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Hosts Egypt defeat Uganda in Afrobasketball qualifiers

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Silverbacks on Friday evening lost to hosts Egypt 96-77 in the Federation of International Basketball Associations Afrobasketball qualifiers on-going in the town of Alexandria. The silverbacks took a lead in the first quarter commanding 24-21 at the empty Al Ittihad City Arena, before …

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Maradona’s children pay moving tributes

Buenos Aires, Argentina | THE INDEPENDENT |   Two of Diego Maradona’s five children used social media on Friday to bid an emotional farewell to their father, who died of a heart attack on Wednesday aged 60. “I was always very afraid of my death, but today I’m not anymore because …

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Free-for-all Premiership weekend for DStv Access and GOtv viewers

*Saturday 28 November 18:00: Manchester City v Burnley *Sunday 29 November 22:15: Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Football fans on DStv and GOtv can look forward to bonus Round 10 of action from the 2020-21 Premier League season this weekend. Viewers on DStv Access and GOtv …

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La Liga: Barca and R. Madrid struggling to find inspiration

Friday 27 November 23:00: Real Valladolid v Levante Saturday 28 November 16:00: Elche v Cadiz 17:15: Valencia v Atletico Madrid 18:30: Huesca v Sevilla 23:00: Real Madrid v Deportivo Alaves Sunday 29 November 16:00: Barcelona v Osasuna 18:15: Getafe v Athletic Bilbao 20:30: Celta Vigo v Granada 23:00: Real Sociedad …

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Diego Maradona: The magic of a flawed genius

Buenos Aires, Argentina | XINHUA |    The news should not have come as a shock. Diego Maradona’s death had seemed to be an imminent event for weeks, and arguably much longer. Decades of drug and alcohol abuse had reduced the Argentine football legend to a shadow of the man that …

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