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World number one Novak Djokovic was dumped out by Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters on Friday, losing 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Djokovic, twice a former champion in Monte Carlo, lost his serve five times as 10th seed Medvedev gained revenge for his last-16 defeat by the Serb at this year’s Australian Open. “This was the ...

A man and his lover were charged in a Meru court for screaming while having sex, inconveniencing members of the public. Chacha Mwita and Cynthia Mauhokha pleaded guilty to two charges facing them before resident magistrate Maureen Odhiambo. Kenyan news portal, RadioJambo.com.ke reports that Magoola Twaha, a Ugandan aged 27 years, was also charged alongside the two but denied the ...

Inflation that’s projected to reach an eyeball-popping 8 million percent this year has left Venezuela saddled with the title of the world’s most miserable economy. The embattled South American nation topped the rankings of Bloomberg’s Misery Index, which sums inflation and unemployment outlooks for 62 economies, for the fifth straight year. Venezuela and a handful of others in the “most ...

Tottenham beat Manchester City 4-4 on away goals to reach Champions League semi-finals UEFA Champions League results, semi-final match-ups Semi-finals, second leg At Manchester, England Manchester City (ENG) 4 (Sterling 4, 21, Bernardo Silva 11, Aguero 59) Tottenham (ENG) 3 (Son 7, 10, Llorente 73) 4-4 on aggregate; Tottenham win on away goals At Porto, Portugal Porto (POR) 1 (Militao ...

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri announced on Tuesday he would be staying on as coach with the Italian giants next season despite another Champions League disappointment. Cristiano Ronaldo’s side crashed out of the championship to Dutch side Ajax after a 2-1 loss on the night in Turin and 3-2 aggregate defeat. “I met the (club) president (Andrea Agnelli) a couple of ...

Heavyweight contender Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller has tested positive for the banned substance GW1516 ahead of his scheduled challenge of unified world titleholder Anthony Joshua, three sources with knowledge of the results told ESPN on Tuesday. The fight is scheduled to take place on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York and to serve as the American debut ...

Ending an 11-year major drought, the 43-year-old American superstar — who underwent spinal fusion in 2017 fearing chronic back pain would deny him life’s simple joys much less golf wins — seized his first major title since the 2008 US Open. Woods fired a final-round two-under par 70 to finish on 13-under 275 for a one-shot victory to capture a ...

The international marathon, Color Run was held in Egypt on Saturday as thousands of runners were showered with bright colors. The marathon was a first for the north African nation. “ Today, our role is to spray paint on people. It is a powder paint, basically. We are spraying in the green zone, which is zone three. There are four ...

The Ethiopian government has reacted to political developments in next door Sudan in a statement issued by office of the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The Monday, April 15, statement comes almost a week after long-serving Omar al-Bashir was forced out of power by the military. He had been under months of pressure by anti-government protests. The statement praised protesters for ...

The South African government has been tasked to take strong action over its citizens involved in a recent flare up of xenophobic violence in the country. Two human rights groups are calling for urgent investigations, arrests and prosecutions of persons believed to be behind the attacks that lasted about a week, March 25 – April 2, 2019. South Africa-based African ...