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Rogers Cup: Roger Federer Beats Roberto Bautista Agut In Montreal

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Roger Federer extended his winning streak to 15 matches as he beat Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut to reach the Rogers Cup semi-finals in Montreal. The 36-year-old Swiss won 6-4 6-4 in 68 minutes to set up a meeting with unseeded Dutchman Robin Haase. Federer is aiming for the third Rogers Cup win of his career and sixth title of a remarkable 2017 season. Canada’s Denis Shapovalov plays Alexander Zverev of Germany in the other semi-final. Federer secured the decisive first break at 4-4 in the opening set, then got the…

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McGregor Prepared To Win In Devastating Fashion

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Conor McGregor says Floyd Mayweather is “scared” in the build-up to their multi-million dollar fight on 26 August in Las Vegas. Mayweather, 40, said on Thursday that the bout “won’t go the distance”. Speaking at a media workout on Friday, McGregor, 29, said: “You know what I heard him say yesterday? Nothing. I saw a man scared… I saw a man trying to talk himself out of it. “I’m preparing to win, and to win in devastating fashion.” UFC lightweight champion McGregor, who has never boxed professionally, is due to…

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Police Nab Delta Lawyer, Mbanefo Nwoko For Rape, Murder, Forgery Cases

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A controversial India trained lawyer, Barrister Mbanefo Nwoko who has been described as the architect and mastermind of the prolonged kingship tussle and the attendant killings in the hitherto peaceful kingdom of Idumuje Ugboko in Aniocha North Local Government of Delta State was this evening arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force. Mbanefo Nwoko was apprehended at his secret lover’s house in Auchi, Edo State, where he has been using as a hideout since the man hunt for him began few weeks ago. Mbanefo has been on the wanted…

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Giroud Secures All Three Points On Opening Day

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Substitute Olivier Giroud headed in a dramatic late winner as Arsenal fought back to beat Leicester City in a thrilling start to the 2017-18 Premier League season. Alexandre Lacazette headed the Gunners ahead 94 seconds into his top-flight debut, Shinji Okazaki nodding in the equaliser just two minutes later. Vardy slid the visitors ahead from Marc Albrighton’s cross, only for Danny Welbeck to stroke level on half-time. Leicester took the lead again when Vardy headed in Riyad Mahrez’s corner before Arsene Wenger made an inspired double substitution which sparked Arsenal’s…

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Liverpool’s Coutinho Submits Transfer Request

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Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho has submitted a transfer request, hours after the Premier League club released a statement saying he is not for sale. Coutinho stated his desire to leave via email. The club rejected the request. On Wednesday, the Reds rejected a 100 million euros bid (£90m) from Barcelona for the 25-year-old, who is out of Saturday’s trip to Watford with injury. In a statement on Friday, the club’s owners said its “definitive stance” was that “no offers will be considered”. Speaking at an earlier news conference previewing the…

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McGregor Fight Won’t Go The Distance- Mayweather

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Floyd Mayweather says his fight with Conor McGregor in Las Vegas on 26 August “won’t go the distance”. Mayweather, 40, has won all 49 of his professional bouts, but has not boxed since September 2015 and came out of retirement to fight the Irishman. The 29-year-old mixed martial arts fighter has not boxed professionally. “He’s looking forward to ending the fight early, I’m looking forward to ending the fight early – it won’t go the distance,” said Mayweather. The American, whose last fight was a points victory over Andre Berto,…

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Man Abandons 4 Children At Agege LGA, Cites Hardship

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A man dumped his four (4) children at AGEGE LOCAL GOVERNMENT “AREA A-MATERNITY OFFICE” with a short note in their hand, asking the Local Government Authority to carter for them because he can no longer fend for the poor children due to economic hardship. On the short note,the father also said his wife who is the mother of the children left him and abandoned the the children. It took the timely intervention of the AGEGE local government Executive Chairman Hon. Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi and other council workers to rescue the…

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Man Arraigned For Beating His Girlfriend To Death

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Detectives attached to the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID), Lagos command,  have arrested Victor Umeh, a 38-year-old man for allegedly beating his girlfriend, Rachael Osu to death in his apartment along Ago-Palace road. The suspect, is said to be arraigned in court on or before next Friday.  Reports also revealed that after killing his girlfriend, Victor started terrorizing the complainant, Chukwuyenum Osu, who happens to be the deceased elder brother.  It was also revealed that Rachael was confirmed dead after she was taken to a hospital.   Chukwuyenum Osu, the…

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Crude Oil Output Increases In July

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Crude oil production by OPEC members increased slightly in July, including Saudi Arabia, which had championed efforts by the oil cartel and allies to extend an output freeze. Output from the 14 cartel members hit 32.87 million barrels per day (mbd) in July according to secondary sources, OPEC said in its monthly report on the oil market, up from 32.69 mbd in June. “Crude oil output increased mostly in Libya, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia,” said the report. OPEC and a number of other producers including Russia agreed in May to…

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Suspected Ritualists’ Den Discovered In Lagos, 5 Arrested

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Another suspected ritualists’ den was uncovered, yesterday, along Lagos/Abeokuta expressway, barely 24 hours after a similar discovery was made along the same axis, during which two persons suspected to be operating in the den were set ablaze. The swift intervention of policemen, led by the Commander, Rapid Response Squad, RRS, Assistant Commissioner Olatunji Disu, and his Operations counterpart from Lagos State Police Command, and other security agents, rescued five persons suspected to be operating in the den from the cruel fate of the angry mob. Similar to the first discovery,…

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