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On BBC iPlayer, you can watch live court coverage from every court.
Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo has signed a new contract which will keep him at Vitality Stadium until the summer of 2030.
The 25-year-old Ghana forward joined from Bristol City in January 2023 and signed a long-term contract 12 months ago.
He has made 89 appearances and scored 22 goals, 13 of those during an impressive 2024-25 season when Bournemouth finished ninth in the Premier League.
“I’ve grown so much at the club, both on and off the pitch, and I’m really happy to have signed ahead of returning for pre-season,” he said.
“From the fans to the staff and my team-mates, I can’t speak highly enough of the people around the club.
“It’s a great place to be and I’m excited to get back to Bournemouth and continue the hard work with the new season just around the corner. “
Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo has signed a new contract which will keep him at Vitality Stadium until the summer of 2030.
The 25-year-old Ghana forward joined from Bristol City in January 2023 and signed a long-term contract 12 months ago.
He has made 89 appearances and scored 22 goals, 13 of those during an impressive 2024-25 season when Bournemouth finished ninth in the Premier League.
“I’ve grown so much at the club, both on and off the pitch, and I’m really happy to have signed ahead of returning for pre-season,” he said.
“From the fans to the staff and my team-mates, I can’t speak highly enough of the people around the club.
“It’s a great place to be and I’m excited to get back to Bournemouth and continue the hard work with the new season just around the corner. “
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, Aliyu Bello, has been suspended by the leadership of his ward.
The suspension is coming hours after the leaders of the party in the state passed a vote of confidence on the chairman in an emergency meeting in Lafia, the state capital.
The chairman of the APC Gayam Ward in Lafia Local Government Area of the state, Ibrahim Ilyasu, disclosed this during a press briefing in Lafia on Tuesday.
He explained that the suspension of the state APC chairman followed a unanimous decision by all the party officials from Gayam Ward, due to an alleged breach of Article 21 of the party’s constitution.
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“In line with the powers vested in us as ward executives under Article 21 (D) (i)-(iii) of the APC constitution, and having consulted widely with stakeholders within the ward, we have resolved that you, Hon. Aliyu Bello, are hereby suspended from the All Progressives Congress (APC) with immediate effect.
He alleged that Aliyu Bello was openly indulging in anti-party activities by promoting and campaigning for an aspirant from another political party, which exposed the party to ridicule and disrepute.
“Specifically, we have credible evidence and reports that you have openly promoted and campaigned for a member of another political party, in direct violation of Article 21 (0), (ii), and (vii) which prohibit; engaging in acts that tend to bring the party into hatred, contempt, ridicule or disrepute.
Ilyasu noted that the suspension of the state chairman of the party takes immediate effect and urged him to desist from parading himself as a member of the party from Gayam Ward.
“Your actions have caused embarrassment to the party, undermined the credibility of
our collective efforts, and constitute a serious breach of party loyalty and discipline.
“We urge you to refrain from parading yourself as a member or official of the party pending the conclusion of this process.
The party’s Publicity Secretary, Otaru Douglas, had issued a statement within the week to the press alleging a planned and sponsored move to suspend the chairman from the party by one of the state’s governorship aspirants.
See the notice of suspension below:
British number one Jack Draper began his Wimbledon bid with a commanding performance before his opponent Sebastian Baez retired through injury.
Draper, who is seeded fourth after a stunning rise over the past 12 months, was leading 6-2 6-2 2-1 when Baez retired after one hour and 14 minutes.
Clay-court specialist Baez needed treatment in the second set after slipping on the Court One baseline.
“I wanted to play a bit longer in all honesty. I felt I was getting my tennis together,” said Draper.
“Obviously it is no way to win like that and I wish Sebastian the best in his recovery. “
In the first Championships since Andy Murray’s retirement, there is increased focus on 23-year-old Draper.
Much tougher tests lie ahead that Argentina’s Baez, who has not won on grass in more than two years.
Nevertheless it was a confident start from the host nation’s biggest hope of success this fortnight.
The retirement of three-time Grand Slam winner Murray, who ended Britain’s 77-year wait for a home Wimbledon champion in 2013, signalled the completion of a changing of the guard.
Draper had already taken over as the nation’s leading men’s player when he played at the All England Club last year.
But another second-round exit – this time to Cameron Norrie, who he replaced as British number one – means Draper has still not yet ignited Wimbledon like his predecessor Murray.
While far from ‘Murray-mania’, there are clear signs the home fans are starting to emotionally invest in Draper.
There was barely an empty seat on Court One as he took control in the opening two sets, with a poster bearing his face regularly waved courtside another indication of the growing love.
Draper’s growing star status was also shown by actress and model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley – who the Englishman recently starred alongside in a Burberry fashion campaign – sitting alongside his team.
“I don’t feel about pressure until people mentioned it every five minutes,” Draper said.
Since Draper’s last appearance at Wimbledon, he has reached a Grand Slam semi-final at the US Open, won one of the biggest titles on the ATP Tour in Indian Wells and become only the fourth British man to crack the world’s top five.
That means he is widely regarded as the fourth favourite – behind Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic – at this year’s grass-court major.
A big reason why left-handed Draper can thrive on the slicker surface is his serve.
The power and variety of his opening shot enables him to start points strongly.
When he lands his first serve, it is effective. His first-serve percentage is only the 43rd best on the ATP Tour this year, but he is 14th in terms of points won after it.
Against 38th-ranked Baez, Draper broke in the first game of the match and the strength of his first serve meant the Argentine had little chance of responding.
He landed 78% of his first serves in the first set, winning 86% of those points with the help of four aces.
By the time Baez decided he could not continue, Draper had won 23 of his 25 first-serve points (93%).