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Weeks After Grand Slam Win, World No 1 Jannik Sinner Accepts Doping Ban

Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban from tennis after the world number one admitted team mistakes led to him twice testing positive for traces of banned substance clostebol in March last year. The February 9 to May 4 suspension means Sinner will be free to play in the French Open, the second grand slam of the season, which begins on May 25 at Roland Garros. In a statement, Sinner said that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accepted that he "had no intent and did not derive any competitive advantage from the two positive tests".

Spires Five-A-Side tourney ‘ll create jobs for Nigerian youths, says Bankole-Allibay

The yearly Spires Five-A-Side football tournament will leverage on the many opportunities in street football to empower Nigerian youths economically, the organisers of the competition have said.

DWP half term vouchers worth £17.50 issued to families eligible for Universal Credit

This February half term, thousands of families eligible for free school meals will receive supermarket vouchers courtesy of their local council. Central Bedfordshire Council is providing this support as part of the Household Support Fund scheme, funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).