In Chicago, Illinois, Jason Heyward, of the Chicago Cubs, is doused with liquid after hitting a game-winning home run against the Miami Marlins at Wrigley Field Photograph: David Banks/Getty Images
Deontay Wilder @bronzebomber believes British heavyweight Tyson Fury @gypsyking101 is avoiding a rematch with him after being concussed in their first bruising encounter in Los Angeles last year. Speaking to journalists on a conference call Thursday ahead of his May 18 title defense against Dominic Breazeale in New York, Wilder insisted he would have…
Kepa Arrizabalaga was Chelsea’s hero as the Spanish goalkeeper sent his side to the Europa League final with two penalty saves in a dramatic 4-3 shoot-out win against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday. Maurizio Sarri’s side will face London rivals Arsenal in an all-Premier League final in Baku on May 29…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (right) celebrates with his teammates after Arsenal booked their place in their first European final since 2006. Aubameyang scored a hat-trick to help Arsenal to a 4-2 win at the Mestalla as they booked their place in the Europa League final with a 7-3 aggregate victory. The Gunners…
An appeal court sitting in Abuja Thursday nullified the declaration of People’s Democratic Party’s Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the last governorship election in Osun State. Isiaka Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, who was recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission, approached the appellate court to review the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has again declined assent to two more bills transmitted to him from the National Assembly, bringing the number of rejected bills to 41 since June 9, 2015. Buhari conveyed his decision to withdraw assent to the Nigeria Tourism Development Authority Bill and Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority Bill…
Britain's Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, pose for a photo with their new-born son in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, west of London. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex showed their new-born son to the world on Wednesday,…
Servicewomen march during a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade, which marks the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in the second world war in Red Square. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
President of United Nations General Assembly, Maria Fernanda Espinaso, with President Buhari at Aso Rock. Nigeria’s hope to join the security council of the United Nations (UN) may not come to fruition anytime soon, as the big five – Britain, United States, Russia, France and China – are yet to…
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick and four other top-ranking officials have been charged with corruption, including embezzlement of millions of dollars from world body FIFA, court sources said on Wednesday. The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) brought the charges against Pinnick, NFF…
