Balotelli’s bizarre advice to Jesus Award-winning rapper Drake used social media to show his love for the out-of-favour 36-year-old English defender. While Terry first posted a photo with his wife Toni and Drake following the performer’s show in London three days ago, the Canadian star took to Instagram on Thursday. Terry has played a bit-part role under Antonio Conte this season, serving as an unused substitute in the 3-1 Premier League win over London rivals Arsenal on Saturday....

The Canadian rapper was brought out onto the stage at the NRG Park stadium in Houston, Texas, by banner star Travis Scott. The show ended in tragedy when the crowd of around 50,000 surged toward the stage, sparking a deadly stampede. With scores of attendees at the concert left injured and families mourning their dead, questions have arisen as to why Drake—full name Aubrey Drake Graham—has opted to remain silent on the matter....

“You know, I’m just a big Doris Burke fan, and I just thought tonight would be the night to let her know how much she’s appreciated over here at OVO,” the rapper said, via The Canadian Press. “It was either this or a suit, and [Raptors general manager] Masai [Ujuri] stole my suit, so …” MORE: Drake, Future show off Mexico jerseys The Toronto native has been dating Rihanna seriously for the past couple of months, so this is probably just a noisemaker....

Drakeo, real name Darrell Caldwell, was backstage at the Once Upon a Time in L.A. festival at the Banc of California Stadium—where he was on the performance roster—when he was caught in an altercation and stabbed. The musician, 28, later died of his injuries at a local hospital, according to the Los Angeles Times, which reported at the time that no arrests had been made. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Drakeo’s mother, Darrylene Corniel, blamed insufficient security at the event, which was organized by Live Nation....

Mario the Pomeranian’s owner enlisted the help of pet detective Jamie Katz after her beloved pet pooch fell into a canal behind his home in Fort Lauderdale. By the time Katz had been recruited to help with the search, Mario’s owner had seemingly consigned herself to the fact they would be recovering her dog’s body rather than rescuing him. Speaking on the video shared to TikTok, the dog’s owner acknowledged they were “looking for a body too,” as they paddled through the canal in a canoe....

The video was recorded from the dash-cam of a nearby taxi, and shows a Hong Kong police officer with a gun drawn as a vehicle attempts to squeeze out of tightly controlled traffic. The footage shows the vehicle trying to make a desperate escape by ramming into nearby cars – ultimately sacrificing its rear bumper – while the officer dodges the attempts. Eventually, the car came to a halt and the officer can be seen smashing the vehicle’s window with a baton....

Joachim Low’s side sealed top spot in Group B after Kerem Demirbay opened the scoring, although they were aided by Cameroon defender Ernest Mabouka being sent off for a high lunge on Emre Can amid VAR confusion. Donnarumma shuts Instagram after Raiola storm Werner, who netted 21 goals for the Bundesliga’s surprise package last season, pounced ruthlessly either side of Vincent Aboubakar netting a consolation for the Indomitable Lions and Draxler was suitably impressed....

The Golden State Warriors forward’s reaction after Michigan State lost 90-81 to Middle Tennessee State on Friday was a mixture of shock and faux despair. While his tweet was melodramatic, it’s no surprise that Green felt the loss so deeply. The former Spartan is a big supporter of the program. He gave $3.1 million to his alma mater last year — the most ever donated to the school by an athlete....

The official announcement took place at 7 p.m. on “The NBA on TNT,” but Green found out a bit earlier thanks to him mom, Mary Babers. MORE: Best All-Star uniforms | All-Star starters | No crying meme for Draymond During a television interview with CSN Bay Area, the feed cut to Babers at her home in Saginaw, Mich., where she proceeded to tell “Day Day” that he is headed to Toronto for All-Star Weekend....

MORE: LeBron James shows off new ‘bald’ haircut When asked about the “Quickie” shirt during an interview on NBA TV, Green was more than happy to talk about it. “The Q?” asked Green. “You know that’s what those guys arena’s called. We got ’em out here quick with the trophy. Quickie.” Green added some fuel to the fire, saying he had the shirt made in Cleveland. James fired back at Green with an Instagram post of the shirt, along with the caption, “That’s what she said, HUH?...

We’re barely into preseason, and the Warriors’ fiery forward is already the center of yet another controversial incident, this time a practice altercation with Jordan Poole. In the immediate aftermath, the Warriors said all the right things about downplaying the incident. Stephen Curry spoke about it. Andre Iguodala tweeted about it. GM Bob Myers indicated it would stay internal. And then someone leaked video of Green’s haymaker, which of course fueled the fire for more drama....

About 47 percent of the contiguous 48 states in the U.S. had snow on the ground on Dec. 25 from 1981 to 1990, with an average of 3.5 inches. From 2011 to 2020, that area was reduced to about 38 percent, with an average of 2.7 inches of snow on the ground, according to a review of 40 years of federal weather data from The Associated Press. Several scientists told the AP the decline in the snow isn’t significant enough to for definitive views yet, as several different factors like temperature and droughts all need to be considered when discussing snowfall....

It took a thunderstorm and the tenor of Luciano Pavarotti to do it, but Diana and Charles appeared, smiled and even laughed together last week in public. The royals and 150,000 other rain-soaked spectators huddled in Hyde Park to mark Pavarotti’s 30th year in opera. Will the Waleses be together after 30 years? Miracolo!

The quarterback talked to Sporting News in advance of presenting the 2016 Castrol EDGE Clutch Performer the Year at Saturday’s 6th Annual NFL Honors — a fan-voting award he won last year. When Atlanta plays New England on Sunday, it will serve as reminder that New Orleans is closer than most think to another championship. “We played the Falcons in two pretty tight games this year. I wouldn’t say we’re that far off,” Brees said....

The driver, whose identity has not been released to the public, crashed the Utica Community Schools bus she was driving in Sterling Heights. According to authorities, the bus had gone off of the roadway and crashed into a street sign. Between 30 and 40 students were on the bus, none of them sustaining injuries. A breath test used at the scene showed that the driver had a 0.10 percent blood-alcohol level....

Does that mean all of us should stay out from behind the wheel? Not at all. It depends on your specific symptoms and their severity. When considering this important question, some basic questions to ask yourself include: Can I focus well enough to drive, in spite of pain, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and other symptoms?How likely am I to fall asleep while driving?What other symptoms may impact my driving, how severe are they, and can they be managed?...

The Ivorian legend who marshalled the Blues’ attack from 2004-2012 visited team’s Cobham training centre before they silenced Hull City 2-0 at the Stamford Bridge. ‘‘Good to see you my People @johnterry.26 @willianborges88 @diego.costa @cescf4bregas #Champions2015,’’ Drogba posted on Instagram. Goals from Diego Costa and Gary Cahill ensured Antonio Conte’s men remain at the summit of the English Premier League log with 55 points – eight points more than second placed, Arsenal....

Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey, a saline soda example, fed water from streams descending from surrounding mountains. It is one of the world’s only endorheic lakes, meaning that it does not flow outside to an external body of water. Droughts in Turkey are common, and in recent years, they have become more severe due to climate change. Lake Van is particularly affected by this. In September, its water levels were 13 feet lower than they were 30 years ago, the Daily Sabah reported....

The group was led by Paldip Mahngar, “who organized in the region of 100kg of high-purity cocaine from his unassuming terraced house in Willow Close, Darley Abbey,” the Derbyshire Constabulary said. Mahngar was sentenced to 18 years and three months for conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to conceal, disguise, convert or transfer criminal property, police said. “The 45-year-old used an encrypted EncroChat phone to order multiple kilos of the drug from contacts in Dubai – which was then distributed across the country by Jaswant Kajla,” according to the investigation by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit....

Dan Snow, host of the History Hit podcast, shared the audio recording of the 84-year-old broadcast by Lieutenant Commander Thomas “Tommy” Woodrooffe and it has now been listened to more than 186,000 times. Woodrooffe had been in the U.K.’s Royal Navy before becoming a broadcaster. He was tasked with covering a fleet review at Spithead, off Hampshire, England, on BBC radio on May 5, 1937. His clearly inebriated performance soon became a famous gaffe- but it was not to be his last....