Jagger Leach, the 15-year-old son of three-time major champion Lindsay Davenport, lost in the second round at the FILA International Junior Championships. Leach was beaten by ninth-seeded Stiles Brockett 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 on Wednesday at Indian Wells Tennis Garden, where…
Cameron Norrie beats Andrey Rublev to book Indian Wells quarter-final spot with 8th straight win
Cameron Norrie has reached the quarter-finals at Indian Wells with a brilliant victory over Andrey Rublev. The British No1 needed just 75 minutes to see off the Russian sixth seed 6-2 6-4 on Wednesday night and claim an eighth successive…
Indian Wells: Emma Raducanu beats Beatriz Haddad Maia to reach last 16
British number one Emma Raducanu put in an impressive showing to beat Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-1 2-6 6-4 in the third round at Indian Wells. Raducanu, 20, broke the Brazilian world number 13 twice in the first set, but dropped…
Emma Raducanu: British number one pulls out of exhibition event before Indian Wells
Emma Raducanu has pulled out of a charity exhibition event before her opening match at Indian Wells. The 20-year-old British number one was due to play mixed doubles with Cameron Norrie at the Eisenhower Cup. Raducanu also did not practice…
*Woman bathes 12-year-old girl with hot water in Cross River (Guardian)*FG halts N600b electricity subsidy, confirms power tariff hike (Punch)
Woman bathes 12-year-old girl with hot water in Cross River (Guardian) A 12 -year-old girl (name withheld) was bathed with a mixture of hot water and oil by her auntie, one Christiana Nfon Ipkebe, over missing N500 in Cross River…
*BRT driver told Bamise, ‘Fine girl, it’s only you I’ll pick’ – Brother of slain 22-year-old (Punch)*Faulty fuelling system caused Ibadan–Lagos train flop, says NRC (Guardian)
BRT driver told Bamise, ‘Fine girl, it’s only you I’ll pick’ – Brother of slain 22-year-old (Punch) Siblings of the 22-year-old lady, Bamise Ayanwole, who went missing after boarding a Bus Rapid Transit vehicle in Lagos and her dead body…
*Lagos nurses kick against N20k demand for retirement celebration (Punch)*Sanwo-Olu establishes security team to enforce BRT, protect transport infrastructure (Vanguard)
Lagos nurses kick against N20k demand for retirement celebration (Punch) Some nurses in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State have kicked against the demand of N20,000 from apex nurses in the area as contribution for the retirement celebration…
*Cultists clash in Lagos community, rob residents, loot property (Punch)*Night markets, roadside traders worry residents, motorists (Guardian)
Cultists clash in Lagos community, rob residents, loot property (Punch) A supremacy clash between rival cults on Sunday created tension on Mumuni Adio Badmos Road, Ijegun Egba, in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered…
*Man arrested for defiling neighbour’s 13-year-old in Lagos (Punch)*Only God can take my life, says Tinubu (Guardian)
Man arrested for defiling neighbour’s 13-year-old in Lagos (Punch) A man, Sunday Ukeme, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter in the Akodo area of the state. The state…
*Lagos Assembly removes two principal officers, suspends two members (Nation) *16-year-old girl stabs father’s friend to death to ‘escape’ rape (Guardian)
Lagos Assembly removes two principal officers, suspends two members (Nation) The Lagos State House of Assembly has suspended its Chief Whip Hon. Rotimi Abiru and Deputy Majority Leader, Hon. Olumuyiwa Jimoh. Two members of the Assembly, Hon. Moshood Oshun (Lagos…