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Nollywood Star, Funke Akindele, has emerged as the second highest-grossing Nollywood writer for the year 2024, along with Collins Okoh and Akinlabi Ishola. This was for the film “Everybody Loves Jennifer” which had generated N1,125 billion at the box office. This was revealed by Film One on its Instagram page @filmoneng on Friday. Stephen Oluboyo became the first highest-grossing Nollywood …

Michael van Gerwen battled past unseeded Callan Rydz in a brilliant last-eight tie to set up a semi-final against Chris Dobey. Third seed Van Gerwen’s last world title came in 2019 but he held off the big-scoring Rydz in impressive style to win 5-3 and move a step closer to a fourth world title. Meanwhile, Dobey came from two sets …

In the afternoon session, Stephen Bunting came from behind to beat Kai Gotthardt 3-1 and book his place in the third round. Englishman Bunting, ranked eighth in the world, dropped the first set and almost went 2-0 down in the match before staging an impressive recovery. Tournament debutant Gotthardt missed three darts at double eight to win the second set, …

Michael Holt, who dropped off the World Snooker Tour between 2022 and 2024, stunned 10th seed Gary Wilson to move into the last 16 of the UK Championship for the first time since 1999. Holt, 46, topped the Q Tour standings last season to earn his place back on the tour, is ranked 98th in the world and had to …

Manager Stephen Robinson has agreed a new contract that ties him to St Mirren until the summer of 2027. The Northern Irishman left Morecambe to take charge in Paisley in February 2022 and has led the Buddies to back-to-back top-six finishes in his two full seasons. The 49-year-old has steered St Mirren to their highest league positions in almost 40 …

Dutchman Wessel Nijman claimed his first Players Championship title after an 8-5 victory over Stephen Bunting on the first of three days of action in Wigan. The 24-year-old is back on the tour after serving a suspension for breaching betting and anti-corruption rules. He was banned for five years in October 2020, but half of the ban was suspended and …