Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund have reached an agreement for the loan move of Jadon Sancho who is set to rejoin Dortmund. According to reports, Sancho will stay at Dortmund for the rest of the season. However, there are contractual and financial issues around the deal that still require tidying up. The 23-year-old winger completed…
US Open champion Coco Gauff continued her impressive form in the build-up to the Australian Open by reaching the final of the Auckland Classic. Gauff beat fellow American Emma Navarro 6-3 6-1 in the semi-finals. The world number three, who is defending the Auckland title she won in 2023, will face Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in…
Police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil are searching for more than 250 prisoners who failed to return to jail after being allowed to spend Christmas with their families. The inmates had been released on Christmas Eve, and were expected to report back on December 20. While most of the 1,785 prisoners granted leave returned to…
The Electoral Commission in the DRC has disqualified three ministers and four governors from last month’s election in the Democratic Republic of Congo, because of fraud and violence. Among those barred are, Antoinette Kipulu Kabenga, minister for vocational training, Didier Mazenga Mukanzu, regional integration minister, Nana Manwanina Kiumba, a minister in the president’s office, Gentiny…
Financial expert and public servant, Fuad Kayode-Laguda, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the Surulere 1 Constituency House of Representatives by-election. Kayode-Laguda emerged as the candidate by winning the party’s primary election held on Saturday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. The previous occupant of the seat and former…
The remains of late former governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu have arrived the country. The late governor’s remains were brought into the country from Germany, where he passed away on December 26, 2023. The former Chief Press Secretary to the late governor, Olabode Olatunde, confirmed the arrival of the remains of the ex-governor to…
Former World Number One Tennis Player Rafael Nadal is in a race against time to be fit for the Australian Open after being injured in his quarter-final defeat by Australian Jordan Thompson at the Brisbane International. Nadal failed to convert three match points as he lost 7-5 6-7 (6-8) 3-6 in three hours and 26…
Boxing Promoter Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua will fight former UFC star Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. Ngannou lost to Tyson Fury on his professional boxing debut in October. Joshua, 34, was set to face Deontay Wilder after beating Otto Wallin, but the American’s loss to Joseph Parker scuppered plans for their big showdown. Hearn…
A Nollywood film has smashed box office records, becoming the first Nigerian movie to earn 1bn naira in domestic theatres. A Tribe Called Judah achieved the historic feat in just three weeks. Its creator – actor, director and producer Funke Akindele – has thanked her fans for the milestone. “Thank you Lord! Thank you Nigeria!…
Brazilian football legend Mario Zagallo, who won four World Cups as a player and coach, has died aged 92. Zagallo was part of the Brazil team who won back-to-back World Cups in 1958 and 1962, starting in both finals. He managed the side widely regarded as the greatest international team of all time, including Pele,…
