“Black Sabbath invented heavy metal and in doing so, they changed the world,” guitarist Mark Morton says of performing Master of Reality classic at Back to the Beginning concert
Just hours after Lamb of God took the stage at Ozzy Osbourne’s Back to the Beginning farewell concert — where they covered Black Sabbath’s “Children of the Grave” — the band has released a studio version of the Master of Reality track.
“Lamb of God being invited to perform with Black Sabbath at their final show is one of the greatest honors of our career,” Lamb of God lead guitarist Mark Morton said in a statement. “As an offering to the celebration, we’ve recorded our take on their classic ‘Children of the Grave,’ a protest song with lyrics that are as relevant today as they were in 1971 when the original was released.”
The all-star Back to the Beginning concert in Osbourne’s hometown of Birmingham, England featured dozens of heavy metal and hard rock giants performing mini-sets that included unique renditions of Black Sabbath and Osbourne staples; Metallica covered Black Sabbath’s “Hole in the Sky” and “Johnny Blade,” while Guns N’ Roses’ Sabbath-filled set included “It’s Alright,” “Never Say Die,” “Junior’s Eyes,” and “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.”
Other covers at Villa Park Saturday included Tool playing “Hand of Doom,” Anthrax tackling “Into the Void,” Pantera appropriately performing their heralded rendition of “Planet Caravan,” Slayer delivering “Wicked World,” and Lamb of God’s “Children of the Grave.”
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“Black Sabbath invented heavy metal and in doing so, they changed the world,” Morton continued. “This genre that they created brings immeasurable joy to fans all over the world. We are so grateful to have the heavy metal community to call our home, and so grateful to Black Sabbath for the gift of their music that they’ve given to all of us.”
The Back to the Beginning concert concluded with a five-song Osbourne solo set followed by the four core members of Black Sabbath reuniting for the final time for a five-song set of the band’s classics, including “War Pigs,” “Iron Man,” and “Paranoid.”
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Julian McMahon, an Australia-born actor who performed in two “Fantastic Four” films and appeared in TV shows such as “Charmed,” “Nip/Tuck” and “Profiler,” has died, his wife said in a statement.
McMahon, 56, died peacefully this week after a battle with cancer, Kelly McMahon said in a statement provided to The Associated Press by his Beverly Hills-based publicist. He was 56, according to the New York Times.
“Julian loved life,” the statement said. “He loved his family. He loved his friends He loved his work, and he loved his fans. His deepest wish was to bring joy into as many lives as possible.”
McMahon played Dr. Doom in the films “Fantastic Four” in 2005 and “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,” which came out two years later.
Additionally, he had roles in the TV shows “Home and Away,” “FBI: Most Wanted” and “Another World,” according to IMDB.
Actress Alyssa Milano, who appeared with McMahon on “Charmed,” mourned his death on social media, saying “Julian was more than my TV husband.”
“Julian McMahon was magic,” Milano said. “That smile. That laugh. That talent. That presence. He walked into a room and lit it up — not just with charisma, but with kindness. With mischief. With soulful understanding.”
Pretorius became the youngest South African to score a Test century last week as he hit a ton again against the Chevrons on his red-ball debut.
06 Jul, 2025
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Lhuan-dre Pretoriuscontinued to shine for the South Africa cricket team as the young Protea scored a rapid 78 on the opening day of the second ZIM vs SA 2025 Test match in Bulawayo on Sunday.
Walking into bat with South Africa in a commanding position with the score reading 208/3 at the time, Lhuan-dre Pretorius joined stand-in skipper Wiaan Mulder at the crease and put on a 217-run stand off just 185 balls for the fourth wicket.
Picking up from where he left off in the last match, the 19-year-old went on to score an 87-ball 78 for the Proteas.
Pretorius scored his runs at a quick pace, going at a strike rate of 89.65 and smashed seven fours and three sixes along the way. The left-hander was eventually dismissed by Kundai Matigimu at the start of the 82nd over.
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Lhuan-dre Pretorius’ fifty comes after he became the youngest South African to score a Test century in the series opener last week. It was also his red-ball debut.
At 19 years and 93 days, Pretorius reached his maiden Test hundred in 113 balls before being dismissed for 153 off 160 deliveries. His knock included 11 fours and four sixes, struck at an impressive strike rate of 95.62.
A part of the Rajasthan Royals squad during IPL 2025, Pretorius broke the record of Graeme Pollock, who was 19 years and 317 days old when he scored 122 against Australia in 1964 in Sydney.
Overall, he was the seventh South African to make a Test hundred on debut and the first since Stephen Cook in 2016.
Pretorius also became the youngest player in Test history to score 150 on debut, breaking a record previously held by Pakistan’s Javed Miandad, who was 19 years and 119 days old when he scored 163 against New Zealand in 1976.
South Africa were batting on 425/3 when Pretorius was dismissed.
Following the conclusion of Sunday’s FIA Formula 3 Silverstone Feature Race, several drivers have been penalised.
Firstly, Tasanapol Inthraphyvasak has been given a 10-second time penalty for not engaging the start set-up procedure.
After receiving a report from the Technical Delegate, the Stewards spoke to the driver, a team representative and a Technical Delegate.
A defined set-up procedure activation must be used during all formation starts and Car 11’s data shows that the driver did not engage the start set-up procedure.
The driver of Car 11 admitted he forgot to engage the start set-up procedure for the formation lap, and did not realise his error until he released the clutch.
As a result, the Stewards awarded Inthraphuvasak a 10-second time penalty, dropping the Campos driver from 10th to 13th in the final classification.
Noah Stromsted has also been given a 10-second time penalty for an unsafe release on Tim Tramnitz.
The Stewards examined video evidence, and spoke to both drivers and their representatives.
It was then determined that Car 4 had been released from its pit stall into the path of Car 17. The pair collided and Car 17 suffered damage from the collision.
The Stewards determined that Car 4 had been released unsafely, and due to the subsequent collision with Car 17, elected to apply a 10-second time penalty.
This drops Stromsted from P26 to P28 in the final classification.
Nicola Lacorte has been handed a post-race time penalty for a starting infringement.
The Stewards heard from the driver and a team representative, while also examining video and GPS evidence.
It was then determined that the driver of Car 29 passed Cars 15 and 23 on the formation lap in violation of Article 37.8 of the FIA Formula 3 Sporting Regulations.
Car 23 regained its position, but Car 29 was still ahead of Car 15 at the Safety Car Line 1.
The driver of Car 29, noting the wet conditions, explained that he was on wet tyres and Car 15 and 23 were on dry tyres, and he passed them to prepare his tyres for the race start.
However, the Stewards determined that the driver of Car 29 should have re-established the grid order before reaching Safety Car Line 1.
As a result, Lacorte has been handed a 30-second time penalty. This drops him from P11 to P15 in the final classification.
Lastly, Gerrard Xie has also been given a 10-second time penalty after a Hitech TGR mechanic left equipment (bag of dry ice) on the grid after the 15-second signal, in contravention of Article 37.5 of the FIA F3 Sporting Regulations.
As such, a 10 second stop-and-go penalty has been converted to a 30-second time penalty, which has been added to his final race time.
This drops Xie from P23 to P25 in the final classification.
In terms of performance, users can expect a lot from the Magic V5, as it features the same 8-core Snapdragon 8 Elite processor found in traditional smartphones, unlike the Oppo Find N5, which has to make do with a 7-core chip. Nevertheless, the results on Geekbench are still very inconsistent so far, ranging from a measly 800 points in single-core to a respectable 3,023 points (see screenshot below). The Oppo Find N5 acheived an average of 2,888 points in our tests, and in the multi-core test, the Honor Magic V5 outperforms its Oppo counterpart by an average of 8,890 points.
English amateur Lottie Woad carded a four-under final-round 69 to claim her first Ladies European Tour title in dominant fashion with a six-shot victory at the Women’s Irish Open.
But because Woad is an amateur, she will not receive any prize money, with the 67,500 euro (£58,000) winner’s cheque going to Sweden’s four-time Solheim Cup player Madelene Sagstrom, who finished second.
Woad, the world number one amateur, hit the front in windy conditions on Friday, extended her lead to seven strokes in Saturday’s third round and made six birdies and two bogeys on Sunday to cruise home at Carton House.
The 21-year-old – who broke 70 in all four rounds – becomes the first non-professional to win on the Ladies European Tour since Czech player Jana Melichova at the 2022 Czech Ladies Open.
Woad, who won the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur title and finished tied 10th in last year’s Women’s Open, carded just three bogeys all week in a hugely impressive performance in County Kildare.
“It felt pretty comfortable overall,” said Woad.
“There were a few moments at the start of the back nine that could’ve gone wrong but I hung in there and finished with some nice birdies.
“As soon as I birdied the second hole, holed a nice 12-footer there, it settled me in. I hit some good shots today, maybe didn’t hole as many putts as the other days, but it was pretty stress free in the end.”
Sagstrom, with a final round of 68, finished second with England’s world number 19 Charley Hull (69) in fourth.
Lando Norris won a chaotic British Grand Prix on Sunday, safely navigating a rain-hit race punctuated by several safety cars and taking advantage of his teammate Oscar Piastri incurring a 10-second penalty when one of those safety cars pulled off the track.
Norris only led for the last few laps at Silverstone, having remained largely anonymous for much of the race.
It was Piastri who set the pace almost all afternoon until his challenge was undone when he slammed on the brakes too forcefully as the safety car peeled off and picked up a 10-second penalty from the stewards.
That left Norris as the winner-elect, providing he could complete the race cleanly – a difficult task in the inclement weather conditions that caused several drivers to lose control and spin off the track.
Piastri held on for second while Kick Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg claimed his first ever F1 podium in his 239th race, despite starting in 19th on the grid.
“Nico, Nico, Nico,” his team shouted as they mobbed him afterwards, finally celebrating a podium for the German driver who holds the record for the most races completed without ever finishing in the top three.
MUNICH — English golfer Daniel Brown captured his second European tour title by winning the BMW International Open by two strokes on Sunday after shooting a bogey-free 6-under 66 in the final round.
The No. 170-ranked Brown started the day with a one-shot lead over countryman Jordan Smith, birdied four of his first six holes, and picked up two more birdies coming in.
The last was on the par-5 18th, when Brown reached the green in two and two-putted to finish at 22-under par for the week. He was in tears as he walked off the green.
The 30-year-old Brown’s other win came at the ISPS Handa World Invitational last year. He hadn’t had a top-10 finish since February at the Qatar Masters.
In March 2024, Catherine, Princess of Wales, known to many as Kate Middleton, publicly announced that she had been diagnosed with cancer. The announcement came via a video message in which she explained that the cancer was discovered following major abdominal surgery performed earlier in the year.
The exact type of cancer has not been disclosed by Kensington Palace, and no further medical details have been made public. The palace cited the importance of privacy for her and her family, particularly in protecting the well-being of her three children.
Naturally, speculation followed, and some even suggested she was pregnant. Those rumors were quickly debunked. She began a course of preventive chemotherapy in early 2024. By September of that year, it was confirmed that she had completed treatment.
In January 2025, she announced that she was in remission. While she remained largely out of the public eye during her treatment, she gradually resumed limited public duties in 2025.
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On July 2, 2025, Catherine, Princess of Wales, made her first public appearance in two weeks with a visit to Colchester Hospital in Essex. This marked one of her first major engagements since confirming she was in remission from cancer earlier in the year.
Kate Middleton revealed her cancer diagnosis | Credits: The Prince and Princess of Wales /YouTube
During the visit, she spent time in a newly opened well-being garden designed to support patients, NHS staff, and visitors.
While speaking with patients and staff, the Princess provided new insight into the post-treatment challenges she has experienced. She explained (via BBC),
You put on a sort of brave face (with) stoicism through treatment. (When) treatment’s done, then it’s like, ‘I can crack on, get back to normal again,’But actually the phase afterwards is really difficult.
You’re not necessarily under the clinical team any longer, but you’re not able to function normally at home as you perhaps once used to.
She further emphasized the importance of post-treatment support for mental health and long-term recovery. She described this kind of care as “life-changing “ for patients and their families.
Although she resumed select duties in 2025, she continues to limit her schedule. For example, she withdrew from attending Royal Ascot on June 18, reportedly due to ongoing recovery needs. According to palace sources, she is “listening to what her body is telling her” (as per People Magazine)and gradually reintegrating into public life while prioritizing her health.
The Truth About Kate Middleton’s “Fourth Child”
Although the pregnancy rumors were totally false, it turns out the Princess of Wales may be raising not three but four children, at least according to palace insiders.
Prince William and Kate Middleton in a still from the interview with ITV News. | Credits: ITV News / YouTube.
Royal expert and author of Yes, Ma’am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants, Tom Quinn, revealed to Fox News that Kate Middleton sometimes has to “manage” her husband, Prince William, as if he were another one of the kids.
Behind closed palace doors, it’s been reported that William can be short-tempered when things don’t go his way. That’s where Middleton reportedly steps in, not just as a spouse but as a calming presence who diffuses his irritations much like she would with George, Charlotte, or Louis.
Quinn said,
Occasionally, William has little tantrums and irritations if things aren’t done the way he wants them done [as heir to the British throne]And so, there’s a joke among the staff that Kate treats William as the fourth because he occasionally behaves like one.
She hasn’t had everything done for her throughout her life, so she calms him down when he gets a bit fractious, She says he sometimes has to be treated as her fourth child!
Both William and King Charles III are allegedly said to share this streak, easily irritated, especially when service or events don’t go exactly to plan, as per the expert. As for William, Quinn alleges that his emotional intensity likely traces back to a turbulent childhood, including his parents’ public divorce and the loss of Princess Diana.
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