Japanese fourth seed Naomi Osaka reached another US Open final after producing a high-quality performance to edge past American Jennifer Brady. Osaka, who won the 2018 title, edged an enthralling first set with a dominant tie-break before Brady impressively rallied…
The English Premier League has contested Newcastle United’s assertion that a Saudi-led takeover of the club had been rejected, saying on Thursday it could still proceed if further information on the proposed new owners is provided. Newcastle on Wednesday said…
A depleted Paris St-Germain side began their Ligue 1 campaign with a surprise loss against newly promoted Lens. The match was in doubt after Champions League finalists PSG had seven players, including star striker Kylian Mbappe, test positive for coronavirus.…
Serena Williams tasted defeat in her US Open semi-final clash with Victoria Azarenka after suffering an injury early in the third set of a dramatic clash. Williams – who was hoping to equal Margaret Court’s all-time Grand Slam record in…
Marcus Rashford says the task of reeling in Liverpool and Manchester City adds spice to Manchester United’s bid to re-establish themselves as Premier League title contenders. United put together a nine-game unbeaten run in the league, which included six wins,…
The first ever Sustainable Cities Dialogue (SCD), which is conceived to be an annual event, takes place today online from 11 am. According to the Media Office of HRM Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, it is in commemoration of the forthcoming…
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has graduated 12 successful candidates in the third edition of its Senior Management Development Programme (SMDP). The graduation ceremony held virtually, via the Zoom video conferencing platform on Wednesday, 2 September, 2020. The Senior Management…
Police arrest 18 protesters, journalists in Lagos (Punch) Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested 18 protesters, including four journalists, during a protest against the hike in the pump price of fuel and electricity tariff in the country.…
There have been 197 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Nigeria in the past 24 hours. In an announcement via its Twitter handle, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said there are now 55,829 confirmed cases in the most…
Three years after her critically acclaimed debut EP, Merci Beauté, and building on her various collaborations with members of Nigeria’s Alté scene such as Odunsi, Lucid Lemons, Yinka Bernie and Tim Lyre, singer/songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Joyce Olong returns with…
