Emma Raducanu will face fellow Grand Slam winner Sofia Kenin in the Briton’s first US Open appearance for two years. Raducanu memorably triumphed at the US Open as a teenage qualifier in 2021, becoming the first British woman for 44…
US Open 2023 results: Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka in New York
American teenager Coco Gauff fulfilled the potential she has long promised by landing her first Grand Slam title with a fightback win over Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open final. Gauff, seeded sixth, started slowly in front of an expectant…
*Police, hoodlums demolish 50 Lagos buildings, victims protest (Punch)*Police, OPC raze Lagos shanty where criminals tie up victims, rob them (NewTelegraph)
Police, hoodlums demolish 50 Lagos buildings, victims protest (Punch) Landlords and residents of Oluwa Palace community, in the Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, have accused policemen of the Lagos State Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit and…
US Open: Nick Kyrgios loses to Karen Khachanov
A “devastated” Nick Kyrgios is out of the US Open after eventually being out-battled by Russia’s Karen Khachanov in a tense quarter-final in New York. The 27-year-old Australian, who needed treatment on his left thigh after the first set, lost…
US Open: Serena Williams loses in 3rd round
Serena Williams said she wanted to be remembered as a fighter and was proud of the impact she had on tennis as she most likely dropped the curtain on her historic career at the US Open on Friday. A defiant…
Serena Williams prepares for final curtain call at US Open
After a glittering 27-year professional career in which she became one of the greatest players of all time, Serena Williams is preparing to bid farewell to tennis at the major where it all began. The 40-year-old sporting icon ended the…
Emma Raducanu to use Citi Open as US Open title defence warm-up
British tennis star Emma Raducanu has become the first player announced for the Citi Open. The WTA Tour is set to return to Washington this year after a one-year absence, with the Citi Open once again hosting a WTA 250…
*Families throng Lagos cemetery as fallen tree breaks graves (Punch)*Lagos communities fret over exposed vandalised petroleum pipeline (Guardian)
Families throng Lagos cemetery as fallen tree breaks graves (Punch) A windstorm, which uprooted an ancient tree at Abari Cemetery, in the Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, has disrupted the peace and quiet in the…
*I went into BBNaija house to have fun –Tega (DailyTrust)*Bed occupancy in Lagos COVID-19 centres hits 53% (Punch)
I went into BBNaija house to have fun –Tega (DailyTrust) Tega, an evicted housemate of Big Brother Naija Show, says she went into the house to have fun. She said this in an interview with Classic FM on Tuesday. Tega,…