insert_link Sport Villa held by Everton after Moreno strike ruled out Aston Villa's Premier League title challenge hit a roadblock as Alex Moreno's strike was controversially disallowed by VAR in Sunday's 0-0 draw against Everton. Unai Emery's side would have moved level on points with leaders Liverpool if they had won at freezing Goodison Park. But the decision to rule out Moreno's effort for offside forced Villa to settle for a point that leaves them in third place. The offside […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 2
insert_link Africa Isaac Sesi’s GrainMate moisture meter: An affordable solution for countering Food loss in Ghana’s farming communities By Sefakor Fekpe, bird story agency Isaac Sesi picks up a small bucket of maize to demonstrate the latest iteration of his moisture-measuring device. Powering the device with batteries, he presses a button. A white screen shows the types of grain to select for the test; he selects the maize category and then presses another button to take the reading. Sesi is demonstrating the latest model of the GrainMate moisture […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 21
insert_link Sport Spurs spoil Ratcliffe’s first visit as Man Utd co-owner Manchester United failed to welcome the club's new co-owner Jim Ratcliffe to Old Trafford with a win as Tottenham twice came from behind to claim a 2-2 draw on Sunday. Ratcliffe was in attendance for the first time since agreeing a deal to take a 25 percent stake of the English giants for $1.3 billion. Goals for United forwards in the Premier League have been in short supply at […] todayJanuary 15, 2024
insert_link Uncategorized AFCON 2024 : Salah rescues Egypt as Nigeria draw and Ghana lose Mohamed Salah saved Egypt from an embarrassing defeat in their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, while Nigeria were held by Equatorial Guinea despite Victor Osimhen getting on the scoresheet. Ghana were also in action in Abidjan and suffered a shock 2-1 loss to Cape Verde as three nations with 14 AFCON titles between them all failed to get off to winning starts at this […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 5
insert_link Namibia Footsteps For Africa unveils renovated Eros Girls’ School hostel Footsteps For Africa Founder, Austin Cameron, on Friday unveiled the newly renovated hostel at the Eros Girls' School. The hostel's renovation, which was done at a cost of N.dollars 1 million, was the brainchild of Footsteps For Africa, aided by their donors. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony in the capital, Jordania Andima, Footseps For Africa's country representative, outlined the process of having this project completed. “We visited the school […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 13
insert_link Sport Fleetwood denies McIlroy in Dubai Invitational Tommy Fleetwood conjured up a birdie-birdie finish to deny Rory McIlroy and win the Dubai Invitational on Sunday. "It was amazing winning," Englishman Fleetwood said. "Like almost everybody else in the world of golf, I don't win anywhere near as much as I would like to but just that winning feeling great." Fleetwood enjoyed a one-shot lead over McIlroy going into the fourth round. And he was a […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 1
insert_link Sport Exciting cycling season lying ahead The 2024 men's cycling season gets underway at the Tour Down Under this week at the start of a year which will see a potentially spectacular Tour de France and the Paris Olympics. Here AFP Sport takes a look at what to expect in 2024: Remco Evenepoel and Mathieu van der Poel are the two favourites to succeed Ecuador's Richard Carapaz as Olympic champion. This summer's 273km road race […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 1
insert_link Sport Murray’s playoff birdie delivers emotional Hawaii PGA victory Grayson Murray sank a 38-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to win a three-man playoff on Sunday at the US PGA Tour Sony Open, completing a stunning personal comeback. The 30-year-old American, who battled back from alcohol abuse and mental issues, beat countryman Keegan Bradley and South Korean An Byeong-hun to capture his second career tour title. Murray, who claimed his only prior PGA Tour title at […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 2
insert_link Sport Injured Williamson set to miss remainder of Pakistan series New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, who suffered a hamstring injury in the second Twenty20 against Pakistan, is unlikely to take any further part in the series, coach Gary Stead said Monday. Williamson was already set to miss the third game on Wednesday, and with the first Test against South Africa less than three weeks away, Stead said his star batsman would probably sit out the final two games as […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 3
