Former world number one and multiple grand slam winner Novak Djokovic says Sunday’s Wimbledon final loss to Carlos Alcaraz will certainly not be his final appearance at the All England Club but vowed to return to fight another day. For the second year in a row Djokovic suffered defeat in a Wimbledon final to 21-year-old…
Manchester United have signed Bologna and Netherlands striker Joshua Zirkzee in a deal worth £36.54m. The 23-year-old has signed a five-year contract at Old Trafford, with the option of a further 12 months. Zirkzee’s Bologna contract included a 40m euros (£33.6m) release clause, but United opted to agree a slightly increased price in order to…
England captain Harry Kane shared the Euro 2024 Golden Boot with five other players after finishing the tournament on three goals. Spain’s Dani Olmo, Georgia’s Georges Mikautadze, the Netherlands’ Cody Gakpo, Slovakia’s Ivan Schranz and Germany’s Jamal Musiala also won a share of the award. Neither Kane nor Olmo scored in the Euro 2024 final,…
A late goal by substitute Mikel Oyarzabal helped Spain Beat England 2-1 and win a record fourth European Championship title on Sunday With about four minutes of normal time left and the game at 1-1 Oyarzabal slid in to poke home Marc Cucurella’s cross, just when the game at Berlin’s Olympiastadion seemed destined for extra…
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz powered to victory over an out-of-sorts Novak Djokovic to retain his men’s singles title at Wimbledon. Although the players on show made this a repeat of last year’s final, it failed to live up to the five-set thriller of 12 months ago as Djokovic appeared mostly helpless against the dominant Spaniard. Despite…
The State Anti-touting Squad Anambra (SASA), has said its existence is not unknown to the state government, as it is a government agency duly created by the Governor himself. The Director of SASA, Hon. Solomon Chukwuebuka Onwuemene disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Awka, in his reaction to the reports that…
The Southeast House of Assembly Caucus of the Labour Party (LP) has said the current economic crunch in the country is biting hard on Nigerians and needs to be urgently addressed, to ameliorate the sufferings of the masses. The group made the declaration in a communique made available to newsmen over the weekend on the…
The Anambra State Police Command has said its men and other security agencies are on top of the situation on the recent kidnap case that occured in the state over the weekend. It would be recalled that a video went viral on social media on Saturday, alleging that no fewer than two persons were kidnapped…
The Member Representing Awka North And South Federal Constituency, Prof. Oby Lilian Orogbu, has expressed deep sadness over the tragic building collapse at Eke Oyibo Amawbia. During her recent visit to the scene of the tragic event, she let the traders know that her heart goes out to the victims, especially the two deceased persons…
The Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC) has beaconed on investors within and outside the country to see Enugu as a fertile state in the energy and power sector with a huge potential for return-on-investment. The Commission stated this on Friday at its first stakeholder engagement and consultation with the heads of the state’s various…
