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Japanese tennis superstar Naomi Osaka announced on Friday she was splitting with her coach, her second break-up this year as she battles for form and slips down the world rankings. On the eve of the Pan Pacific Open tournament in Osaka, western Japan, the 21-year-old announced she would no longer be working with Jermaine Jenkins, who joined her team after ...

A bench warrant was issued for singer R. Kelly in Hennepin County District Court in Minnesota for failure to appear, a spokesman for the county attorney’s office said Thursday. In the two-minute hearing, senior Hennepin County Attorney Judith Cole said no attorney had approached her office or filed a certificate of representation for Kelly. Kelly, whose real name is Robert ...

There could be more winter coming to HBO, with another “Game of Thrones” prequel potentially advancing to the pilot stage. Author George R.R. Martin is working on a project set roughly 300 years before events depicted in the series, according to Deadline. HBO declined comment on the report, which characterized the show as focusing on events that would eventually lead to ...

Thousands of Sudanese protested outside the presidential palace in Khartoum on Thursday, calling for the appointment of senior judicial officials and justice for demonstrators killed since December. It was the first major protest since the signature last month of a power-sharing deal between the military and civilian groups for a three-year transition leading to elections, following the overthrow of former ...

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has increased the minimum capital for Mobile Money companies from GH¢5 million to GH¢20 million. This means an increase of about 300%. According to a statement from the BoG, “The emergence of new payment streams, institutions such as financial technology companies and the general acceptance of electronic money have necessitated the enactment of the Payment ...

One of the leading sportsbook makers in Africa, mybet.africa, strongly believes both Salah and Mane will score a goal in this weekend counter with Newcastle at Anfield to signify unity as the Burnley saga is water under the bridge. Mybet.africa is offering special odds of 3.0 to sports punter to place a bet on the match. Punters who bet 10GHs ...

After Neymar was linked with a move back to Barcelona in the summer transfer window, Lionel Messi has admitted he would have loved to have the Brazilian back. Neymar had expressed his desire to leave Paris Saint-Germain after growing increasingly frustrated with the club. Barcelona tabled a bid in late August but the offer was rebuffed by PSG who were ...

An Ethiopian army official says members of the Islamic State extremist group have been detained in the East African country. Berhanu Jula, deputy chief of Ethiopia’s military, told the state-owned Ethiopian News Agency on Wednesday that there is evidence the extremist group “has recruited, trained and armed some Ethiopians.” He did not say how many were arrested and how. He ...

After qualifying Tanzania’s Taifa Stars for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the first time in 39 years and leading the team to the continental showpiece in Egypt, Emmanuel Amuneke, has asked the Arbitration Committee of FIFA to compel the East African nation to pay him his outstanding wages. The former Nigeria and Barcelona winger who is AFCON ...

Zimbabwe’s founding president Roberty Mugabe will be buried on on Sunday, September 15, having passed on last week in Singapore, at the age of 95. Having ruled the Southern African nation for 37 years, until he was ousted by the army in November 2017, Mugabe’s legacy continues to divide opinions at home and abroad. The government and his family also ...