The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has successfully reached an agreement with SuperSport to broadcast the highly anticipated T20 World Cup final between the Proteas and India. This agreement ends a prior blackout, allowing more South Africans to watch the Proteas potentially make World Cup history at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The T20 World Cup final, scheduled for Sunday, will be broadcast on SABC 2, starting at 15:30, with play scheduled for 16:30 (SA time). The Proteas, on a seven-match winning streak, face India in the final at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. This marks the team’s first title-winning…
Author: Emmanuel Ferdinand
Lloyd Harris, South Africa’s top tennis player, has made history by qualifying for the Wimbledon main draw after a series of impressive performances in the qualifying tournament. He became the only South African player to feature in the singles main draw at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in 2024. The 27-year-old Capetonian opened his qualifying account with an excellent victory over Italy’s Andrea Vavassori, 6-2, 6-2, but was made to fight for every point in the second round against Britain’s George Loffhagen before winning 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/5). Harris battled his way past France’s Hugo Grenier, 6-4,…
The Court of Appeal in Lagos has upheld the judgement of a Lagos State High Court, sentencing Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, known as Baba Ijesha, to five years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor. The appellate court, in its lead judgement delivered on Friday by Justice Folashade Ojo found the appellant (Baba Ijesha) guilty on counts four and five, where he was accused of indecently touching a minor and sexually assaulting her. Earlier on, the trial judge, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, sentenced Baba Ijesha to five years in prison on July 14, 2022, for the sexual assault of a minor.…
The Nigerian women’s 4x400m relay team will not compete at the Paris Olympics after earning the gold medal at the 2024 African Athletics Championships in Douala. The Nigerian women’s 4x400m relay team, comprising Ella Onojuvwevwo, Patience Okon, Esther Elo Joseph, and Omolara Ogunmakinju, secured a resounding gold medal at the 2024 African Athletics Championships in Douala, but their time of 3:27.31 was not enough to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games. The Nigerian quartet excelled in the championship, outpacing their fierce competitors, Botswana and Zambia. Onojuvwevwo began with a scorching run, passing the baton safely to Okon-George in first place,…
Kenyan Football League champions Gor Mahia have been granted the license to participate in the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League, marking their return to the prestigious tournament after a one-year absence. The club announced the news on their social media platforms, expressing their enthusiasm and readiness to compete. Gor Mahia, along with three other Kenyan clubs :Tusker, KCB, and Kenya Police FC were granted the license by the Football Kenya Federation’s First Instance Body (FIB) after meeting the required club licensing criteria. The licenses enable these clubs to participate in the 2024/25 CAF Inter Club Competitions. The licensing process was strict,…
The Nigerian film industry, Nollywood, has bid a final farewell to John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu. The actor’s funeral took place in his hometown of Amuri, Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. The burial ceremony is being attended by members of the Nigeria Actors Guild (AGN), along with family and other mourners. The event marks the final farewell to the actor, who died on Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Lagos due to cardiac arrest, following complications from the amputation of one of his legs after a prolonged battle with diabetes. Mr. Ibu’s journey to stardom…
With the coming summer window, the deals are getting hot. Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is being targeted to sign for two of the most elite clubs in the Premier League. His international form for Nigeria, plus his goalscoring record, continues to attract interest from the top clubs in Europe. According to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, both United and Arsenal had interest in signing Osimhen, who reportedly has a release clause worth £110 million. The Italian team Napoli, however, may be willing to sell him for a lesser financial deal of about £85 million, tipping the balance towards the reach of…
The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) has announced that the overseas camping stage for its wrestlers’ preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics will commence on Monday in Saarbrucken, Germany. This follows the ongoing local camping in Yenagoa, which will end on Sunday. According to NWF President Daniel Igali, he revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, saying the overseas’s training would follow the ongoing local camping in Yenagoa, which will end on Sunday. “Preparations for the Olympics are in top gear. We’ve been in camp in Yenagoa for over two weeks, and training so far is going…
The family of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad, has been granted permission to conduct a second autopsy. This decision comes after the family expressed dissatisfaction with the initial autopsy results, which were deemed inconclusive. Mohbad, 27, died on September 12, 2023, under controversial circumstances. After Nigerians called for justice, his body was exhumed on September 21, 2023, for an autopsy by the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) to ascertain the cause of his death. The result of the autopsy, which commenced in September 2023, was released on June 7 but failed to reveal the cause of…
South African singer and songwriter Rethabile Khumalo is in a critical condition in the hospital after being allegedly poisoned by a close friend. This was revealed by her mother, Winnie Khumalo. On Thursday, June 27, Winnie Khumalo issued a statement to Rethabile’s fans about her condition. She made a heartfelt plea to South Africans to pray for her daughter’s recovery. “It has been six days since she was admitted to the hospital,” Winnie shared. “She felt it was necessary to update her supporters with this distressing news. “Rethabile has undergone three operations so far, and we are hoping for…