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Deontay Wilder has made a 10th successful defence of his WBC heavyweight title after a fearsome knockout win over Luis Ortiz in Las Vegas. Ortiz won the first six rounds of the bout with Wilder looking timid and uncomfortable before the champion produced a savagely fierce  right out of nowhere to drop the Cuban in the seventh. Wilder was rocked for the first time in his professional career when these two met in their first bout in New York in March 2018, with a devastating onslaught from Ortiz in the seventh round leaving Wilder on the brink of a first d efeat. Ortiz asserted his dominance earlier on this time around. His superior footwork troubled the champion throughout the opening two rounds, finding his range with his sharp left as Wilder struggled to land anything of note Wilder did connect with a solid right in the third but two stiff lefts from Ortiz early in the fourth backed the champion up. Another neat combo from the challenger saw Wilder beat his chest

Hyperacid, hypersaline and hot ponds in the geothermal field of Dallol (Ethiopia). Despite the presence of liquid water, this multi-extreme system does not allow the development of life, according to a new study. The yellow-greenish colour is due to the presence of reduced iron / Puri López-García Living beings, especially microorganisms, have a surprising ability to adapt to the most extreme environments on our planet, but there are still places where they cannot live. European researchers have confirmed the absence of microbial life in hot, saline, hyperacid ponds in the Dallol geothermal field in Ethiopia. The infernal landscape of Dallol, located in the Ethiopian depression of Danakil, extends over a volcanic crater full of salt, where toxic gases emanate and water boils in the midst of intense hydrothermal activity. It is one of the most torrid environments on Earth. There, daily temperatures in winter can exceed 45° C and there are abundant hypersaline and hyperacid poo

The Red Devils are still looking to recover from their worst start to a league season for 30 years and are languishing in 10th in the Premier League Manchester United could make use of the loan market to strengthen their team in January, according to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. United are still looking to recover from their worst start to a league season for 30 years, languishing in 10th in the Premier League and having lost four of their opening 12 games. The manager will be hopeful that a corner has been turned following the 3-1 win against Brighton with which the team signed off before the international break United still face a daunting task if they are to haul themselves into contention for qualifying for the Champions League, with the gap to make up to fourth-place Chelsea still 10 points. “It's not about X amount of money,” said Solskjaer when asked how big the club's transfer budget might be. “[Buying players] is about who we think is going to be good for

No French football player has more followers across social media than  Real Madrid  striker  Karim Benzema The 31-year-old, who is the 10th most followed player in the world, counts as many as 63.8 million fans on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Benzema  comes before  Paul Pogba  (52.5m),  Antoine Griezmann  (43.1m) and  Kylian Mbappe  (41.4m). The  Paris Saint-Germain  forward, however, has four million more admirers than  Benzema  on Instagram, with 35m in total. Meanwhile,  James Rodriguez  is the most popular  Real Madrid  player on social media with 94.8 million fans, with  Gareth Bale  coming second with 88.7 million. Sergio Ramos  follows with 75.9 million, while  Marcelo  (73.9m) and  Benzema  complete the top five.

Jay-Z          Colin Kaepernick's On Wednesday (Nov. 13) NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport claimed that Jay-Z influenced setting up of Kaepernick's upcoming combine-style workout exhibition for 32 NFL teams, which will take place in Atlanta on Saturday at 3 p.m. EST. "I am also told that Jay-Z—who has been working with the NFL on some social justice initiatives—was involved in this and pushed this idea to some extent," he said. Via his Twitter account, Rapoport that Colin's upcoming workout was not part of his settlement that he reached with the NFL back in February. Either way, this combine should give Colin the opportunity to prove to NFL teams that he is still in top physical and mental condition to play football in the NFL for the first time in three years. Since the announcement that Jay-Z was teaming up with the NFL, the Roc Nation mogul has been heavily criticized by Kaep's friend, fellow NFL player Eric Reid and Kaepernick's girlfriend Nessa, t

Lagos office EFCC on Wedsnesday  November 13, 2019, arrested family fraudsters John Isang and his son ,Martins John Isang before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja on a revamped two-count charge bordering on conspiracy to obtain and obtaining by false pretence to the loud sum of $108, 000 (One Hundred and Eight Thousand United States Dollars) belonging to  Ikechukwu Eze.  The duo allegedly secured the said sum from the victim under the pretence of having a vessel for hire to transport Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) outside Nigeria and the rest of world.

New York City Ballet principal dancer Sara Mearns and personal trainer Joel Prouty. Annie Wermiel/NY Post That babe next to you at the gym pumping hundred-pound barbells? She’s a ballerina, not a bodybuilder. These days, top dancers can’t get by on grace and agility alone — which is why more of them are hitting the gym after they leave the barre. As New York City Ballet principal dancer Sara Mearns and other stars have discovered, dead lifts and squats lead to better pirouettes and pliés. Cross-training, says Mearns’ trainer, Joel Prouty, can prevent injury and increase a dancer’s endurance and strength, improving performance during a rigorous career. But it’s still a fairly new concept. “There was no cross-training when I was a dancer,” Prouty tells The Post. “There was this fear that it would take away from the aesthetic” and cause a “bulky” look — “but it doesn’t have to.” Prouty, 39, performed with several ballet companies and toured with Twyla Tharp before retiring in

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 29: Cirque du Soleil founder and CEO Guy Laliberte arrives at the world premiere of “Michael Jackson ONE by Cirque du Soleil” at THEhotel at Mandalay Bay on June 29, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Cirque du Soleil) Guy Laliberte , a billionaire and founder of the famous acrobatic troupe Cirque du Soleil, has been arrested for growing weed on his private island. According to the  IBTimes UK , the billionaire was arrested after getting off his plane in the French Polynesia. We can all picture the billionaire lounging on his private island (it’s called Nukutepipi) and smoking a joint, and his company, Lune Rouge, has confirmed that, yes, the cannabis is for “strictly personal” purposes, as well as for “medical” use, too.

The suspension of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole has stirred reactions from Nigerians.  APC in Edo State suspended Oshiomhole on Tuesday, the State chairman, Anselm Ojezua, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday night said Oshiomhole‘s suspension followed the vote of no confidence passed on him by the chairmen of the APC in the 18 local government areas (LGAs) of the state. The Deputy State Chairman of the APC in Edo State, Kenneth Asekomhe was earlier on Tuesday quoted as saying, “After the meeting of the State Executive Committee, in pursuant of Article 17, Section 5 of APC constitution of 2014, as amended, we the undersigned members passed a vote of no confidence on the State Secretary of the party, Mr Lawrence Okah. He is hereby removed from office. His suspension has since stirred reactions from Nigerians on social media.

  Ex-Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr. Sunday Ehindero. Former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Sunday Ehindero, and Commissioner of Police, Budget, John Obaniyi, was on Tuesday discharged of an N16.4 million fraud charge. Ehindero and Obaniyi, a Commissioner of Police in charge of finance and budget at the Force headquarters, were arraigned on May 10, 2018, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Justice Silvanus Oriji of the FCT High Court, Apo, presided the case. He held that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against the defendants and failed to prove that they converted the said interest generated to their personal use. According to the judge, the investigation officer, a prosecution witness, did not discredit the claim of the defendants that the interest generated from N500 million deposited in fixed deposit accounts was used for operational purposes. “I, therefore, uphold the defendants’ no-case

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has reacted to report of the  National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for expelling two Corps members  who refused to put on trousers because it was against their faith.  The corps members whose names were given as  Okafor Love Obianuju , with call-up number EB/19C/0523; and  Odji Oritsetsolaye,  with call-up number EB/19C/0530, were sent home from the NYSC camp in Enugu on Sunday, November 10, 2019.  The affected corps members were advised to go to court as it recalled how the Nigerian Law School retraced its step after being sued by Muslims over the hijab controversy Speaking on the dismissal of the ladies in an interview , the Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the CAN President, Rev.  Adebayo Oladeji,  said the corps members should not be victimised for holding their faith.  The statement read “The fundamental rights of the people as regards religion must be respected. “And that is why, a few months ago, when

A 15-year-old boy has fallen to his death from a moving train after apparently hanging from a carriage door. The deceased identified as Ashwin Thomas was reportedly a Grade 7 pupil at Floreat Primary School and it was further gathered that the incident occurred just metres from Steenberg station in South Africa. The teen fell on his back and rolled, he was bleeding from the head, mouth and nose. Ashwin Thomas, who lived in Flute Street, Steenberg, was surrounded by friends, neighbours and his twin brother, who had been in the same carriage. Paramedics were called to the scene, but the fall had already killed Ashwin. A neighbour spoke to the  Daily Voice , saying the family is traumatised. “He left the morning and they ended up in Kalk Bay,” Quanita Williams tells the  Daily Voice . “He left the morning and they ended up in Kalk Bay,” Quanita Williams tells the  Daily Voice . “The kids like to swim and they go on the trains, provided they stay in a

President Buhari was hosted by Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace residence in London on Sunday November 10.  The details of the meeting were not made public. The President is currently in London on what the Presidency has described as “private visit.” Here are photos below;  President Muhammadu Buhari and Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Revd Justin Welby, at the Lambeth Palace London, on Sunday .IG photo/Buhari Sallau Welby welcomes Buhari to the Lambeth Palace London                                   Buhari and Welby

The Bayern Munich legends each made historic contributions as their team swept to victory over Borussia Dortmund and leapfrogged their rivals Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski each set records as Bayern Munich trounced Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in Der Klassiker. Lewandowski opened the scoring and then bagged Bayern’s third, taking his tally to 16 in the first 11 games of the season. In doing so he surpassed the record of Gerd Muller, who netted 15 times in his first 11 matches, 51 years ago. Sandwiched between Lewandowski’s goals was a Serge Gnabry strike, set up by Thomas Muller which was its own piece of history. The modern Muller is the first player to record 100 assists in the Bundesliga since Opta started recording such data. It was the World Cup winner’s fifth assist of the season, one in which he has only started half of Bayern’s Bundesliga games. He had been linked with a move away from his boyhood club, but has now been involved from the start in their last thr

A recently published government gazette has stripped the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices And Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of the powers to seize assets of people being investigated.   According to the gazette, Vol. 106, No 163, titled, “Asset Tracing, Recovery and Management Regulation 2019’’, dated October 29, 2019 such powers have now been transferred to the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF).     Until now, the EFCC and the ICPC had the powers to initiate non-conviction based forfeiture. “All non-conviction based forfeiture shall be conducted by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation. “Where a non-conviction based forfeiture procedure arises, the LEA (Law Enforcement Agency) and ACAs (Anti-Corruption Agencies) shall transfer the matter to the Office of the AGF,’’ the gazette states. In addition, all seized assets shall be registered by all the Ministries, Departm

CR7/  Maurizio Sarri   In the manager words the Juventus star was angry because his knee was sore.  The former   Real Madrid   forward was substituted for Paulo Dybala in the 82nd minute of Wednesday’s   Champions League   match in the Russian capital. It is the first time the Portuguese international has failed to complete 90 minutes in a Champions League game since February 2016, and he did not take it well. Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri says Cristiano Ronaldo’s angry reaction when being substituted against Lokomotiv Moscow was because he had sustained a minor injury. Speaking after the game Sarri played down Ronaldo’s reaction, insisting it was down to a minor knee problem. "Ronaldo was angry because he wasn't very well, he had a knee problem a few days ago and his adductor easily got tired," said Sarri.  "At the end of the first half he was nervous. I was afraid he would hurt himself and I preferred to take him off". The game was still leve