10 African countries set for IBB Ladies amateur golf tourney
No fewer than 400 golfers from about 10 African countries are set to battle for honours in the 26th edition of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) Amateur Ladies Open in Abuja.
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Barcelona to face Betis in Copa del Rey last 16
Record 31-time Copa del Rey winners Barcelona were drawn at home against Real Betis in the last 16 on Wednesday.
Osaigbovo, others excel at Battle of Ages Boxing Championship
Japan-based Nigerian boxer, Ridwan Oyekola, was beaten by Tosin Osaigbovo in the national lightweight bout at the recently concluded Battle of Ages Boxing Championship held at the Campos Square Stadium Lagos.
B.C. basketball team to skip games over alleged mistreatment of trans player
A group of collegiate basketball players in B.C. say they will not play a pair of games against another team in their division this weekend due to alleged verbal and physical mistreatment of a transgender teammate that they say has not been addressed.
Trump's Greenland and NATO comments spark defence stocks rally
Shares in Leonardo SpA rose 4.8%, Rheinmetall AG jumped 6.1%, SAAB AB rose 3.8% Kongsberg Gruppen ASA gained 2.9% during midday trading in Europe, as markets reacted to speculation that Trump's comments could pressure European nations to ramp up defence budgets significantly.
If Graeme Souness and Harry Redknapp can sign impact strikers in January then Manchester United can
At least Ruben Amorim has promised Manchester United will "try to do something". Goals win games and United do not have a goalscorer. They have won two games in nine and scored 11.
The 'master of disguise' shoplifter rumbled by one item he always had with him
A habitual shoplifter who used disguises to target stores in south Worcestershire, Shropshire and the West Midlands has been sentenced to 42 weeks in prison and given a five-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). Craig Sawyer, 51, of no fixed address, is now banned from entering Worcestershire county and all Boots stores nationwide under the terms of his CBO, following his court appearance at Kidderminster Magistrates Court on Monday, January 6.
