Australian Open players have been told not to feed mice at the quarantine hotel in Melbourne after one player complained of rodents in her room. Yulia Putintseva, the world number 28, swapped rooms after finding a mouse but said her new room is also infested The 26-year-old is among more …

Former Wimbledon junior champion Laura Robson has hinted that her career may finally be over after having to undergo a third hip operation. On her 27th birthday she posted a picture of herself on crutches after undergoing surgery. She abandoned the light training she was able to do prior to …

His parents are steeped in French sport, his financier dad bought a Ligue 1 club at 35 and his mum played at Roland Garros   Later this month, standout British junior, Arthur Fery, will follow in John McEnroe’s footsteps by enrolling in the tennis programme at America’s prestigious University of …

At last the Miyetti Allah group is being dressed in the borrowed robe of respectability. It was only after the governors meeting in Akure on Monday that I heard of the new acronym by which this apparent backer of terrorism is known. It is now officially the MACBAN, the Miyetti …

US secretary of state confirmed US willingness to return to nuclear deal but rejected Iranian pressure for Washington to act first. The reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr [File/Majid Asgaripour/Mehr News Agency, AP] 28 Jan 2021 The United States will only …

A team of experts from the World Health Organization left quarantine in Wuhan on Thursday to begin a heavily scrutinised probe into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, after Washington urged a “robust and clear” investigation. The group started a two-week quarantine on arrival on January 14 in the central …

• Southeast APC seeks unity All hopes that leaders of Southeast geopolitical zone would play as united team towards the 2023 general election cycle were shattered yesterday, when stakeholders from the zone met in Owerri. Apart from the most recent joiner to the party, Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi, who …

Nigerians are to be blamed for the ongoing rowdy exercise to link their sim cards to the National Identity Numbers (NIN), the government has said. Nigeria’s communication and digital economy minister Isa Pantami said the government gave everyone about 12 months to complete the exercise but many ignored. Pantami argued …

Arewa leader, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has alerted the Federal Government to the use of camels by insurgents and bandits in ferrying weapons into Nigeria. The former Minister of Agriculture urged the current administration to urgently look into the matter. In a statement yesterday, the one-time PDP national chairman said during …

• Song Makes Biden-Harris Inauguration Playlist • Joins Sia On Revamped Version Of Jazzy Pop Single Hey Boy Afrobeats star, Damini Ogulu professionally known as Burna Boy again made headlines during the week, as his song, Destiny, a track off his 2019 and Grammy-nominated album, African Giant, was among the …