Roger Federer has ruled out a return to professional tennis after confirming that his upcoming appearance at the US Open will only be an exhibition outing.The 20-time Grand Slam champion, who retired from the sport in 2022, is set to feature in an exhibition match in New York.However, Federer made it clear that the appearance
Tottenham Hotspur signed Brazilian winger Savinho from Manchester City on Tuesday for a reported initial fee of £75 million ($102 million) to take their overall outlay in the transfer market beyond £300m this window.The 22-year-old failed to establish himself as a first-team regular during two seasons at City.But Spurs are hoping he can add pace
Xabi Alonso began his reign as Chelsea manager with a 3-2 Premier League victory over neigh-bours Fulham at Craven Cottage, with Cole Palmer scoring and providing an assist.Palmer set up Joao Pedro for Chelsea’s opener after just 31 seconds before scoring what proved to be the winner with a composed finish through Fulham goalkeeper Bernd
Manchester City have reached an agreement in principle with Lille to sign 18-year-old midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi for a fee that could rise to €100m (£85.6m).The Premier League champions have been in advanced negotiations with Lille over the Morocco international, with a deal now close to completion.Lille have reportedly agreed to an initial fee of £81.4m
Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has described Nigeria’s consecutive failures to qualify for the FIFA World Cup as shameful and unacceptable.The Super Eagles failed to secure a ticket to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and also missed out on the 2026 tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada.The back-to-back failures
Nigerian rapper Emeka Akumefule, popularly known as Blaqbonez, has revealed how he got his stage name from a friend who was not actively using it.The rapper made this known during an interview while explaining the story behind the name Blaqbonez.According to him, the name originally belonged to a friend who loved rap and had given
Nigerian music stars Davido and Wande Coal have clashed publicly over their unreleased col-laboration, Come My Way, with both artistes offering different accounts of why the highly an-ticipated song never saw the light of day.The disagreement followed comments made by Davido during a recent interview, where he ex-plained what happened after Wande Coal approached him
Nollywood actress, Bunmi Nelson, has expressed regret over turning down an opportunity to work with actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele years ago.Nelson, while reflecting on her career, admitted that she did not recognise Akindele’s potential at the time and warned against underestimating people.“I didn’t see Funke going far. That’s why in life, don’t underestimate anybody.
Veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, once revealed how he got the stage name that became part of his identity in the Yoruba film industry.Hassan, who died on Sunday, August 23, at the age of 66, explained in a 2024 interview with City People how the name “Ogogo” came from his family’s
By Aishat M. Abisola Infertility affects nearly one in seven couples, meaning they have been unable to conceive after at least a year of regular unprotected sex. In up to half of infertile couples, male infertility is ei-ther the sole cause or a contributing factor.Male infertility can result from producing too few sperm, producing sperm