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Fabio Fognini became the first Italian to win an ATP Masters 1000 title on Sunday at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, defeating Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 38 minutes. “I’m really, really happy. Nothing to say,” Fognini said. “I have to keep calm, maybe take a shower, relax, and think about this because it’s something incredible.” The 13th seed converted four of five break points to become the lowest seeded player to lift the trophy since fellow No. 13 seed Gustavo Kuerten’s title run in 1999. Fognini will rise to a career-high No. 12 when the latest ATP…

World leaders expressed solidarity with Sri Lanka on Sunday after 207 people were killed in seven bomb blasts targeting churches and hotels. Three of the island’s churches were hit by explosions as they celebrated Easter Sunday. Some 450 people were also injured in the attacks. Religious leaders Pope Francis told the thousands of people who gathered on St Peter’s Square to hear his Easter Sunday message that he “learned with sadness and pain of the news of the grave attacks, that precisely today, Easter, brought mourning and pain to churches and other places where people were gathered in Sri Lanka.”…

Abdul Maikaba has gone one step closer to saving the jobs of his back room staff following Plateau United’s 3-0 win over visiting Akwa United in the NPFL at the Jos Stadium on Sunday. The club’s owner, Plateau State Government had, last week, issued a two-match win or get sacked ultimatum to the technical crew of the team starting from this weekend’s game against table topping Akwa United. Team Manager, Abel Iliya and the Chief Coach, Audu Isa Pele as well as other assistant coaches will lose their jobs should the team fail to win their next pair of league…

At least 207 people were, Easter Sunday, killed and 450 hurt in explosions that rocked churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, police say. Eight blasts were reported, including at three churches in Negombo, Batticaloa and Colombo’s Kochchikade district during Easter services. The Shangri-La, Kingsbury and Cinnamon Grand hotels and one other, all in the capital, were also targeted. A national curfew has been put in place “until further notice” and social media networks have been temporarily blocked. A foreign ministry official said 27 foreign nationals were among the dead.

Manchester United’s hopes of finishing in the Premier League top four took a huge blow after a rampant Everton side thrashed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side 4-0 at Goodison Park. Richarlison and Gylfi Sigursson put the Toffees two up at the break and, despite changes from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the second half, strikes from Lucas Digne and Theo Walcott condemned United to their worst defeat since October 2016. Solskjaer made three changes from the 3-0 defeat to Barcelona, with Ashley Young the most high-profile absentee after his error at the Camp Nou. It proved to make little difference, however, as…

Today is being marked as Easter Sunday by Christians commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death. Akwa Ibom Christians joined their counterparts all over the world to worship God Almighty in their different churches on the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death on the cross of Calvary. The Christians sang and danced and thanked God Almighty for the gift of Jesus Christ who died and resurrected from death for the redemption of mankind from sins. Udeme Simon, the presiding Bishop of Great Faith Church, EMCO Lane, Uyo said “Easter is a season of reconciliation, a season of forgiveness, a…

Phil Foden’s first Premier League goal returned Manchester City to the top of the table as they overcame Champions League conquerors Tottenham at Etihad Stadium. The 18-year-old’s diving header, created by Sergio Aguero, after only five minutes ensured the reigning champions maintained the pressure on rivals Liverpool before their match at Cardiff City on Sunday. It was, however, a nervous performance in a game a far cry from the drama of Wednesday’s European game here as City relied on goalkeeper Ederson to make several crucial saves. They also lost key midfielder Kevin de Bruyne to injury. Foden gave City the…

Rafael Nadal crashed to Fabio Fognini in the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals on Saturday, the Spanish clay court king swept aside 6-4, 6-2, to end his bid for a 12th title. The shock result leaves Italian 13th seed Fognini facing unseeded Serb Dusan Lajovic in Sunday’s unscripted final. Fognini, who beat Nadal three times all on clay in 2015, stopped a 25-set win streak in the principality for the world number two. The last man to take a set off Nadal in Monte Carlo was Britain’s Kyle Edmund in 2017. Fognini ended Nadal’s Monte Carlo reign on the fifth match…

Twenty-seven more people have been found dead from a boat accident on Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week, bringing the total death toll to 40, interim interior minister Basile Olongo told Reuters on Saturday. The bodies were discovered across the border on the eastern shore of the lake in Rwanda, Olongo said. The boat carried nearly 200 people when it capsized. Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi had declared Friday a day of mourning when 114 people were missing days after a boat capsized on Lake Kivu. He has also decided to make it obligatory…

Cristiano Ronaldo, Saturday, became the first player to win top-flight league titles in England, Spain and Italy after Juventus clinched a record-extending eighth successive Serie A crown with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina. After the disappointment of Uefa Champions League elimination at the quarter-final stage to Ajax on Wednesday, Juve found themselves behind to a sixth minute goal from Serbian defender Nikola Milenkovic. Alex Sandro levelled for Juventus in the 37th minute, before German Pezzella’s own goal eight minutes after the break gave the defending champions the lead. That proved to be the decisive goal of the game as Juventus…