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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%).
Dave Rowntree has heaped praise on Oasis despite their rivalry with Blur. The Britpop legends had been at loggerheads for years and often engaged in a tense war of words. But ahead of Liam and Noel Gallagher finally taking to the stage this week, their ongoing feud has now come to an end.
The two siblings, who are no strangers to a tense war of words, left fans heartbroken when the band split in 2009 and since then, hadn’t spoken until they finally announced last year that Oasis would be reforming. Noel and Liam often took aim at one another in various media interviews and social media digs.
But almost 15 years to the day since their split, fans were left in a state of shock when a post emerged on social media confirming their reunion, with a tour kicking off this Friday. But now, their feud with Blur has ended, with Dave offering an olive branch to the Manchester legends.
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“It’s going to be fantastic,” Dave said of the upcoming Oasis Live’25 tour. But while he’s excited at the thought, he wasn’t best pleased about the cost of some tickets, with sales site Ticketmaster going into “surge pricing” due to the extraordinary demand from those hoping to purchase tickets.
Speaking to AFP, Dave added: “It’s a two-edged sword, isn’t it? On the one hand, I’m really glad that they’re out on tour. Think of all the economic benefits… On the other hand, it’s a shame that good tickets are now so expensive. ” And confirming the end of the feud, he revealed he had purchased a ticket but is now unable to go.
“I had to give it to a friend of mine,” he said. The news comes after Liam took to social media to respond to speculation that he and Noel are currently rehearsing at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff ahead of their first show on Friday night.
Social media went into meltdown on Monday night as the sound of Cigarettes and Alcohol was heard blasting out of the waterfront stadium. Liam responded to a video of the apparent sound checks on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday.
He wrote: “Mmm I’m not sure about the vocals there too aggressive he really needs to take a chill pill man he’s just so angry all the time I don’t know who he thinks he is as far as I’m concerned he’s just a bigmouth from up north. “
When asked by a fan to seemingly “confirm or deny” if it was him rehearsing, Liam replied on the platform: “I’ve been in my pool all day doing under water farts so it’s defo a recording from rehearsals unless there’s 2 of me which I’m absolutely 1 million per cent here for well there for as well. “
Ahead of the biblical gig on Friday, the Mirror revealed just days ago that the band, which includes Liam, Noel, new drummer Joey Waronker and guitarists Andy Bell, Gem Archer and Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, are gearing up to ensure they sound their best on the tour.
A source told us: “With a new lineup and it being such a huge first show, the boys will do some songs inside the venue too. Some tours would start with a smaller show or take a week or two to get into the groove again. “
They went on to say that the brothers want each show to be “massive”. The source continued by saying: “But there is no time for that and also Liam and Noel want every night to be massive. ” Our insider went on to add: “This is such a huge comeback show and they are taking it very seriously. It all points to it being an incredible comeback tour. “