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Guinness World Records has spoken on the 120-hour cook-a-thon feat of Nigerian chef, Damilola Adeparusi‘s popularly known as Chef Dammy. Naija News reports that the chef began cooking on Friday June 9 in Oye-Ekiti with a 120 hours cooking time goal. On Wednesday morning, Adeparusi hit her target of 120 …

Netball Australia is refusing to name the Diamonds squad a little over a month out from the World Cup amid an ongoing pay dispute. It comes as the Australian Netball Players’ Association (ANPA) demands a greater revenue share, which the indebted governing body says isn’t possible. Netball Australia is $4.2 …

The Argentina Women’s World Cup 2023 squad is preparing to build on a disappointing tournament four years ago in which La Albiceleste crashed out at the hands of England and Scotland.  There’s hope of progress, now. Argentina have been in generally good form since their third-placed finish at the Copa …

The Zambia Women’s World Cup 2023 squad has already made history by qualifying for the tournament in Australia and New Zealand, but manager Bruce Mwape isn’t content with stopping there.  In qualifying for World Cup 2023, Zambia became the the first-ever team from a landlocked African nation to reach a …

The Costa Rica Women’s World Cup 2023 squad arrives in Australia and New Zealand for just their second tournament appearance, after making their debut in 2015. Despite being rated the weakest team in the group eight years ago, Costa Rica shocked everyone by earning draws against both Spain and South …

The Canada Women’s World Cup 2023 squad will use much of the same core of players that have been key to Canada’s success in recent years. They exited the last World Cup at the round of 16 stage but their Gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was the biggest …

The management of Guinness World Record has disclosed that almost seven hours was deducted from Chef Hilda Baci’s 100-hour attempt to become record holder for the longest cooking marathon.    Explaining why Hilda was awarded 93 hours, 11 minutes and not 100 hours, the management of Guinness World Records said …

Hilda Baci has set a new record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. From May 11 to May 15, 2023, Hilda ‘Baci’ Bassey accomplished an impressive feat by cooking for 100 hours and 40 minutes, surpassing Lata Tondon, who was the Guinness World Record holder for cooking for …

The Guinness World Records (GWR) on Tuesday officially confirmed the longest cooking marathon feat by Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, making her the new world record holder. The organization wrote via its official Twitter account: “After reviewing all the footage, we’re delighted to announce that Hilda Baci is the new record …

Almost nine out of 10 people hold “fundamental biases” against women, a new UN report has found, a shocking statistic that shows the degradation of women’s rights in many parts of the world. According to the statistic, half of people globally still believe men make better political leaders than women; …