rute Cardoso, Jota’s long-term partner, got married 11 days later in Portugal. The couple gave birth to three kids.
In order for Jota to return to Liverpool for pre-season training, the brothers had been departing Santander, Spain.
Over the weekend, their funeral took place in their hometown of Gondomar, close to Porto.
Tyre marks reportedly ascended 100 meters (330 feet) after impact.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka shared a candid Instagram post saying that the expectations of others have prevented her from enjoying her tennis journey despite “doubling my wildest dreams”
Osaka failed to progress beyond the third round at the All England Club this year(Image: Getty Images)
Following an emotional post-game press conference, tennis champ Naomi Osaka took to social media to share some candid thoughts. In a message to her followers, 27-year old Osaka says that she is determined to enjoy her tennis journey “no matter how long or short it may be”.
On July 7, 2025, the four-time Grand Slam winner shared a lengthy post on her Instagram grid, entitled “Expectations” saying in the caption she had “some thoughts in my head I had to get out”. In the post, she details a conversation with her dad that stuck with her.
“Recently I had a talk with my dad…something he said really stuck with me,” the post begins. She goes on to say that at 59 her dad related feeling closer to the end of his life than the beginning and thinks her tennis career is similar.
Osaka is the Former World No. 1(Image: ISI Photos via Getty Images)
“I didn’t understand what he was trying to say to me and truthfully the topic made me panic”, Osaka admits, though she says eventually she was struck with realisation.
“I’ve been playing tennis since I was 3, playing professionally since I was 14 and I’m 27 now. I’ve lived almost my entire life playing this sport and I guess it’s true, I am closer to the end than the beginning.
“When I was younger my dream was to hold the US Open trophy, winning it seemed like a fairy tale.” She goes on to say that she has “doubled my wildest dreams” having won the US Open twice – once in 2018 and once in 2020 – but she still feels pressure to perform.
“Somehow I let my expectations of myself and the expectations of others prevent me from enjoying the rest of my journey no matter how long or short it may be.” Osaka concludes with a promise to “enjoy the times” and also see her daughter “reap the fruits of my labour”.
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Speaking on the pressure Osaka faces, Stephanie Hilborne OBE, CEO of Women in Sport, told The Mirror that the pressure to perform is often heightened for female elite athletes.
” Naomi has four major titles, seven WTA tour-level singles, and has used her platform to campaign for racial justice, but still may feel the need to blaze the trail for mothers, prove the doubters wrong, continue to challenge the stereotypes that tell girls and women they don’t belong in sport. “
Hilborne says female elite players have to develop” exceptional resilience “and” Naomi is no exception”. She adds that the the” never-ending barrage of online abuse “is also a factor that the public should be aware of and that” there is an additional horrific layer of misogyny when it comes to women, and especially Black women”.
Osaka’s Instagram post was shared a few days after her loss to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova where she failed to progress beyond the third round at the All England Club. The former World No. 1 was visibly and understandably disheartened in her post-game conference, which was widely circulated on social media.
Osaka has called out media groups like ESPN for increased coverage of her post-loss and when she is visibly upset(Image: AP)
Osaka expressed her frustration at the media for the increased attention and scrutiny she receives after losses, especially when she is visibly upset. She called out media groups like ESPN in particular, writing on Threads: “Bro why is it every time I do a press conference after a loss the ESPNs and blog gotta clip it and put it up.”
She continued:” Wtf, why don’t they clip my press conferences after I win? Like why push the narrative that I’m always sad?
“Sure I was disappointed a couple hours ago, now I’m motivated to do better. That’s human emotions. The way they clip me I feel like I should be fake happy all the time”.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka shared a candid Instagram post saying that the expectations of others have prevented her from enjoying her tennis journey despite “doubling my wildest dreams”
Osaka failed to progress beyond the third round at the All England Club this year(Image: Getty Images)
Following an emotional post-game press conference, tennis champ Naomi Osaka took to social media to share some candid thoughts. In a message to her followers, 27-year old Osaka says that she is determined to enjoy her tennis journey “no matter how long or short it may be”.
On July 7, 2025, the four-time Grand Slam winner shared a lengthy post on her Instagram grid, entitled “Expectations” saying in the caption she had “some thoughts in my head I had to get out”. In the post, she details a conversation with her dad that stuck with her.
“Recently I had a talk with my dad…something he said really stuck with me,” the post begins. She goes on to say that at 59 her dad related feeling closer to the end of his life than the beginning and thinks her tennis career is similar.
Osaka is the Former World No. 1(Image: ISI Photos via Getty Images)
“I didn’t understand what he was trying to say to me and truthfully the topic made me panic”, Osaka admits, though she says eventually she was struck with realisation.
“I’ve been playing tennis since I was 3, playing professionally since I was 14 and I’m 27 now. I’ve lived almost my entire life playing this sport and I guess it’s true, I am closer to the end than the beginning.
“When I was younger my dream was to hold the US Open trophy, winning it seemed like a fairy tale.” She goes on to say that she has “doubled my wildest dreams” having won the US Open twice – once in 2018 and once in 2020 – but she still feels pressure to perform.
“Somehow I let my expectations of myself and the expectations of others prevent me from enjoying the rest of my journey no matter how long or short it may be.” Osaka concludes with a promise to “enjoy the times” and also see her daughter “reap the fruits of my labour”.
For more stories like this subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The Weekly Gulp, for a curated roundup of trending stories, poignant interviews, and viral lifestyle picks from The Mirror’s Audience U35 team delivered straight to your inbox.
Speaking on the pressure Osaka faces, Stephanie Hilborne OBE, CEO of Women in Sport, told The Mirror that the pressure to perform is often heightened for female elite athletes.
” Naomi has four major titles, seven WTA tour-level singles, and has used her platform to campaign for racial justice, but still may feel the need to blaze the trail for mothers, prove the doubters wrong, continue to challenge the stereotypes that tell girls and women they don’t belong in sport. “
Hilborne says female elite players have to develop” exceptional resilience “and” Naomi is no exception”. She adds that the the” never-ending barrage of online abuse “is also a factor that the public should be aware of and that” there is an additional horrific layer of misogyny when it comes to women, and especially Black women”.
Osaka’s Instagram post was shared a few days after her loss to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova where she failed to progress beyond the third round at the All England Club. The former World No. 1 was visibly and understandably disheartened in her post-game conference, which was widely circulated on social media.
Osaka has called out media groups like ESPN for increased coverage of her post-loss and when she is visibly upset(Image: AP)
Osaka expressed her frustration at the media for the increased attention and scrutiny she receives after losses, especially when she is visibly upset. She called out media groups like ESPN in particular, writing on Threads: “Bro why is it every time I do a press conference after a loss the ESPNs and blog gotta clip it and put it up.”
She continued:” Wtf, why don’t they clip my press conferences after I win? Like why push the narrative that I’m always sad?
“Sure I was disappointed a couple hours ago, now I’m motivated to do better. That’s human emotions. The way they clip me I feel like I should be fake happy all the time”.
Following an attack by armed men posing as bandits, armed men in Kukawa village, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, carried out a deadly ambush that left eight people dead.
A group of fighters reportedly arrived on motorcycles and claimed they were attempting to stop bandits from terrorizing the area during the incident, which took place on Monday around 2:30 p.m.
The attackers, who are believed to be members of a group called “Hulabe,” who are thought to be from Kukawa, stole the community under the pretense of protecting it, only to cause chaos shortly after, according to the village head of Kukawa, Ismail Isa Kukawa.
They claimed to have arrived to combat bandits. But then, they started looting stores, shooting frequently to frighten locals, and taking things away, Mallam Isa recalled.
After the raid, the attackers reportedly fled into the nearby bush. The village head continued, “They killed two traders who were leaving the village and headed for the local market.”
Mallam Isa expressed shock that the organization, which had initially claimed to be fighting bandits, had instead engaged in illegal activities, including raiding stores and stealing goods worth millions of naira.
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According to reports, the assault occurred on Monday in border towns spread between Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, and Taraba states, which have recently experienced numerous bandit attacks.
Residents are concerned that the whereabouts of a vigilante group that had earlier pursued the bandits across the Wase and Kanam LGAs are unknown, adding to their concern.
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for two top Taliban leaders on charges of persecuting women and girls.
ICC judges on Tuesday said there were “reasonable grounds” to suspect Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani of committing gender-based persecution.
“While the Taliban have imposed certain rules and prohibitions on the population as a whole, they have specifically targeted girls and women by reason of their gender, depriving them of fundamental rights and freedoms”, the court said in a statement.
The Taliban had “severely deprived” girls and women of the rights to education, privacy and family life and the freedoms of movement, expression, thought, conscience and religion, ICC judges said.
“In addition, other persons were targeted because certain expressions of sexuality and/or gender identity were regarded as inconsistent with the Taliban’s policy on gender”.
The court said the alleged crimes had been committed between August 15, 2021, when the Taliban seized power, and continued until at least January 20, 2025.
The court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, sought the warrants in January, saying that they recognised that “Afghan women and girls as well as the LGBTQI+ community are facing an unprecedented, unconscionable and ongoing persecution by the Taliban”.
UK-based rights group Amnesty International welcomed the move by the ICC, saying it was an “important step towards justice”.
“The announcement is an important development that gives hope, inside and outside the country to Afghan women, girls, as well as those persecuted on the basis of gender identity or expression”, Amnesty International chief Agnes Callamard said in a statement.
“This is a crucial step to hold accountable all those allegedly responsible for the gender-based deprivation of fundamental rights to education, to free movement and free expression, to private and family life, to free assembly, and to physical integrity and autonomy”.
The US-based Human Rights Watch also welcomed the decision.
“Senior Taliban leaders are now wanted men for their alleged persecution of women, girls, and gender non-conforming people. The international community should fully back the ICC in its critical work in Afghanistan and globally, including through concerted efforts to enforce the court’s warrants”, Liz Evenson, the group’s international justice director, said in a statement.
The ICC, based in The Hague, was set up to rule on the world’s worst crimes, such as war crimes and crimes against humanity. It has no police force of its own and relies on member states to carry out its arrest warrants – with mixed results.
In theory, this means anyone subject to an ICC arrest warrant cannot travel to a member state for fear of being detained.
Last year, the United Nations accused the Taliban government of barring at least 1.4 million girls of their right to an education during their time in power.
Taking into account the number of girls not going to school before the group came to power, the UN said 80 percent of Afghan school-age girls – a total of 2.5 million – were being denied their right to an education.
Authorities also imposed restrictions on women working for non-governmental groups and other employment, with thousands of women losing government jobs.
Beauty salons have been closed and women blocked from visiting public parks and gyms as well as travelling long distances without a male chaperone.
Players must acknowledge that they are a “biological female” and “have a greater risk of injury when playing against adult biological men,” according to the updated requirements from the Football Association.
Following the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on April 16 that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex, the FA changed its rules earlier this year.
Trans men are still permitted to play in men’s matches despite the FA-affiliated competitions’ ban on transgender women since June 1st.
A player declaration section on the form, which must be completed by all trans men who want to compete in FA competitions in the 2025-26 season, states that they are a biological female who wants to enter open age competitions and events that are reserved for men.
Players must also agree that “adult biological females and adult biological males have physiological and performance differences,” according to the declaration.
Adult biological females play more dangerously when playing against adult biological males than when playing against adult biological females, and my treatment does not fully negate these differences and lead to higher safety risks.
Additionally, testosterone levels must be between 7.7 and 29.4 nanomoles per litre of blood, which is considered to be in the normal adult male range.
The FA’s updated transgender policy, which was written in collaboration with the organization’s legal team, was informed to the BBC that any changes to language were a result of the Supreme Court’s decision.
The FA stated in May that the policy change was necessary in response to the ruling, not as a result of ideological bias.
Before, the FA used a different form with different languages to allow trans players to register to play football in their preferred gender category.
Prior to the Supreme Court’s decision, the previous policy stated that players would “agree and accept the potential increased injury risk associated with female-to-male transgender individuals” and that they would be playing alongside those who “are statistically most likely to be stronger, faster, and heavier.”
One transgender footballer who has played men’s football at amateur level detested the language used by the FA in the new guidelines.
The player, who requested anonymity, told BBC Sport, “I am not a biological woman, I am a man.”
It seems like a ban on the sly because I have a hard time believing that many trans men would agree to sign documents that contain that language.
The FA confirmed that trans men could only play male football if the statement was signed by the player and a qualified medical professional following a thorough evaluation and consultation.
Only biological females (i.e. those with ovaries) may participate in open age competitions and matches that are not open to women, according to the report.
Additionally, they assert that they will “keep the policy under review in accordance with any relevant legal, scientific, or other developments.”
Following the Supreme Court’s decision in April 2025, an FA spokesperson told the BBC: “We published our updated transgender policy last month to make sure both the FA and our local County FA network could operate within this new legal framework.”
To allow transgender players to continue playing football, we continue to support transgender players who meet the requirements of our new policy.
The FA contacted all trans players who were impacted by the change in policy after it was made public and provided talking therapy through the Sporting Chance clinic.
They added that they planned to start creating mixed gender leagues by the 2026-27 season and that those who can’t play should continue to play as coaches and referees.
