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A fencer, María Belén Pérez Maurice who had just been defeated in her fencing round at the Tokyo 2020 olympics recieved the greatest shock of her life when her coach proposed to her on live TV. The Argentine had just lost to Anna Marton of Hungary in the last 32 when her coach, who is also her boyfriend of 17 years, proposed to her. The 36-year-old was analysing her loss in an interview with Argentinian television when Saucedo appeared in shot and holding a note. “Will you marry me??? Please,” it read in Spanish. Pérez Maurice screamed in delight and…

Flora Duffy of Bermuda claimed a historic first gold medal for her nation after taking control of the race – which started in wet and wild conditions – with a dominant run. The 33-year-old, who rejected the chance to represent Britain as a teenager, finished one minute and 15 seconds ahead of Great Britain’s Georgia Taylor-Brown. “It is an incredible, special moment. I crossed the line today but I did it for everyone in Bermuda,” said Duffy. American Katie Zaferes, 32, won bronze as she finished more than a minute ahead of the rest of the field. Vicky Holland, Britain’s…

Juventus have told Cristiano Ronaldo they expect him to stay at the club this season. The Portugal forward, 36, has been linked with a move as he has just one year left on his contract. (Sky Sports) Manchester United will sign Real Madrid and France defender Raphael Varane on a four-year deal with an option of a fifth year, but a date for the 28-year-old’s medical is unclear because of quarantine restrictions. (Athletic – subscription required) Newcastle are pushing to sign former England Under-21 defender Axel Tuanzebe, 23, from Manchester United. (Telegraph) Juventus are keen to sell Aaron Ramsey this summer as the Wales midfielder, 30, is seen by the…

Four more students abducted from Bethel Baptist secondary school, Chikun, Kaduna state, have been freed. Their release was confirmed by a top official of the school who revealed that the four students had escaped their captors during the night. So far, 38 students have been rescued out of 121 kidnapped by the bandits. Prior to the latest development, 28 students had regained their freedom on Sunday. 28 Bethel Baptist students regain freedom The circumstances surrounding their release is not yet clear as the bandits had demanded a ransom of N60m after abducting the students on July 8. Whether or not…

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has called on landlords and house owners to charge monthly rent as the economic impact of COVID-19 bites. Declaring open the 15th Abuja Housing Show, he encouraged landlords to start charging monthly, quarterly or half-year rents, instead of the current practice of charging one, two to three years of advance rents. He said that in the post-COVID-19 era, most tenants are owing rents or facing eviction. The former Lagos governor said it was evident that most houses available for sale or rent belong mostly to individuals and private companies, compared to those…

Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho, who is standing trial in a Court of Appeals in Cotonou, Benin Republic, has been returned to prison as his trial continues. His supporters were also sent away from the court premises as they waited for his trial to commence. About 7:00pm on Monday, Beninois policemen dispersed his supporters from the court premises after waiting 12 hours. The tight security personnel, who came in two Hilux vans, insisted that everyone, including journalists, should vacate the scene. The security operatives did not explain why his supporters and journalists were barred from…

The BBNaija Shine Ya Eye housemates had their first Head of House challenge tonight with Peace emerging the winner. The Head of House (HoH) challenge is the first task of every week and is considered one of the most important tasks in the BBNaija show as it grants the winner immunity from the week’s evictions. Like last year, the housemates got to play the game of dice. Biggie announced that the board game would remain constant throughout the season, but the challenges will change each week. The theme for this week’s challenge was ‘childhood memories’ and the tasks in tonight’s…

Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka suffered a shock exit at the Olympics as Czech Marketa Vondrousova earned a straight-set win in Tokyo. Osaka, 23, has been one of the faces of the Games in the Japanese capital and had the honour of lighting the Olympic cauldron in last week’s opening ceremony. But the four-time Grand Slam champion could not back that up by winning a medal, losing 6-1 6-4 to the world number 42 in the third round. It was Osaka’s first tournament after withdrawing from the French Open in June, when she revealed she had “suffered long bouts of depression”…

Paris St-Germain forward, Neymar Jr has reached an out-of-court agreement with Barcelona to end a legal dispute between them. Neymar had accused his former club of depriving him of his loyalty bonuses amounting to about £37.2m. The 29 year old Brazilian striker moved to PSG in a record transfer of £200m in 2017. The management of Barcelona retaliated by suing him to return the £8m he recieved when he signed a new deal with the club in 2016. Neymar extends contract with PSG until 2025 Neymar was ordered by a Spanish court to pay Barcelona £6.1m in June 2020, a…

Raphael Varane’s move to Manchester United nears completion as the club has agreed for an initial fee of around £34m. The deal is yet to be finalized but the French international, 28 has told Los Blancos he doesn’t want to extend his current deal with them which still has a year left. The complete deal is most likely to add up to £50m with some extra additions. The deal is set to follow Jadon Sancho’s move to Old Trafford from Borussia Dortmund for £73m, which was confirmed last Friday. That signing took United’s net summer spending beyond any of their…