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Attention is ramping up again on the French Open’s scheduling, with the night session so far exclusively featuring men’s matches. Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo had to apologise last year after saying men’s matches had more appeal. That was supposed, for her, to be a justification for only one women’s match...

Eleojo Denise Augustine (left) and a team member during a training session in Abuja By Augustine Aminu Fourteen-year old Eleojo Denise Augustine has said she is set to beat the records of an American professional basketball player, Steph Curry. Eleojo, a Senior Secondary School student at Total Child Model School...

England star and Brentford striker, Ivan Toney, 27, has been diagnosed as a gambling addict after playing a bet on his own club to lose 13 times. The striker, who could have been hit with a much harsher penalty of 15 months, admitted to lying to the FA about betting...

Juventus midfielder, Paul Pogba, and his wife, Zulay, have welcomed their third child. The footballer shared the news and pictures of himself, his wife and the new baby on his Instagram account on Wednesday night. He wrote, “Al Hamdullilah © a new Pogba member has arrived. So proud of my...

American boxing promoter and former professional boxer, Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr., 45, has showed off about 17 black luxury cars in his garage. Mayweather revealed this in a post on his Instagram page, making the rounds on social media on Wednesday. He captioned the video, “The Money Team got homes...

American professional basketball player, LeBron James, 38, is reportedly considering retirement from basketball after Denver Nuggets swept out Los Angeles Lakers from the National Basketball Association league playoffs on Monday. TNT broadcaster, Chris Haynes, citing league sources, said that James’s retirement was “under consideration.” Lakers’ defeat which brought the curtain...

Afrobeats star, Davido, was at Etihad Stadium in the United Kingdom, for the Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea. This comes a day after global sportswear brand, Puma, invited the singer to watch the live match. Puma on Sunday shared a photo of the singer at the stadium...

World Wrestling Entertainment star Billy Graham died at 79 after battling several health problems. According to a GoFundMe website set up to assist Graham and his family, Graham has been in the Intensive Care Unit for several weeks. TMZ reports that he died Wednesday after being taken off life support...

Young Africans became the first team from Tanzania in 30 years to reach a continental club competition final. This was after they beat Marumo Gallants of South Africa 2-1 away on Wednesday to book a date with USM Alger in the final of the African Confederation Cup. Congolese forward, Fiston...

Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, admitted they were beaten by the better side as they suffered a painful 4-0 demolition at Manchester City on Wednesday. The win completed a 5-1 aggregate defeat for Real Madrid in their Champions League semi-final. Manchester City, who were beaten by Real Madrid at the...