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India’s grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion after beating Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in their best-of-14 final in Singapore on Thursday, December 12. The 18-year-old Gukesh and defending champion Ding entered the last game tied and things appeared to be headed to rapid chess tiebreaks, but it was the youngster who was able to claim the …

“It’s massive, it’s a massive fight for the British public. If it was down to me I’d be fighting her now but the politics of boxing and other things [meant that was not possible]. “We both need to get the win and then we can look forward to that fight. It’s a fight I’ve wanted for a long time and …

Winner of Toyota Prado prize, Mr. Daniel Mayuku (middle), flanked by Nollywood actress, Ese Eriata, Regional Manager, Globacom, Delta State, Fredrick Oiboh; Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Hon Emomotimi Guwor; Chairman, Uvwie Local Government Area, Chief Anthony Ofoni and representative of Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, Chief Mike Okeneni at the prize presentation ceremony in Globacom Festival of Joy Promo in Warri yesterday.APTION   …

The names of the nominees for the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève are now all known but there is growing suspense over which watchmakers will be crowned winners at tonight’s event. ADVERTISEMENT The most hotly anticipated evening in the watchmaking calendar is just around the corner. On 13 November, 57 luxury Swiss watch brands will go head-to-head at the Grand …

The 18th edition of The Future Awards Africa tagged ‘Celebrating the Great and Daring’ honoured achievements of young Africans who are breaking boundaries and reshaping the continent’s future through technology, media and other ways. The nominees for the Prize for Film included Akinkunle Michael Akinrogunde (AMA Psalmist), Praise Onyeagwalam (Director Pink), Tola Okodugha, Fadamana Okwong, Feyifunmi Oginni of which Akinkunle …

As the African film industry continues its rise on the global stage, platforms like The Future Awards Africa play a vital role in recognising and nurturing emerging talents. Known as one of Africa’s most prestigious awards, TFAA shines a spotlight on young change-makers, innovators, and visionaries across various fields. In the film and acting category, the awards celebrate young actors …

Stating achievements and then backing them up, especially at Spurs, are two completely different things. But the Carabao Cup now presents a very attractive prospect of that long-overdue and long-awaited success, even though Manchester United will hold similar aspirations, presumably under prospective new head coach Ruben Amorim. Postecoglou was in desperate need of Spurs showing their acceptable face after one …

The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its efforts “to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.”   In 1956, local Hibakusha associations, along with victims of nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific, formed the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organisations. …

Getty Images The announcement was made in Stockholm, Sweden The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to two scientists, Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield, for their work on machine learning. British-Canadian Professor Hinton is sometimes referred to as the “Godfather of AI” and said he was flabbergasted. He resigned from Google in 2023, and has warned about the dangers …

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have won this year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their work on the discovery of microRNA, a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated. The Nobel Prize committee announced the prestigious honor, seen as the pinnacle of scientific achievement, in Sweden on Monday, October 7. It praised the American biologists’ “groundbreaking discovery,” which …