At least 25 people were killed and nearly 800 others were hurt in a massive explosion that ripped through Iran’s biggest commercial port on Saturday, according to state media.
Near the Strait of Hormuz, through which passes a fifth of the world’s oil output, the explosion occurred at the Shahid Rajaei Port in Bandar Abbas city in southern Iran.
The hazardous and chemical materials storage depot’s explosion was likely the result of a fire, according to the port’s customs office in a statement released by state television.
After the explosion at Shahid Rajaei, which stretched more than 1, 000 kilometers (620 miles) south of Tehran, rescuers and survivors were seen walking along a long, carpeted, debris-filled boulevard.
A truck trailer was sprayed with blood on the side of a crushed car, and a helicopter dropped water on massive black smoke clouds strewn from behind stacked shipping containers.
State TV reported that “hundreds have been transferred to nearby medical centers,” while the provincial blood transfusion center called for donations and cited local emergency services.
One of Iran’s most fatal workplace accidents in years was the site of the explosion several months later. More than 50 people died in Tabas, in the east of the nation, as a result of a gas leak that caused the coal mine explosion in September.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Fight Night in Kansas City) welterweight champion Ian Machado Garry escaped a late scare from Carlos Prates and was given a unanimous decision.
Garry won on the judges ‘ scorecards, 48-47, 48-47, 49-46, to end Prates’s unbeaten run in the UFC.
On Saturday night, Garry controlled four of the final five rounds, keeping Prates on guard thanks to the Octagon’s superior movement, feinting, wrestling, and off-balance striking attacks.
Prates attempted a fifth-round technical knockout (TKO) against his taller opponent in the final minute of the fifth round. Although Parates repeatedly punched Garry on the feet and the ground, the Irishman made it through the late onslaught because both fighters were exhausted late in the fight.
Garry expressed his relief after the fifth-round flurry following Prates’ performance.
Garry responded to Prates’ decision with the statement, “I was not hurt. “I was conscious at all times.” That man is a danger, I am aware of. I respect everything The Fighting Nerds do, including him and his team.
Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena’s welterweight title fight will be fought on May 10th, and Garry has revealed that he is the official backup fighter.
On April 26, 2025, Ian Machado Garry fights Carlos Prates at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, United States [William Purnell/Imagn Images via Reuters]
Anthony Smith’s mixed martial arts (MMA) career came to an end with a first-round TKO victory over the former UFC light heavyweight title challenger in the co-main event on Saturday. Before the fight was called off, Zhang landed a flurry of punches and elbows to completely sabotage the Nebraska native.
Despite the outcome, Smith expressed his pride in his progress over a difficult career.
In the Octagon following the loss, Smith said, “I’m just going to be grateful it happened.” “I appreciate you guys.”
Smith won 13 UFC fights and made his professional debut. Smith (37-22 MMA) ended his three-fight losing streak while Zhang (19-6 MMA) has not yet reached the second round of any of his career victories.
The first UFC fight in Kansas City since April 2023 took place on Saturday.
Anthony Smith acknowledges the audience before his UFC fight against Zhang Mingyang (not pictured) on April 26, 2025 in Kansas City, United States [William Purnell/Imagn Images via Reuters]
The Golden State Warriors defeated the visiting Houston Rockets 104-93 to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series in San Francisco despite the absence of Jimmy Butler III as a player.
The majority of Buddy Hield’s 17 points came from five 3-pointers, which included Gary Payton II, who saved nine of his postseason career-high 16 points for a late run. The seventh-seeded Warriors, who can lead 3-1 in the Western Conference best-of-seven series with another home-court victory on Monday, scored a game-high 12 rebounds for the rookie Quinten Post, who made his first postseason start.
No game in this series is going to be ugly, Curry said on Saturday night after the ABC broadcast. You just kind of have to work it out, they say. At the halfway point of the [second quarter] we had 22 points. How will we be able to win? You simply stick to it and “make the right plays”
After the pregame warmup, the Warriors learned that Butler would miss the game due to a glute contusion that he sustained in Game 2’s loss to Houston.
“Everyone just stood up and played for Jimmy,” Curry said. “Hopefully, he’ll return soon,” he said.
Golden State scored the final nine points of the second quarter to pull the Warriors within 49-46 at the break, setting up a fiercely contested second half. The Rockets held the Warriors to 18 points in the first quarter.
The Rockets took over the game after Dillon Brooks’ 3-pointer with 5:47 remaining in regulation, but Payton, who had already scored in the Warriors’ Game 2, unexpectedly took over.
With 5:27 to go, Payton opened a 92-86 lead with 3:42 to go with a layup followed by his Hall of Fame father, who was watching from the stands. He then added a layup, a 3-pointer, and a dunk in a personal 9-point run.
Everyone is confident, they say. That is the team’s beauty, Curry said. Gary “was unbelievable,” exploiting the double-teams that were present in the top, entering the paint, finishing at the rim, the big three in the corner, and obviously the defense, and being present. In 2022, he was a member of the championship team. He is aware of what is required.
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry scores a 3-pointer against the Houston Rockets.
Curry made his fifth 3-pointer of the night before Payton added a dunk to keep Golden State from dominating.
Curry’s postseason tally of 30 points was his 60th. He also collected a game-high nine assists and seven rebounds.
Every time we play him, we won’t let him score more than three points. Fred VanVleet, a journalist in Houston, said, “We have to understand that. One of the greatest people of all time is him. Tonight, I thought our coverages were a little slow. Some of the switching and physicality were slightly different from what we had before the last game.
Golden State outscored the Rockets 42-33 from beyond the arc with five 3-pointers each from Curry and Hield.
Brandin Podziemski added 10 points, Brandin Podziemski added 8 rebounds, 4 assists, two steals, and three blocks for the team, while Draymond Green added 8 and Brandin Green added 8 more.
Alperen Sengun added 15 points and 11 rebounds, while VanVleet led the second-seeded Rockets with 17 points. Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, and Brooks each scored 11 points. With nine points, six rebounds, and five assists, Jalene Green led the team.
Golden State Warriors’ Game 3 against the Houston Rockets is a photo of Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler, who is recovering from surgery.
Clippers slam dunk at the buzzer with nuggets
The Oklahoma City Thunder won their first playoff game 4-0 against the Memphis Grizzlies 117-115 in their NBA Western Conference playoff series, going on to become the first team to advance to the second round thanks to 38 points scored by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the previous game.
With a 124-87 victory over the Miami Heat, the Cleveland Cavaliers are on the verge of advancing and are now 3-0 in the Eastern Conference standings.
The Denver Nuggets won the Western Conference opener 102-99 over the Los Angeles Clippers, which was sealed by Aaron Gordon’s put-back dunk at the final buzzer.
As the clock ran out, Nikola Jokic airballed a 3-pointer, and Gordon leaped to the side of the court to release his dunk just before the backboard’s red light arrived. The best-of-seven Western Conference series could only be matched once again thanks to a replay review that upheld the decision.
Although Aaron is a big athletic man, you could say it was a lucky play, according to interim Nuggets coach David Adelman. He “met the ball early,” he said. I had no idea whether it was good or bad. I was getting ready for overtime…
I’m happy we won the game because that will eventually be on NBA TV. I’m pleased that it will be celebrated on Nuggets Day rather than Clippers Day.
The fourth-seeded Nuggets rallied from a 117-83 crushing defeat in Game 3 on the road to recover from Jokic’s 36 points, 21 rebounds, and eight assists.
For the fifth-seeded Clippers, Kawhi Leonard recorded 24 points and nine rebounds, and Norman Powell added 22.
Gordon said, “This was really big for us.” We returned home-court advantage as a result of what we did when we arrived.
In Denver, on Tuesday, Game 5.
In Game 4 of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs against the LA Clippers on April 26, 2025, in Inglewood, California, USA, Aaron Gordon of the Denver Nuggets dunks the game-winning basket.
On Sunday, April 27, 2018, this is how things are going.
Fighting
Valery Gerasimov, the head of Russia’s top general, has confirmed for the first time that North Korean soldiers have been fighting alongside Russian forces in Kursk, praising their “courage and heroism” in aiding the Ukrainians’ expulsion.
Politics and diplomacy
A suspect in the killing of senior Russian military officers Yaroslav Moskalik by a car bomb was detained by the FSB security service, according to a statement released by the agency. Ukraine is to blame for the killing, according to the Kremlin. Kyiv made no official comment about the attack.
Shortly before Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome, US President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at St. Peter’s Basilica to discuss whether Putin wanted a peace agreement.
Zelenskyy predicted the meeting would be historic if it brought about the peace he desired, and a White House spokesman called it “very productive.”
Trump attacked the Russian leader harshly after the meeting, saying, “Putin fired missiles into civilian areas, cities, and towns, over the last few days. He also urged Putin to stop bombing Ukrainian civilian areas, adding that additional sanctions against Russia might be required in response.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said that the US Senate is prepared to move forward with bipartisan legislation that would impose trade sanctions on nations that purchase Russian oil, gas, and other goods in response to Trump’s remarks.
On the day of the pope’s funeral, the British government claimed that Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Keir Starmer had discussed “positive progress” toward ending the conflict in Ukraine.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, stated that the bloc “will always stand by Ukraine in the pursuit of peace” and that Zelenskyy would receive EU support in any negotiations aimed at ending the conflict with Russia.
According to police, a vehicle that struck a crowd at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver has caused several fatalities and injuries to several others.
The 30-year-old driver was taken into custody, according to police, and the incident occurred in the city’s Sunset on Fraser neighborhood shortly after 8 p.m. on Saturday (32:00 GMT Sunday).
According to a witness who was present for the festival when he witnessed a black vehicle drive erratically in the area just before the crowd washed, Reuters news reported.
The chaotic aftermath was captured on video and posted on social media, with bodies lying on the side of the road as injured victims were rushed to help.
The hospital’s staff had been informed to expect large casualty arrivals after treating victims in a number of nearby hospitals. The Vancouver Sun reported that thousands of people were present in the area at the time of the attack.
After the car tore through the crowd, a food truck owner described scenes of destruction.
In an interview with Postmedia, Yoseb Vardeh, the co-owner of the food truck Bao Buns, said, “I didn’t get to see the driver; all I heard was an engine rev.”
As his voice sounded, “I went outside my food truck, I looked down the road, and there are just bodies everywhere.” He “went through the entire block,” he said. He sat straight in the middle.
[Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters] At the location of the Lapu Lapu event in Vancouver, an ambulance is parked.
Mayor of Vancouver, Ken Sim, expressed his shock and sadness over the tragic incident at the Lapu Lapu Day event today.
A Filipino anti-colonial leader from the 16th century is honored at the festival.
In this extremely difficult time, Sim wrote, “Our thoughts are with all those affected and with Vancouver’s Filipino community.”
Mark Carney, the prime minister of Canada, expressed his shock at learning about the heinous incidents at the Lapu Lapu festival.
“I extend my sincere condolences to the families of those who have been killed and injured, to the Vancouver, Filipino, and Canadian residents. We are all grieving for you, he said, adding that the federal government was closely monitoring developments as the investigation progresses.
Jules Kounde’s powerful extra-time strike gave Barcelona a 3-2 victory over rival Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey Clasico final.
The Catalans won the first major trophy of Hansi Flick’s tenure as coach on Saturday in a dramatic manner, aiming for a quadruple this year.
Barcelona equaled with two Real Madrid goals in seven second-half minutes, scored by Pedri and scored by Pedri at La Cartuja.
However, Kounde fired home in the 84th minute to make it a winner for the LaLiga leaders after Ferran Torres scored to make it a winner in extra time.
Antonio Rudiger, a substitute for Antonio Rudiger at Madrid, was shown the yellow card in the final seconds for making an appearance to throw objects onto the field in front of the referee.
After suffering an ankle injury, Madrid started with top scorer Mbappe on the bench. Left-back Ferland Mendy suffered a thigh injury, which set him up for the first six weeks of play.
Fran Garcia was hired by Carlo Ancelotti to hang Lamine Yamal, Barcelona’s dazzling teenage winger, in place.
As Barca kept getting closer to Thibaut Courtois’ goal, the 17-year-old Spain star, who dyed his hair blond for the game, burst past him quickly.
The Catalans controlled the ball, which won the LaLiga and the Spanish Super Cup the first two times this year and scored nine goals in the process.
After 28 minutes, Pedri drilled the ball into the top corner with precision and power from the edge of the box.
A clever Pau Cubarsi interception in his own half gave the offence.
Yamal cut inside and held the ball up until the Canary Islander reached the box with a sight of goal as Pedri spread the play out to him on the right.
Barcelona’s opener broke Madrid’s defense, which had already been a goal, and also allowed Mbappe to recover from the bench to warm up.
Vinicius Junior would have won a penalty if Jude Bellingham had started and finished a strong move but he was offside as a result of Inigo Martinez’s hacked him down and he had also sped off in the build-up.
With Dani Olmo’s corner evading several players and bouncing off the far post, Barcelona could have doubled their lead, but Cubarsi was unable to reach him as Dani Ceballos held him back.
Madrid referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea was lenient with some heated tackles, perhaps as a result of Friday’s drama, in which the Spanish champions wept at his pre-game remarks criticizing the club’s television channel’s conduct.
At half-time, Madrid sent Mbappe for Rodrigo Goes, and they soon started working on Barcelona goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, with Vinicius and Mbappe coming close.
In the 70th minute, Mbappe almost equalized for Madrid.
Frenkie de Jong brought the striker down on the edge of the box after he advanced forward. Mbappe fired a low effort into the post after taking the free kick on himself.
Tchouameni found space for himself to head home from Arda Guler’s corner past the helpless Szczesny after seven minutes as Madrid took the lead.
When Yamal played a delicious pass over the top to Torres, which attracted both Courtois and Rudiger, the Spaniard got there first and headed home.
Kylian Mbappe, a French international, celebrates scoring an equalizing goal in the second half [Josep Lago/AFP]
Overheating causes tensions.
Unsurprisingly, conflict appeared before the game entered extra time.
When Rudiger appeared to have brought down Torres, Barcelona clamored for a penalty before Raphinha’s pressure-assisted penalty fell to Raul Asencio, who was then awarded one last time in stoppage time.
However, the Brazilian was given a diving penalty by the referee after VAR called to review the incident.
Barcelona gained momentum as they searched for a potential winner in extra time.
When Kounde intercepted a strangely loose Luka Modric pass and beat Courtois with a powerful low effort from outside the box, which sparked wild celebrations, they eventually discovered it.
The teams meet again in LaLiga in May in a match that could decide the title race because of Rudiger’s dismissal and Madrid’s pre-match histrionics regarding the refereeing team.
Real Madrid and FC Barcelona play at the Estadio de la Cartuja on April 26, 2025, in Seville, Spain.
