Alcaraz Wins First Wimbledon Ending Djokovic’s Dominance
Carlos Alcaraz won the Wimbledon men’s singles title for the first time by ending Novak Djokovic’s recent dominance with a stunning victory. The 20-year-old Spaniard Alcaraz, fought back from a nervy start to win the All England Club title for the first time 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 against the defending champion. Djokovic was […]
Sporting Lagos Defeat Remo Stars to Win Naija Super 8 Tournament
Sporting Lagos have emerged the inaugural champions of the Naija Super 8 after beating Remo Stars on penalties in Sunday’s final. The Nigeria Professional League (NPL) newly promoted club triumphed 4-2 on penalty shootout after 90 minutes ended 1-1. For emerging winner the Lagos-based club was awarded the star prize of N25m while Remo got […]
FIFA Women’s WC: Super Falcons Arrive at Brisbane Camp
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have arrived their camp in Brisbane, Australia ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to Aug. 20. The nine-time African champions will begin her campaign on Friday against Canada before meeting hosts Australia on July 27 and the Republic of Ireland on […]
Putin Threatens to Retaliate with Cluster Bombs if Ukraine Uses U.S. Weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to retaliate with cluster bombs if Ukraine uses U.S.-supplied munitions against his forces. Putin said in a video clip released by Russian state TV on Sunday issued a warning to Ukraine not to deploy the largely internationally outlawed cluster munitions that were shipped recently by the United States. Cluster munitions […]
Adekunle Gold Releases New Single ‘Ogaranya’
International Afrobeats superstar Adekunle Gold drops new single ‘Ogaranya’ and also unveiled the Cover Art and Tracklist for his forthcoming landmark fifth album; ‘Tequila Ever After (TEA)’. ‘Tequila Ever After’ packs 18 incredible songs and is set for release on July 28, 2023.
2026 WCQ: Super Eagles Draw Benin, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Lesotho in Group C
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn in Group C alongside South Africa, Benin Republic, Rwanda, Lesotho and Zimbabwe for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. All teams in the nine groups will play in a home and away, round-robin format starting in November 2023, with each of the group winners qualifying automatically for the FIFA […]
Actors Join Writers In Massive Hollywood Strike
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has announced it will go on strike, marking the start of the largest Hollywood shutdown in decades. About 160,000 performers will stop work at midnight, and they will join the Writers Guild of America, which has been striking since May 2. SAG members want a fairer split of profits from […]
The Headies Release Full Nomination List
The Headies have announced the 2023 Rookie of the Year nominees on July 11, 2023. Fast-rising artist Odumodu Blvck, Bloody Civilian, who appeared in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Bayyani, a star on Mavin Records who is quickly rising, Singer Guchi, Eltee Skillz, whose song “ODG” became a major hit in 2022, and up-and-coming performer Khaid […]
2023 Wimbledon: Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz Will Face-off in The Semi-finals
Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev and Spanish top seed Carlos Alcaraz will clash in the semi-finals of the men’s singles of the 2023 Wimbledon. Alcaraz and Medvedev – who have both won major titles on the US Open hard courts – will attempt to reach their first finals on the Wimbledon grass when they play […]
Potential Record-breaking Heatwave Sweeps Across Southern Europe and North-west Africa
A heatwave is sweeping across parts of southern Europe and north-west Africa, with potential record-breaking temperatures in the coming days. Temperatures are expected to surpass 40C in parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Turkey. The Cerberus heatwave – named by the Italian Meteorological Society after the three-headed monster that features in Dante’s inferno – […]