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, …
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Mark Allen beat Luca Brecel to win the Riyadh Season Snooker Championship and claim his first title of the season. Northern Ireland’s Allen beat defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-2 in the semi-final before outplaying Belgium’s Brecel in the final later on Friday in a 5-1 victory. “I was very nervous in the last few balls. I am happy to get …
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The 54-year-old Wright only averaged 89.63 to his opponent’s 93.77, but did enough to progress. Sporting a purple mohawk and festive outfit, crowd favourite ‘Snakebite’ showed glimpses of his best to win the first set and survived eight set darts to go 2-0 ahead. He lost the next but Dutchman Plaisier missed two more set darts in the fourth and …
Read More »Real Madrid and Brazil winger, Vinicius Jr has been named the men’s player of the year at the Fifa Best Awards. The 24-year-old was awarded at the FIFA awards ceremony, which held in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday, December 17. The award comes a couple of months after he dramatically missed out on the Ballon d’Or to Manchester City midfielder Rodri. Vinicius …
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The average shopper on Via MonteNapoleone spent €2,500 per purchase between August and November – the highest average receipt in the world, according to the tax-free shopping firm Global Blue. ADVERTISEMENT The Via MonteNapoleone has been officially awarded the title of the world’s most expensive shopping street, according to a US commercial property global index showing the Milanese street outsmarting …
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Grand Slam quarter-finalist Menzies was crestfallen after suffering a surprise defeat to veteran Gates. The 54-year-old never looked back after hitting a 138 checkout in the opening leg against the Scot, who made the last four of the WDF World Championship in 2022. While Gates wiggled his hips after nailing doubles, and was backed by chants of ‘USA, USA’, his …
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Super Eagles of Nigeria winger, Ademola Lookman has been named the African Player of the Year at the prestigious 2024 Confederation of African Football Awards. He was crowned African best player during the glittering ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday, December 16. Lookman scored 17 goals and contributed 10 assists in 45 games across all competitions for Atalanta in the …
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Super Falcons and Paris FC goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has won the 2024 Womens Goalkeeper of the Year for the second consecutive year.The announcement was made during the prestigious award ceremony taking place at the Palais des Congrs in Marrakech, Morocco.The 24-year-old edged out Andile Dlamini, Khadija Er-rmichi, Habiba Sabry, and Fideline Ngoy to win the award.Nnadozies outstanding performances for club and country …
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A flight attendant from the French Caribbean island of Martinique has become the oldest woman to win the Miss France beauty pageant. Angélique Angarni-Filopon was crowned champion on Saturday, Dec. 14, at the age of 34, telling women it’s “never too late” for a career change. The competition, which has run since 1920, had previously banned women over the …
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Nigeria’s representative at the Mister International 2024 concert has beat every other contestant to win the crown. The 16th edition of the Mister International pageant, held at the Island Hall, Fashion Island, in Bangkok, Thailand on December 14, 2024. This edition featured 47 men from around the globe vying for the position of Mister International. Mr Nigeria, Nwajagu Samuel clinched the crown, making history. He was crowned by his …
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