Everton have agreed a deal price as much as £22m with Lyon to signal Republic of Eire defender Jake O’Brien.

The participant is now anticipated to have a medical forward of a possible transfer this weekend.

The 23-year-old centre again solely joined the Ligue 1 membership from Crystal Palace final yr, however went on to play 27 occasions within the French prime flight, scoring 4 objectives.

Since then, the 6ft 6ins defender has gone on to make his worldwide debut, that includes twice for the Republic of Eire of their June friendlies.

The place are Everton at transfer-wise?

Tim Iroegbunam and Iliman Ndiaye have already are available in however it’s the outgoings that would be the focus for Everton followers, with Man Utd bids for Jarrad Branthwaite rejected. The sale of Amadou Onana to Aston Villa might imply the Toffees can maintain maintain of their younger defender somewhat longer however Dominic Calvert-Lewin could also be on the transfer. Dele continues to coach with the membership.

When does the summer time switch window open and shut?

The 2024 summer time switch window formally closes on August 30 at 11pm UK time within the Premier League and 11.30pm in Scotland.

The Premier League has introduced ahead Deadline Day to hyperlink up with the opposite main leagues in Europe. The deadlines have been set following discussions with the leagues in England, Germany, Italy, Spain and France.

Nakamura is a multi-platinum-selling pop star with 25 prime ten singles in France, and greater than 20 million followers on social media, The New York Instances reported. Her songs have been streamed seven billion occasions, and final 12 months she made historical past when she offered out three Paris concert events in simply quarter-hour, based on The Guardian.

One among her hottest songs, “Pookie,” is a model of the slang-word poucave, which comes from the Romani language for “traitor” or “rat.”

However Nakamura is finest identified for her track “Djadja” that hit the airwaves in 2018 and have become a number-one hit in France. The track has been streamed about one billion occasions, The New York Instances mentioned.

Within the anthem for feminine empowerment, she sings, “I’m not your catin,” which is a centuries-old French time period for “prostitute.”

“A ‘djadja’ is principally a man spreading false rumors a couple of lady he couldn’t sleep with,” she informed Dazed. “It’s my story.”

She added that she created the time period “djadja.”

“The identify itself doesn’t imply something,” she mentioned in an interview with Dazed. “I might have picked any random identify. I invented the time period ‘djadja’ to check with a man I regarded as much as…and was finally disillusioned in. Sadly, individuals too typically consider the person’s aspect of the story. Why ought to we assume the women are mythomaniacs? It’s additionally about an upfront lady who tells it like it’s.”

The track has grow to be an anthem for feminist protests, and the lyrics have been woven into chants and indicators.

“Seeing my face on banners throughout feminist protests was very reassuring within the sense that I spotted there have been many ladies like me,” Nakamura mentioned to Dazed.

The track was so widespread throughout Europe, Nakamura grew to become the primary French feminine artist to prime the Dutch charts since Edith Piaf in 1961, based on Hype journal.

She gained huge at France’s Les Flammes awards for rap, R&B and pop in April 2024, taking dwelling feminine artist of the 12 months, pop album of the 12 months and worldwide star of the 12 months, and devoted her awards to “all black ladies.”

“I’m very honored as a result of being a black artist and coming from the banlieue may be very troublesome,” she mentioned on the awards, The Guardian reported. (Whereas banlieue technically simply means “suburb” in France, it’s often used to connote immigrant neighborhoods on the outskirts of Paris which can be economically disenfranchised.)

TV presenter Laura Whitmore alleges that she was subjected to “inappropriate behaviour” throughout her stint on Strictly Come Dancing.

The previous Love Island host, 39, was partnered with skilled dancer Giovanni Pernice in 2016, and was the seventh movie star eradicated.

Whitmore, who battled by an ankle damage through the early weeks of the BBC One present, claims she “raised issues” on the time.

Pernice, 33, has beforehand rejected “threatening or abusive behaviour” allegations made by Sherlock actress Amanda Abbington, who was partnered with him in 2023 earlier than he exited the present.

Whitmore, who grew up in Bray, Co Wicklow, wrote in an Instagram story on Saturday: “I used to be attempting to not touch upon latest press hypothesis till the BBC assessment is full however really feel there may be numerous misinformation within the press and I wish to assist and present assist by setting the file straight.

“I used to be requested to talk to the BBC together with six folks that I do know of (who deserve anonymity as they don’t wish to be dragged by the press), about inappropriate behaviour they skilled much like mine with the identical particular person.

“I initially raised issues again in 2016. I assumed my expertise was particular to me however I’ve since discovered I used to be unsuitable. The purpose of that is to point out a sample of behaviour that I consider must cease.

“My proof is to assist different individuals’s expertise. It’s a disgrace it takes this for somebody to be heard. I’m not searching for something simply an acceptance that what occurred to me within the rehearsal rooms throughout my time on BBC Strictly was unsuitable and that it gained’t occur to anybody else once more.

“As a result of I’ve not made an official criticism, and am offering proof of my expertise to assist the investigation, not all of the communication shall be handed on to all events concerned,” she stated.

She added that she is attempting to “set the file straight” by talking out.

“Sufferer blaming should cease or we’ll by no means get higher,” Whitmore additionally stated. “I’ve tried to talk up within the right approach. I do know the BBC and all retailers proceed to do their greatest to be higher, however for that to occur we should communicate up.”

A spokesman for Pernice beforehand stated: “We’re co-operating totally with the BBC’s assessment course of.

“All events have been requested to respect this course of and to not communicate to the media earlier than it concludes. We are going to proceed to respect the integrity of the investigation and consider it’s the proper discussion board for all of the proof to be reviewed. As a part of the evidence-led assessment, the BBC has shared the allegations they’ve been capable of substantiate with us.

“They don’t resemble Amanda’s newest allegations, given to Channel 4, in any form or type. Giovanni refutes any declare of threatening or abusive behaviour, and, having offered the BBC together with his proof, is assured that the assessment will show this.

“We might urge individuals to attend for the assessment’s conclusion and to not pay heed to those very critical and defamatory allegations that haven’t any proof in assist of them.”

On July sixteenth the BBC stated it might introduce measures to “strengthen welfare and assist” on the present, together with a chaperone who shall be current “always” throughout coaching room rehearsals.

A earlier assertion from the company stated: “Anybody concerned in a criticism has a proper to confidentiality and truthful course of and subsequently it might be inappropriate to remark additional on people.

“Nevertheless, when points are raised with us we at all times take them extraordinarily significantly and have applicable processes in place to handle this.

“As we’ve got stated earlier than, we’d urge individuals to not bask in hypothesis.

“Extra typically, the BBC and BBC Studios takes responsibility of care extraordinarily significantly.

“Our processes on Strictly Come Dancing are up to date yearly, they’re stored below fixed assessment, and final week we introduced extra steps to additional strengthen welfare and assist on the present.”

The BBC and Pernice have been contacted for remark. – PA

In an Instagram story on Saturday, Whitmore wrote: “I used to be making an attempt to not touch upon latest press hypothesis till the BBC evaluate is full however really feel there may be a number of misinformation within the press and I wish to assist and present help by setting the document straight.”

The 39-year-old mentioned she had been requested to talk to the BBC with six different individuals, whom she didn’t title, about “inappropriate behaviour they skilled just like mine with the identical particular person”.

Whitmore doesn’t title the “particular person” in her assertion.

“I initially raised considerations again in 2016,” she wrote. “I believed my expertise was particular to me however I’ve since discovered I used to be flawed.

“The purpose of that is to indicate a sample of behaviour that I imagine must cease.”

She mentioned: “I’m not on the lookout for something, simply an acceptance that what occurred to me within the rehearsal rooms throughout my time on BBC Strictly was flawed and that it will not occur to anybody else once more.”

The tv presenter went on to say she had not made an official criticism and was offering proof of her expertise to help the BBC’s investigation.

“I do know the BBC and all retailers proceed to do their finest to be higher, however for that to occur we should converse up,” she mentioned.

The BBC press workplace mentioned it was not commenting on Whitmore’s claims.

The embarrassing, baseless gossip that Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance had intercourse with a sofa was alluded to in passing on Fox Information Friday night time for the primary time, making for a little bit of an amusing—if not awkward—second on the right-wing channel.

Vance’s rollout as Donald Trump’s working mate has been largely seen as lower than superb, thanks partly to his controversial feedback about ladies and voting. As well as, scores of memes have imagined Vance’s relationship with furnishings, because of a joke submit on X from July 15 which claimed to cite Vance’s memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, however was merely made up. For the reason that submit gained traction, the Related Press fact-checked it as false on Wednesday, however, to compound the problem for Vance, eliminated the actual fact examine quickly after, saying it “didn’t undergo our commonplace enhancing course of.”

The end result: widespread questions—and much more jokes, together with from late-night hosts like Stephen Colbert—about what actually occurred.

On Fox Information’ The 5, the present’s liberal co-host, Jessica Tarlov, made a transparent nod to the story whereas discussing Vice President Kamala Harris’ jumpstart marketing campaign, which has set information for donations and marketing campaign volunteer sign-ups.

“Properly, Kennedy,” she advised her colleague, “it looks like Republicans are getting a giant J.D. Vance—ought to I say, couch-sized—wake-up name.”

“Did he or didn’t he?” Tarlov questioned moments later, including that she would suppose that Vance would like “extra policing of content material” on X because of the flood of memes.

Kennedy chimed in. “Let’s sofa that a part of the dialogue and get on to—,” she joked, earlier than the dialog moved on.

Tarlov’s preliminary feedback marked the primary time that the discourse about Vance and couches was talked about on Fox Information, in line with a transcript search with media monitoring device Grabien. Against this, the topic was first broached on MSNBC two nights earlier than on Alex Wagner Tonight, with two extra mentions Friday morning. And on The Supply Thursday night time, Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) made the primary such reference on CNN.

As for whether or not or not Republicans are getting a “wake-up name,” a Fox Information ballot launched later Friday and coated by Particular Report anchor Bret Baier confirmed a more in-depth race between Harris and Trump in some battleground states than earlier polls that includes Joe Biden had indicated.

Olympic soccer: Argentina at Paris 2024

Argentina know precisely what it takes to win gold on the Video games.

They’ve finished it twice earlier than – Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 – this isn’t new territory for them. Higher but, the person answerable for main them in the direction of glory, Javier Mascherano, is a kind of two-time gold medallists, profitable one alongside arguably the best of all time Lionel Messi.

However their Paris 2024 marketing campaign didn’t get off to the smoothest begin, giving us maybe one of the controversial moments of the Video games earlier than we even had the opening ceremony.

Mascherano’s males have been crushed 2-1 by Morocco in essentially the most dramatic of the way.

Having equalised deep into stoppage time (106 minutes at this level), reduction set in amongst followers and gamers – this sport was going to complete 2-2 and so they had salvaged some extent. Uproar within the stadium consequently left the referee no alternative however to interrupt the match, sending the gamers again down the tunnel.

After nearly two hours, the gamers returned to the pitch to play the remaining three minutes after Argentina’s equaliser was dominated out for offside; Morocco would maintain onto their result in report a shock victory within the Video games opener.

Opening-day defeat meant that they got here into their sport towards Iraq realizing it was successfully a must-win to help their hopes of advancing to the knockout levels.

A cushty 3-1 victory helped their case for a spot within the subsequent spherical, and it was Alvarez who shone brightest as he registered two assists and led by instance to information his crew to a vital win.

All issues thought of, the Argentines right here have the makings of an all-time marketing campaign ought to they go on to beat each nation that stands of their approach.

Whereas sure, there are all the time trophies to be received in home soccer, nothing fairly eclipses a treble – and in terms of worldwide soccer, he has ticked each main accolade off his record.

Barring an Olympic gold, that’s. Topping the rostrum right here might doubtlessly be among the many sweetest triumphs of his profession, for the sheer significance of it.

A win towards Ukraine on Tuesday (30 July), would guarantee an opportunity for Alvarez to ‘full’ worldwide soccer with the final medal on his wishlist, beginning with the knockout stage.

Striker Rasmus Hojlund and £52m new signing Leny Yoro each suffered first-half accidents as Manchester United misplaced their opening US tour recreation in opposition to Premier League rivals Arsenal 2-1 in Los Angeles.

Hojlund had given his aspect a Tenth-minute lead when he burst onto Marcus Rashford’s first-time go, outmuscled younger defender Ayden Heaven, then beat keeper Karl Hein with a shot by his legs.

The Dane turned a low Aaron Wan-Bissaka cross large from shut vary earlier than seeming to expertise a muscle harm after quarter-hour that meant he couldn’t proceed.

Yoro’s exit was equally innocuous. The 18-year-old defender, who solely joined United from Lille 10 days in the past, went down and wanted prolonged therapy, earlier than he too known as it a day.

Given the massive variety of accidents that wrecked final season for supervisor Erik ten Hag, to lose two senior gamers in such a way fewer than three weeks earlier than United open their new Premier League marketing campaign in opposition to Fulham at Outdated Trafford on 16 August isn’t splendid.

“We’ve to attend 24 hours after which we’ll hopefully know extra,” Ten Hag instructed MUTV.

“We had been very cautious, particularly with Leny. It’s disappointing he needed to come off however let’s be optimistic and see what comes out.”

Regardless of the brilliant begin, the outcome was to not the Dutchman’s satisfaction both.

Gabriel Jesus levelled with a detailed vary end after 25 minutes, which Ten Hag was sure ought to have been disallowed for offside, earlier than substitute Gabriel Martinelli minimize inside 17-year-old rookie full-back James Scanlon to attain the winner.

United did triumph in a pre-arranged penalty shoot-out that adopted, with Jadon Sancho scoring the decisive spot-kick to seal a 4-3 win.

A presumably false story that went viral this week, with memes and jokes spreading quickly throughout social media, about Donald Trump’s operating mate J.D. Vance writing in his memoir about utilizing a sofa and latex glove throughout a solo intercourse act has discovered its manner into the late-night monologues, with Steven Colbert riffing on the faux information on Thursday evening. 

The rumor about Vance made the rounds on X in current days, together with on this tweet by consumer @wunderbra666 on July 17, two days after Trump introduced he’d picked Vance as his operating mate: “On pages 179-81 Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance talks about fucking an inside out latex glove between two sofa cushions. I’m so glad that that is coming from the man who claims he’s all about household values.”

Hillbilly Elegy is Vance’s 2016 best-selling memoir about rising up in poverty and a damaged dwelling in rural Ohio and Kentucky. 

“In fact, this isn’t our nation’s first furnishings intercourse political scandal,” the host mentioned throughout his Thursday monologue on The Late Present With Stephen Colbert. “All of us bear in mind when Invoice Clinton mentioned this, [cuts to archive footage of Clinton speaking, the audio of which has been dubbed], ‘I didn’t have sexual relations with that ottoman.’”

‘The place does somebody even get an thought like that? I blame these filthy IKEA directions,” Colbert quipped. 

Colbert structured the collection of gags at Vance’s expense as a salute to the Related Press, which printed a fact-check article, headlined, “No, J.D. Vance didn’t have intercourse with a sofa.”

Colbert then reviews, citing an unnamed exterior supply, {that a} PDF search of Vance’s e book yielded 10 references to couches. No intercourse act is talked about in any of these passages in Vance’s e book. 

“In fact not,” the host jokes. “J.D. Vance is a really non secular conservative. He is aware of it’s Adam and Eve, not Raymour and Flanagan.”

Seemingly critical, Colbert then will get into the misinformation of the entire scenario — but in addition retains repeating the faux information.

“This simply exhibits how massive an issue this info may be. Even a well-meaning reality test can wind up amplifying a false story,” he says. “So all of us, all of us, please, have a accountability to cease the unfold of vicious rumors like J.D. Vance had intercourse with a sofa, as a result of it’s merely not true, which is why now we have to refuse to make use of the hashtag #cushinpushinJDVance.”

A wierd twist on this story was talked about earlier than Colbert moved on from the collection of Vance jokes: The AP has now eliminated the fact-check article in query from its web site after it reportedly “didn’t undergo the wire service’s normal modifying course of.”

Arsenal: Hein; White, Timber, Heaven, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Jorginho, Nwaneri; Nelson, Jesus, Trossard. 

United: Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Yoro (Bennett 35), Maguire, Amass; Casemiro, Collyer; Amad, Mount, Rashford; Hojlund (Hannibal 16).

LINE-UPS: SECOND HALF 

Arsenal: Hein; White (Nichols 63), Timber (Magalhaes 63), Heaven (Kiwior 46), Zinchenko (Lewis-Skelly 63); Odegaard (Havertz 71), Jorginho (Partey 63), Nwaneri (M’Hand 46); Nelson (Martinelli 71), Jesus (Nketiah 71), Trossard (Vieira 63). 

United: Onana; Scanlon, Fish, Evans, Murray; Oyedele, Eriksen; Antony, McTominay, Sancho; Wheatley.

Subs not used: Heaton, Vitek, Fletcher, Mather.

Attendance: 62,486.

Objectives: Hojlund 10 | Jesus 26, Martinelli 81.

Penalty scorers: McTominay, Evans, Eriksen, Sancho | Vieira, Martinelli, Gabriel.

Boar’s Head has recalled greater than 207,000 kilos of deli meat, together with liverwurst and ham merchandise offered nationwide, as a result of they might include the micro organism Listeria monocytogenes.

The corporate initiated the recall after liverwurst at a retailer in Maryland examined constructive for listeria. The pattern was collected as a part of an investigation right into a multistate listeria outbreak that had sickened 34 individuals throughout 13 states as of Thursday.

All however a kind of individuals have been hospitalized and two died: a affected person in Illinois and one other in New Jersey.

Well being authorities say the outbreak is almost certainly linked to sliced meat offered at deli counters, as lots of these affected reported consuming gadgets like turkey, liverwurst or ham.

The U.S. Division of Agriculture’s Meals Security and Inspection Service, which introduced the recall Friday, mentioned additional testing is ongoing to find out if the Maryland pattern is linked to the outbreak.

The recall contains Boar’s Head ready-to-eat liverwurst produced from June 11 to July 17 (view the product labels right here), in addition to different deli meat merchandise that have been manufactured on the identical equipment across the identical time, similar to beef salami, bologna and ham.

A Board’s Head spokesperson mentioned the corporate is conducting its personal investigation and cooperating with authorities authorities.

“The well being and security of our prospects is our high precedence. As quickly as a Listeria adulteration was confirmed in our Strassburger Model Liverwurst, we instantly and voluntarily recalled the product,” the spokesperson mentioned in an announcement.

“Out of an abundance of warning, we additionally made the choice to voluntarily recall further merchandise that have been produced on the identical line and on the identical day because the liverwurst product.”

Individuals who purchased the affected merchandise ought to throw them away or return them to the shop, and likewise clear out their fridges, the USDA mentioned, because the micro organism can develop in chilly temperatures and unfold to different meals.

Listeria is the third-leading reason behind demise from meals poisoning within the U.S.

Signs often seem inside two weeks of consuming contaminated meals, however they’ll generally develop instantly or as much as 10 weeks later. The preliminary indicators embody fever, muscle aches, tiredness, headache, stiff neck and confusion. In extreme instances, the micro organism might trigger a blood an infection or meningitis.

The an infection is most harmful for people who find themselves older or have weakened immune methods. Pregnant individuals with listeriosis can move the an infection to a creating fetus, growing the danger of miscarriage, stillbirth or untimely start.

The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention advises those that are pregnant or in any other case weak to keep away from meals with a excessive threat of listeria contamination, similar to deli meat, smoked seafood and delicate cheeses made with unpasteurized milk.

Most wholesome individuals who get contaminated do not turn into significantly sick, nevertheless.

“For each one case that will get reported, there’s 15, 20, 25 instances that go unreported as a result of there’s so many individuals who get sick they usually go, ‘Oh, it’s a abdomen bug, I’ll recover from it,’” mentioned Darin Detwiler, a professor of meals regulatory coverage at Northeastern College.

Sliced deli meat is taken into account excessive threat for just a few causes: For one, listeria that enters a producing facility spreads simply amongst tools and surfaces. Second, the meat is usually saved in fridges and consumed chilly, so there’s not sufficient warmth to kill the micro organism.

Deli meat poses a decrease threat if reheated till steaming sizzling or to an inside temperature of 165 levels Fahrenheit, in line with the CDC.

Detwiler mentioned no firm is proof against failures in meals security. In idea, he mentioned, even “a small error in the case of sanitation in a manufacturing facility may end up in what we’re seeing play out proper now.”

The CDC estimates that round 1,600 individuals get listeriosis every year, and about 260 die. Most instances aren’t linked to outbreaks, however there are often just a few outbreaks in a given 12 months.

Earlier this 12 months, the CDC recognized a listeria outbreak linked to queso fresco and cotija cheese that led to 23 hospitalizations and two deaths.