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Ryan McFaddenAug 16, 2025, 10:13 PM ETCloseRyan McFadden covers the Las Vegas Raiders for ESPN’s NFL Nation. Prior to ESPN, McFadden was a Denver Broncos beat reporter for the Denver Post. McFadden also wrote about the Baltimore Ravens and University of Maryland athletics for The Baltimore Sun.LAS VEGAS — Ashton Jeanty lowered his shoulder before giving Deommodore Lenoir a loud introduction to the strength and power that made Jeanty one of college football’s most prolific running backs and the sixth pick in April’s NFL draft.Lenoir, the San Francisco 49ers’ starting cornerback, tried single-handedly tackling the Las Vegas Raiders’ 5-foot-8, 208-pound…

African Ministers of Water have used the AU-Africa Water Investment Programme (AU-AIP) Water Summit 2025 to highlight the multibillion dollar opportunities in the water sector. The Ministers presented bulk water projects currently underway in their countries during a ministerial roundtable on how they are de-risking the water sector. Among the large water projects presented included the construction of dams, climate-resilient financing, and nationwide water supply programmes. Zimbabwe’s Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Dr Anxious Jongwe Masuka, told delegates that the country presents abundant opportunities for discerning investors, as it has “the highest density of dams in…

The rising middle-distance star Claudia Hollingsworth has smashed the Australian 800m record in a clear statement of intent a month out from the world athletics championships in Tokyo.The 20-year-old Victorian stopped the clock at 1min 57.67sec in a red-hot women’s 800m won by Britain’s Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson at the Silesia Diamond League meet in the Polish city of Chorzów.High jumper Nicola Olyslagers and pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall recorded podium finishes, but the standout performance came from Hollingsworth, who consigned Catriona Bisset’s previous Australian mark of 1min 57.78sec to history.“It’s pretty sick,” said an elated Hollingsworth.“To come down the home…

A quick left hook, a front kick to the chest, a few criss-cross jabs, and the crowd cheers. But it is not kickboxing prowess that concludes the match. It is an attempted roundhouse kick that squarely misses its target, sending the kickboxer from a top university team tumbling to the floor.While traditional kickboxing comes with the risk of blood, sweat and serious head injuries, the competitors in Friday’s match at the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing faced a different set of challenges. Balance, battery life and a sense of philosophical purpose being among them.The kickboxers, pint-sized humanoid robots…

Canada’s government has forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration after a strike left more than 100,000 travellers stranded.Federal jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said on Saturday that she had asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to impose binding arbitration on both sides and order an immediate end to the strike, meaning that 10,000 flight attendants will return to work soon.“The talks broke down. It is clear that the parties are not any closer to resolving some of the key issues that remain, and they will need help with the arbitrator,” Hajdu said, adding…

Kyiv, Ukraine – The Alaska summit between United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, was a masterclass in how a former intelligence officer uses his skills of manipulation on a self-centred narcissist.That’s the impression a Kyiv-based political analyst who has closely followed the war with Russia got, they told Al Jazeera, after watching the interaction between Trump and Putin during their summit on Friday, which broke no ground in stopping Europe’s hottest war since 1945.Putin “worked [Trump] well”, said the analyst, who requested anonymity, referring to the years Putin spent as a Soviet spy in East Germany…

The Argentinian superstar returns from injury to score a goal and add an assist as Inter downs Galaxy at Chase Stadium.Lionel Messi returned from injury as a reserve and scored in the 84th minute to lead Inter Miami to a 3-1 victory over the defending Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup champions, Los Angeles Galaxy.The iconic 38-year-old Argentinian striker was back on the field on Saturday for Miami after suffering what Inter coach Javier Mascherano had called a “minor muscle injury” – an apparent hamstring strain – in Inter’s Leagues Cup victory over Mexican side Necaxa on August 2.“It had been…

Colombian winger scores on his competitive debut for Bayern Munich in a victory over Stuttgart in the German Supercup.Luis Diaz, making his Bayern Munich debut, and Harry Kane scored for the reigning Bundesliga champions in a 2-1 away victory against Stuttgart in the German Supercup.The match, which opens the German season with the league and cup winners facing off, was held for the first time since it was renamed for football legend Franz Beckenbauer, who died in 2024.A year into their attacking partnership, Michael Olise and Kane were again Bayern’s most dangerous pairing, combining for the opener with 18 minutes…

Denzel Washington may be a two-time Oscar winner and one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation, but he’s continuing to share that he’s not overly concerned with other people’s opinions. Just days after making headlines for saying he’s “not that interested in Oscars,” the Highest 2 Lowest star has indicated that he doesn’t spend time worrying about getting “canceled.” When Washington, alongside director and frequent collaborator Spike Lee, was asked, in a video interview with Complex News if he was concerned about “being ‘canceled,’” he replied with a question of his own, “What does that mean — to…

Here are the key events on day 1,270 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is how things stand on Sunday, August 17:Politics and diplomacy Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to freeze the front lines in Ukraine’s Kherson and Zaporizhia regions if Kyiv ceded full control of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions, during his meeting with United States President Donald Trump on Friday, according to several media outlets, including The New York Times and the AFP and Reuters news agencies. Trump informed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the offer during a phone call, but Zelenskyy rejected the demand, Reuters reported Trump described…