Magistrate orders dispatch rider to clean hospital premises for one year
Magistrate Nneaka Lesley of a court in Kubwa, Abuja, on Monday ordered a dispatch rider, Alex Williams to clean the Kubwa General Hospital premises for one year, for theft.
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Ryan Garcia, promoter sued for 'feigning injury,' canceled fight
The entertainment platform Fanmio has sued boxer Ryan Garcia and his promoter, Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions, for "feigning injury" and pulling out of a fight in Japan last December.
Early-morning runs, autograph signings and so many dunks: Tales of a young Cooper Flagg - ESPN
Editor's note: Cooper Flagg suffered a left ankle injury late in the first half of Duke's ACC Tournament quarterfinal game against Georgia Tech on Thursday.
Briton Draper pummels Rune to win Indian Wells title
Britain's Jack Draper thrashed Denmark's Holger Rune 6-2 6-2 to collect the biggest title of his career at Indian Wells on Sunday with a place in the top 10 assured for the first time.
No. 4 Florida tops No. 8 Tennessee for first SEC Tournament title since 2014
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 22 points and fourth-ranked Florida won its fifth SEC Tournament title and first since 2014 on Sunday, beating No. 8 Tennessee, 86-77.
Aryna Sabalenka Crushes Australian Open Champion Madison Keys, Enters Indian Wells Final
World number one Aryna Sabalenka overwhelmed Madison Keys 6-0, 6-1 to reach the Indian Wells WTA 1000 final on Friday, avenging her loss to the fifth-ranked American in the Australian Open final. Sabalenka needed just 51 minutes to set up a title clash with Russian teen Mirra Andreeva, who beat defending champion Iga Swiatek 7-6 (7/1), 1-6, 6-3. The Belarusian admitted she was out for revenge after Keys denied her a third straight Australian Open crown and she was dialed in from the first ball, roaring through the first set in 23 minutes.
Mirra Andreeva Topples Defending Champion Iga Swiatek To Reach Indian Wells Final
Russian teen Mirra Andreeva ended defending champion Iga Swiatek's bid for an unprecedented third Indian Wells women's title, toppling the world number two 7-6 (7/1), 1-6, 6-3 on Friday to reach the final. Andreeva, 17, ended Swiatek's 10-match Indian Wells winning streak, beating the Polish star for the second time in three weeks after toppling her in the quarter-finals at Dubai on the way to becoming the youngest ever WTA 1000 champion. She'll have a chance at another of the prestigious titles on Sunday when she takes on the winner of another semi-final grudge match between world number one Aryna Sabalenka and Australian Open champion Madison Keys.
Lakshya Sen Bows Out Of All England Badminton Quarter-Final
India's Lakshya Sen bowed out of the All England Badminton Championships and so did the women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand after losing their respective quarterfinal matches in Birmingham on Friday. Sen exited after a straight-game loss to Chinese world No. 6 Li Shi Feng in the men's singles quarterfinal. The 2022 finalist, who had narrowly lost a Paris Olympic medal last year, was outplayed 10-21, 16-21 in a 45-minute contest. Then, the duo of Treesa and Gayatri went down to Chinese second seeds Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning 14-21 10-21 in a match lasting 46 minutes.