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Gauff sails into French Open quarter-finals
French Open 2025
Location: Roland Garros, May 25 – June
Coco Gauff, the second-ranked player in the world, won another impressive straight sets victory to advance to the quarter-finals, continuing her quest for her first French Open singles title.
In Paris, the American, age 21, defeated Russian 20th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 6 , 7-5.
Gauff only managed five points in the first five games of the first set, which lasted 29 minutes.
Gauff, who finished second in 2022, has made it to the quarter-finals for the fifth time in a row, at Roland Garros.
Madison Keys and Hailey Baptiste, the Australian Open champions, will face her in the fourth-round meeting.
Mirra Andreeva, a teenager from Russia, also advanced in straight sets to the last eight.
Gauff wins thanks to a fiery start.
Gauff started well against Alexandrova, but Alexandrova’s pressure was evident in the first set.
In a sixth game that lasted almost ten minutes before she finally converted her third set point, she had to withstand five break points.
Gauff faced break points for the first time in a close second set, but he came out on top to take the lead 4-3 to an improved opponent.
Gauff finished the game stronger and won with a run of three straight games as Alexandrova, who was first in Paris, faced immediate resistance.
Andreeva battles past Kasatkina in “I hate playing her”-
Andreeva, age 18, is the youngest player to reach Roland Garros’ second consecutive women’s singles quarter-final since 1998’s Martina Hingis.
And she did it with victory over a rival she admitted to not like to practice with, let alone compete for a spot in a significant quarter-final.
After breaking Kasatkina’s serve in the eighth game, Andreeva edged a close first set with a certain-service game.
In the second set, she came out strong and won four games straight to tie the game at 5-3.
Andreeva, who lost to Kasatkina in the Ningbo final last year in China, remarked, “It was a hell of a match.”
I detest playing against her, and I’m so happy I won.
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Ogun Govt Delegation Visits Kano, Donates ₦22m To Families Of Deceased Athletes
A powerful delegation from Ogun State, led by the Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, made its way to Kano on Monday morning to express condolences to the state government and the victims’ families.
Governor Dapo Abiodun’s condolences were conveyed by Salako-Oyedele, and a $1 million donation was made as initial support for each of the victims’ families.
In these trying times, the governor is out of the state on Hajj, but we felt the need to be there to show our support for him, the government, and the people of Kano State, Salako-Oyedele said.
“This is a heartbreaking loss for Kano State, the athletics industry, and especially the families and friends of the people who were affected by this tragic incident,” said the statement. Our prayer is that Allah accepts the deceased’s return to Him, pardons their shortcomings, and grants them Aljanat Firdaus, she continued.
Tokunbo Talabi, the governor of Ogun, Wasiu Isiaka, the executive secretary of the Gateway Games LOC, Kweku Tandoh, the commissioner for sports development, Wasiu Isiaka, and other officials and athletes made up the Ogun delegation.
The Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo, who thanked the Ogun State Government for the kind gesture and solidarity, delivered the delegation’s thanks at the Government House in Kano.
“Governor Abiodun’s concern is unquestionable,” we said. Shortly after the incident, he called to express his thoughts to the Kano State government and the populace. Gwarzo said that this concern is being reinforced by the support shown today.
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A Toyota Coaster Bus with the registration number KN041 A17 was involved in the accident, which took place on Saturday at 12:30 pm at Gadar Yankifi in the Garun Malam Local Government Area.
Ado Salisu, one of the crash’s survivors, had confirmed to journalists that the accident occurred just before the group’s scheduled arrival in Kano.
32 people were involved in the collision, according to a press release from the Federal Road Safety Corps, Kano Sector Command, 31 of whom were male and one female.
Lagos Govt To Resume Monthly Environmental Sanitation
On Sunday, the Lagos State government made the announcement that the sanitation exercise would resume every month.
Following an inspection tour to Idi-Araba and Orile Iganmu, Alaba Rago, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made the point that all residents must adopt good sanitation practices as a way of life.
The Lagos State Government has decided to begin the monthly environmental sanitation exercise, according to the commissioner, Kunle Adeshina, the spokesman for the ministry. A formal start date will soon be made public.
Wahab said at Alaba Rago Market that law enforcement officers would frequently visit the market and that the market had been shut down sometime last year. Wahab argued that it would be unfortunate if the market had to be closed once more because of unhygienic activities.
They have given them until tomorrow evening, “We’ll decide whether the market should or shouldn’t be sealed,” he said, “and they have extended the market, pushed it to the road, blocked all the median system, and they have dumped their waste.”
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The commissioner claimed that the market’s chairman has agreed that all infractions will be resolved and that the ministry will have no choice but to punish those who violate the regulations.
He issued a warning to traders selling on the road, drainage setback, and median at Alaba Rago Market, Badagry Expressway, and Ojo Local Government Area, to move their goods into the main market and conduct business there. He stated that if the unfavorable business practices persist, the government would lock the market by 6pm on Monday.
He argued that every state’s market should be aware that anyone trading illegally on the road or through the drainage channels should abstain from it because it does not permit that.
He urged people to support the government’s efforts to stop the unsanitary practice of disposing of illegal waste, arguing that it was preferable for everyone to take control of all the infrastructure the government provides.
Iraq probes fish die-off in marshes
Iraqi authorities have opened an investigation into a mass die-off of fish in the country’s central and southern marshlands, the latest in a series of such incidents in recent years.
One possible cause for the devastation is a shortage of oxygen, triggered by low water flow, increased evaporation and rising temperatures driven by climate change, according to officials and environmental activists. Another is the use of chemicals by fishermen.
“We have received several citizens’ complaints,” said Jamal Abd Zeid, chief environmental officer for the Najaf governorate, which stretches from central to southern Iraq, adding that a technical inspection team had been set up.
He explained that the team would look into water shortages, electrical fishing, and the use by fishermen of “poisons”.
For at least five years, Iraq has endured successive droughts linked to climate change. Authorities further attribute the severe decline in river flow to the construction of dams by neighbouring Iran and Turkiye.
The destruction of Iraq’s natural environment adds another layer of suffering to a country that has already faced decades of war and political oppression.
“We need lab tests to determine the exact cause” of the fish die-off, said environmental activist Jassim al-Assadi, who suggested that agricultural pesticides could also be responsible.
Investigations into similar incidents have shown that the use of poison in fishing can lead to mass deaths.
12 Trafficked Children Rescued In Abia, Two Suspects Arrested
In Abia State, the Nigeria Police Force reported that it had rescued 12 children who had been trafficked.
Two people were detained by the police for operating an unregistered, illegal motherless baby home inside their residential apartment in Abia’s Ikot Ekpene Road.
Twelve (12) children, ranging in age from six months to fourteen years old, were discovered by the operatives upon arrival, according to a statement from Force spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi.
According to preliminary investigations, the children were from various Arochukwu-area villages.
The Abia State Ministry of Women Affairs is taking good care of the rescued minors.
“The suspects are currently being interrogated and will be taken into custody when the investigations are finished.
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Additionally, according to the Force spokesman, Kogi State Police Command officers recently ran through a high-speed pass through a green-colored Sharon vehicle.
The bus was engaged in a fierce pursuit, and the driver abandoned it and fled into a nearby bush when he realized he was being followed.
A quick cordon and search were carried out on the spot, which resulted in the recovery of a sizable amount of ammunition, including 283 rounds of 7.62x39mm ammunition, 62 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition, and 2 rounds of 7.62x59mm ammunition.