Returnee former world number one tennis player Emma Raducanu earned a 6-2 6-3 win against qualifier Rebeka Masarova in the first round at Indian Wells Raducanu broke the Spaniard’s serve twice to go 3-0 up, but a third double fault from Raducanu allowed Masarova to pull a game back. Raducanu went 0-40 down when 5-2…
Francis Ngannou returned heavier than Anthony Joshua after tipping the scales at almost a stone and half at a lively weigh-in for Friday’s heavyweight bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The ex-UFC champion, competing in just his second pro boxing bout, weighed in at 19st 6lb. Two-time world champion Joshua weighed 18st as the pair rounded…
Zambia forward Barbra Banda has signed for Orlando Pride in the second-most expensive women’s transfer in history. The 23-year-old joins the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) club for $740,000 (£581,000) from Chinese club Shanghai Shengli. Bay FC paid a world-record $860,000 (£685,000) for Zambia team-mate Racheal Kundananji last month. Banda joins Pride on a four-year…
Liverpool had a perfect rehearsal ahead of Sunday’s big showdown with Manchester City in the top of the table clash with a comprehensive win against Sparta Prague in the Europa League last-16 tie The Reds were at their ruthless best in the first leg, scoring three goals before half-time to silence the home fans on…
Italian Roma taught English Premier League side Brighton some football lessons as they thumped them 4-0 in the first leg of the Europa League round of sixteen match which leaves them looking unlikely to reach the quarter-finals. Two defensive errors from Brighton was all Roma needed in an entertaining first half before Roma taking full…
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles began their campaign in the men’s football event at the 13th African Games in Ghana on a losing note as they lost 2-1 Ugandan in their opening group B match. The Ugandan team drew the first blood in the 34th minute through Arafat Usama. The Nigerian side replied almost immediately, with Sadiq…
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC), Professor Daniel Nwachukwu, has urged Nigerians to take zobo leaves in curing hypertension and other ailments. Nwachukwu, a Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology at the university, shared this advice during the 201st Inaugural Lecture of the University held on Thursday in Enugu. Titled “The Marriage…
A gynaecologist and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Professor Joseph Ikechebelu has said that with breakthroughs in science, the era of barrenness among women has been eradicated. Speaking at the take off of a two-day programme organized by a nongovernmental organization, the All for Women Initiative Nigeria (A-WIN), The medical expert…
Experts at the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority and the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, NSIA-LUTH, Cancer Centre, has hinted on early detection of cancer as key for management and survival of the dreaded disease. The experts who said people die from cancer due to late presentation urged Nigerians exhibiting signs of cancer to get treatment as…
The President of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association, NVMA, Dr Moses Arokoyo, has disclosed the willingness of the association to contribute N420 billion to the nation’s gross domestic product, GDP, noting that veterinarians play important roles in national development. Speaking during the 2024 NVMA Leadership Summit and Investiture Ceremony, Arokoyo advocated for increased veterinarian employment…
