A predator’s goal from Anderson Duarte grabbed Uruguay victory over Israel and a place in the FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023 final. The semi-finals match played at the La Plata Stadium, Argentina saw an evenly balanced first half with a lot of scoring chances created. A no-look pass from Roy Revivo sent Tay Abed through on goal, but his firm shot was repelled by Randall Rodriguez. Rodrigo Chagas then carried the ball from the edge of the Uruguayan box into the Israeli half and freed Duarte, whose strike was saved by Tomer Zarfati. The Uruguay number seven spurned a…
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Tennis star sisters, Serena and Venus Williams, as well as Reddit creator, Alexis Ohanian, will own the first team in TGL, the new virtual golf league developed by Tiger Woods and Rory Mcilroy. The league announced Thursday that Los Angeles Golf Club (LAGC) will be the first of six teams in the TGL, a partnership between the PGA Tour and Woods as well as McIlroy’s TMRW Sports. The TGL is set to stage tech-golf combined made-for-television events on Monday nights starting in January 2024 and would have 15 matches followed by the semi-finals and finals at a specially built venue…
Karolina Muchova saved a match-point to stun Aryna Sabalenka and reach her first grand slam final at the French Open on Thursday. The unseeded Czech fought back from 5-2 down in the deciding set to claim a 7-6 (5) 6-7 (5) 7-5 victory in a tremendous contest lasting three hours and 13 minutes. Belarusian Sabalenka was bidding to win back-to-back slam titles after lifting the Australian Open trophy, and appeared to have turned things in her favour. But she tightened up in sight of the line and Muchova made her pay. At 43 in the world, the 26-year-old is the…
The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has announced a 14-player squad for the ninth edition of KwibukaT20 Women’s Tournament in Rwanda. Musa Ehizoje, the federation’s Public Relations Officer (NCF), disclosed in a statement on Thursday that the team would leave the country on Friday. The Nigerian team are scheduled to begin their campaign in the tournament on Saturday against the host country, Rwanda. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team, which will be making their third appearance at the event, has a squad with a good blend of youth and experience. The longest-serving and most-experienced player, Blessing Etim,…
Telecommunications and ICT services contributed N2.508 trillion to Nigeria’s GDP in the first quarter of 2023, the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) stated on Thursday. NCC quoted figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in a statement issued by its Director, Public Affairs, Mr Reuben Muoka. “Telecoms contribution to GDP was calculated from 46 distinct sectors of the economy, which constitute telecoms and information services baskets. “The Nigerian telecoms industry has continued to show a positive outlook, which is credited to the innovative and predictable telecoms regulatory environment implemented by the NCC. “One of the key highlights of the…
The security operatives in Ondo State had rescued no fewer than 13 victims of kidnapping along Abuja Road in Isua, the headquarters of Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, police spokesperson in the state, confirmed the development on Thursday to newsmen. The spokesperson said one of the kidnappers was shot dead when the security men engaged the kidnappers in gun duel on Tuesday. “13 victims were rescued by the joint security operation. One of the kidnappers was killed during gun duel. We are on top of the situation,” Odunlami-Omisanya said. A source from the town,…
Naira on Thursday depreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging N469.50 to dollar. The local currency showed a 1.04 per cent decrease when compared with N464.67 it exchanged for the dollar on Wednesday. The open indicative rate closed at N468.94 to the dollar on Thursday. An exchange rate of N476.50 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N469.50. The naira sold for as low as 460 to the dollar within the day’s trading. A total of $74.18 million dollars was traded at the official Investors and Exporters…
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau state has suspended last-minute appointments into the state’s civil service made by his predecessor, ex-Gov. Simon Lalong. Mutfwang’s media aide, Mr Gyang Bere, stated in Jos on Thursday that the governor directed the suspension of the appointments because they were “flagrant abuse of Public Service Rules’’. The governor’s directive also stated that the appointments did not follow due process, and were indiscriminate and irregular. “All appointments into the state’s civil service from Oct. 1, 2022 to date are hereby suspended with effect from same date subject to review in line with due process. “All those…
No fewer than 20 schools officials, allegedly aiding and abetting examination malpractice, have been arrested by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The Council said that the arrests were made in various parts of the country. The Head, National Office (HNO) of council, Mr Patrick Areghan, disclosed this on the sidelines of a monitoring exercise he carried out in some schools on Thursday in Lagos. According to him, the WAEC has since handed over all the culprits to the police for prosecution. Areghan vowed that the council…
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has approved N92.2 million for the purchase of water treatment chemicals and soft starter installation at Dukku high lift pump. Alhaji Ahmed Idris, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday. Idris said the governor, who gave the approval at Government House, Birnin Kebbi, said the purchase of the water treatment chemicals would boost the supply of clean water to the residents. The CPS added that after the installation of a soft starter at Dukku, all…