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BREAKING: Seven policemen shot dead by unknown gunmen in Abuja
Unknown gunmen have shot dead seven policemen who were on patrol along the Nnamdi Azikiwe Road, Federal Capital Territory, AbujaIt was learnt that the assailants, who were in a vehicle, shot the men …
Tennis: Zverev eases past injury-plagued Australian, Muguruza through to second round at Wimbledon
German fourth seed Alexander Zverev eased past injury-plagued James Duckworth of Australia 7-5, 6-2, 6-0 on Tuesday to reach the Wimbledon second round.Zverev, who made the last 16 in 2017, goes on t…
Tennis: Kyle Edmund wins opening match at Wimbledon
British No 1 Kyle Edmund made an impressive start to his Wimbledon campaign by racing past Australian qualifier Alex Bolt in his first-round match.Edmund did not have too many problems overcoming 25-…
Japanese players Keisuke Honda and Makoto Hasebe retire from international football
Keisuke Honda and Makoto Hasebe, two stalwarts of the Japan side that reached the last 16 of the World Cup, have announced their retirement from international football.Both featured in Japan's 3-2 de…
Ugandan civic groups file suit challenging social media tax
Ugandan civic groups on Tuesday filed a suit challenging the introduction of new tax on social media.Ugandans pay 200 shillings (0.0517 dollars) per day to access Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube…
Tennis: Johanna Konta wins in straight sets at Wimbledon
Johanna Konta came through a tough opening examination against Natalia Vikhlyantseva to take her place in the second round at Wimbledon on Tuesday.British No 1 Konta was the early centre of attention…
2019 F1 season to start one week earlier than previous years
The Formula One season will start a week earlier in 2019, with the Australian Grand Prix announcing its race will take place on March 17.The Melbourne race has been held on the penultimate weekend of…
Zimbabwe rugby team sleep on the streets of Tunisia ahead of qualifier
Zimbabwe's rugby team were forced to sleep on the streets of Tunisia ahead of their crucial World Cup qualifier against their host this weekend.Images have emerged of Zimbabwe players sleeping on a s…
Former Malaysian premier Najib arrested, to be charged in graft probe
Malaysian anti-corruption agents arrested former Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday following a probe into how money went missing from a state fund he founded almost a decade ago and authorities s…
Nigeria's captain John Obi Mikel reveals father kidnapped before World Cup clash against Argentina
Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel faced Argentina last Tuesday in the knowledge that his father was being held for ransom, but did not tell anyone about it as the kidnappers threatened to shoot "instant…
Dog bitten by rattlesnake while protecting owner
Todd the golden retriever was labelled a hero for putting himself in harm's way to protect his owner - and was bitten by a rattlesnake in the process.Paula Godwin posted the story to Facebook, alongs…
Many missing after boat disaster off Libya
Dozens of migrants are missing after a rubber boat they were on sank off the coast of Libya, local officials say.One official is quoted as saying 63 migrants have disappeared after Sunday's incident …
South Korea teams arrive in Pyongyang
A high-level South Korean delegation arrived in Pyongyang Tuesday with dozens of basketball players as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's favourite sport becomes the latest effort at athletic diplomac…
Austria says to 'protect' its borders after German migrant deal
Austria's government warned Tuesday it could "take measures to protect" its borders after Germany planned restrictions on the entry of migrants as part of a deal to avert a political crisis in Berlin…
China issues U.S. travel warning amid trade tensions
China's embassy in Washington has issued a security advisory to Chinese nationals traveling to the United States, the latest such warning as trade tensions escalate between the two countries.The emba…
Missing Thai football team found alive, after nine days trapped in cave
Twelve boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded Thai cave for nine days were found alive late Monday after a painstaking search by specialist divers who finally discovered the emaciated gro…
2018 World Cup: Brazil and Belgium to face off in quarterfinals
Brazil and Belgium have on Monday,progressed into the quarterfinals of the 2018 World cup, following their victories over Mexico and Japan respectively.The first match played on Monday, Brazil defeat…
ATP pressing ahead with plans for a new team competition
The ATP is pressing ahead with plans for a new team competition in Australia in January in a move that casts into further doubt proposals to reform the Davis Cup.In a statement, the governing body of…
Nigeria risk wrath of FIFA over leadership row
Nigeria's government on Monday ordered the country's football association to comply with a court ruling about its leadership, a move that may open up a new confrontation with FIFA.The sports ministry…
Supreme Court fires NFF executive committee
The Ministry of Youth and Sports on Monday directed the Nigeria Football Federation to comply with the judgment of the Supreme Court which set aside the election into the Executive Committee of the F…