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Former Jigawa State Governor and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of not being transparent with Nigerians about the true state of the nation under his administration.   Speaking on the BBC Hausa program Gane Mini Hanya, Lamido also leveled similar accusations against former President Muhammadu Buhari, asserting that both leaders relied …

England’s Callan Rydz put in a magnificent performance to stun 11th seed Dimitri van den Bergh in the third round of the PDC World Championship. Rydz, a quarter-finalist in 2022, stormed to a 4-0 win over the the 2020 World Matchplay champion as he recorded an impressive 105.31 average. That number was at 115.94 after a blistering first two sets …

Three-time champion Michael van Gerwen is also through to round four after a 4-2 win over 30th seed Brendan Dolan. Northern Ireland’s Dolan won the opening set on throw, before Dutchman Van Gerwen claimed the second. That started a run of eight legs on the spin to put the third seed 3-1 up. He was in scintillating form in the …

World number one Scottie Scheffler will miss the first two weeks of the 2025 PGA Tour season after undergoing surgery on a hand injury sustained cooking Christmas dinner. The American, 28, has withdrawn from the opening tournament of the campaign at The Sentry next week. Scheffler is then expected to miss the Sony Open, also being played in Hawaii, before …

Woodhouse will face Stephen Bunting in the next round after the eighth seed saw off Latvia’s Madars Razma in the last game of the afternoon session. Bunting, the reigning Masters champion and former BDO world champion, put in an accomplished display to secure a 4-1 win. Having taken out 113 to win the first set, ‘The Bullet’ swiftly won the …

Izzy Atkin secures her first podium of the season with halfpipe silver at the Freestyle World Cup in Colorado. The 21-year-old scored 89.75 on her final run to finish less than a point behind China’s Eileen Gu, who secured the top spot on her first run with a score of 90.50. WATCH / READ MORE: Atkin wins halfpipe silver at …

Three-time Olympic skiing medallist Lindsey Vonn marked her World Cup return after more than five years away from the sport with an impressive 14th place in the Super G at St Moritz. The American, 40, retired in February 2019 but announced her competitive comeback in November having had successful knee surgery. Vonn, who is aiming to make the 2026 Winter …

George Eastham, a member of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad, has died aged 88. The Blackpool-born forward made 19 international appearances and, while he was part of manager Sir Alf Ramsey’s squad at the World Cup 58 years ago, he did not play as England won it for the only time in their history. He was also an unused squad …

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, …

Updated: 20/12/2024 – 16:16 GMT+1 A UK choir called the Prime Timers, with members aged 87 to 99, set a new Guinness World Record for the “world’s oldest choir”. … More A UK choir called the Prime Timers, with members aged 87 to 99, set a new Guinness World Record for the “world’s oldest choir”.