Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Friday applauded the major sponsors of the cricket sport in the state, saying their intervention had helped to revive the game. Obaseki, who was represented by his deputy, Philip Shaibu, gave the commendation during the formal launching of the newly-constructed International Turf Wickets. “Let me congratulate you for not […]

Yemisi Samuel scored a hat-trick as the Flamingos thrashed their Guinean counterparts 6-1 on Saturday in a first-round first leg game of the 2020 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers. Nigeria took charge of the game from start to finish in Conakry as Chinyere Kalu opened scoring three minutes into the game after benefiting from […]

The Kwara Government has pledged to shield the health sector from politics in the fight against polio. The Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi, made the pledge while receiving the team of African Regional Certification Commission led by Dr Edward Naddumba in Ilorin on Saturday. Alabi restated the government’s commitment to a functional primary health system […]

Italy prepared Saturday to quarantine more than 10 million people around the financial capital Milan and the tourist mecca Venice for nearly a month to halt the spread of the new coronavirus. A draft government decree published by Italy’s Corriere Della Sera newspaper and other media said movement into and out of the regions would […]

Pep Guardiola admitted he never imagined that he would be quite so dominant over Manchester United as Manchester City manager ahead of his side’s trip to Old Trafford on Sunday. Since Guardiola came to England in 2016, City have finished above United every season with a combined points difference of 60 over that time. Even […]