MIRRA ANDREEVA WINS FRENCH OPEN AT 19, BECOMES YOUNGEST WOMEN’S CHAMPION SINCE MONICA SELES . (PHOTO).

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 Mirra Andreeva wins French Open at 19, becomes youngest women’s champion since Monica Seles   Russian tennis star Mirra Andreeva completed a breakout run at the French Open on Saturday, defeating Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 to capture her first Grand Slam title at age 19. Andreeva, who was already regarded as a prodigy after emerging on the WTA Tour as a teenager, became the youngest women’s singles champion since Monica Seles, who was 18 when she won her third straight French Open in 1992. Ranked eighth in the world, she controlled the final in Paris, taking command after dropping just a few early games. The match shifted decisively when Andreeva won nine consecutive games to seize control, eventually closing out the victory with a backhand winner on match point before falling to her knees in celebration on the clay. She finished with 25 winners compared to Chwalinska’s 10 and committed fewer unforced errors in a match played under windy conditions at Cour...

A VAN SOMERSAULTED TODAY IN SOKOTO,KILLING 1 AND 17 INJURED.

In the file: Federal Road Safety Officers at work              According to the Federal Roads Safety Commission {FRSC} in Sokoto said that one person died while 17 others sustained injuries in an accident that occured between Sokoto ans Sabon garin Kwannawa today monday 6th of October 2014.Mr Kuteb Takum,the sector Commander of the Commission in the state,confirmed the accident said ''The victims were returning from a ceremony in Sabon garin Kwannawa,outskirt of Sokoto.A pick up van marked Edo XF739 Ben,somersaulted at the Sabon garin Kwannawa junction at about 10:am.The driver of the vehicle,who is now on the run,lost the control of the vehicle while on kwannawa Sokoto highway.It was not a heard on collision,but the van somersaulted several times after the driver lost the control of the vehicle and veered off the road.One person died immediately while others sustained injuries.Seven of the injured were receiving treatment at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto.The remaining 10 injured are responding to treatment at the Specialist Hospital,Sokoto''.

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