Roger Federer won a thrilling three-hour contest against Nick Kyrgios to get to the finals, against Rafael Nadal at the Miami Open.
The Swiss triumphed 7-6 6-7 7-6 to take his 2017 record to 18 wins and one defeat.
Federer will take on Nadal for the 37th time on Sunday, and the second final this year after beating the Spaniard at January’s Australian Open.
The new Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Ahmad Ahmad, has thanked delegates for their confidence and for giving him the mandate to rule African football.
He said: “its a normal changeover” after he was elected to replace Issa Hayatou, after 29 years in charge.
The 57-year-old emerged as a surprise candidate late 2016 and was initially given little chance of unseating Hayatou, who had ruled over African football since 1988.
The Malagasy beat incumbent Issa Hayatou by 34 votes to 20, to assume leadership of the continent’s soccer governing body till 2021.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has also congratulated the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, on his success at the just concluded Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee elections held on Thursday in Addis Ababa.
Atletico Madrid Striker Fernando Torres has been discharged from hospital after having tests on the head injury he suffered in Thursday’s 1-1 draw with Deportivo La Coruna.
The 32-year-old spent the night in the hospital after falling heavily in an aerial challenge with Alex Bergantinos.
Atletico confirmed scans showed he has “no traumatic alterations or injuries” and will need to rest for 48 hours.
The club finished the game with 10 men, having used all three substitutes.
