Despite losing £50m Deal following Drugs Scandal Maria Sharapova trains on beach still wearing Nike
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The 28-year-old showed little sign of strain as she laughed and joked with her trainer during a knockabout on the beach in LA. The star was pictured still wearing Nike workout gear, despite being dropped by the brand in the wake of the drugs scandal. The sports clothing giant was one of three sponsors to ditch Sharapova on Tuesday.
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All smiles: Maria Sharapova laughed and joked as she played tennis on the beach
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Training: The tennis ace works out on the beach
Watch firm Tag Heuer severed ties with the tennis ace, while Nike and Porsche both suspended their relationships with her. The deal with Nike alone was worth £50million for seven years. Other sponsors, including American Express, Evian and Avon, are said to be considering their positions.
Following the backlash that trailed her performance at Shatta Wale's Reign Concert over the weekend, Ghanaian singer, Fantana has now released a statement. The singer stated that she is not ashamed of being a woman and also mesntruating. Her statement read in part; "Regardless of my costume being transparent, my only option was to put on a sanitary pad and still go ahead to perform. I am a woman and I’m not ashamed of menstruating. "I want to urge every woman to resist being discriminated against because of menstruation. I hope some people read wide and learn about menstrual health to stop the stereotype against young girls and women. "Yes my menses appeared 30 minutes to my performance and I had to put on a sanitary pad and still go on stage. "Menstruation is not a shame and I urge all young women take a cue from my actions and not to let it stop them from doing anything they want to do."
An expectant father has accused EFCC officials of breaking into his home in the middle of the night to conduct a search without a warrant. The man said he was at his home in Olokuta, Kemta, in Idi-Aba, Abeokuta between 3 am to 5 am, when some men forcefully broke into his house using a hammer. He added that he was afraid they were armed robbers, so he hid in the guest bedroom with his pregnant wife as the men broke in through the sitting room window. According to him, the intruders claimed to be EFCC officials looking for "Yahoo boys", but they had no form of identification, neither did they have a search warrant. Even without a search warrant, the victim alleged that they searched his house, damaged things, then left without as much as an apology. Photos shared with LIB shows that the lock on the gate leading into the compound was broken. They also used force on the burglary proof, thereby causing a dent to it. A door leadi...
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