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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Joshua Cheptegei will lead Team Uganda for top honors at the World Half Marathon Championships after setting the new 10,000-meter record in Valencia. A press statement issued by the Uganda Athletics Federation, says the team of eight will fly from Entebbe Airport around 11.50 …

Madrid, Spain| XINHUA |    Under normal circumstances Real Madrid forward Marco Asensio would be on international duty with Spain, but injury problems at the start of the season mean he will watch Tuesday’s game against Ukraine from home. The forward missed most of last season after knee surgery and although …

Lisbon, Portugal | Xinhua | Portuguese national team captain Cristiano Ronaldo tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Wednesday’s meeting with League of Nations Sweden, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) revealed on Tuesday. “Cristiano Ronaldo was released from the work of the National Team after a positive test for COVID-19, …

Madrid, Spain | XINHUA |   FC Barcelona’s Spain international midfielder Sergio Busquets said on Monday that he is not thinking about retiring from international football. The 32-year-old made his 119th international appearance in Spain’s 1-0 UEFA Nations League win at home to Switzerland on Saturday and is in line to …

Berlin, Germany | XINHUA |   Joachim Loew is experiencing his most challenging time as the German national coach. Ahead of the Nations League encounter against Switzerland this Tuesday evening, the 60-year-old is under heavy fire. The number of critics calling for a change on the German bench is increasing. Not …

  Buenos Aires, Argentina | XINHUA |    Juventus forward Paulo Dybala will miss Argentina’s World Cup qualifier against Bolivia after failing to recover from a stomach problem, the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) said on Sunday. Dybala missed the team’s 1-0 win over Ecuador on Thursday but was expected to be …

São Paulo, Brazil | XINHUA |   Forward Rodrygo said Sunday that Brazil would not compromise their attacking instincts against a dangerous Peru side when the teams meet in their South American Zone 2022 World Cup qualifier. Brazil will enter Tuesday’s match at Estadio Nacional in Lima on the back of …

BEIJING, CHINA | XINHUA |   Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton equaled Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 Formula 1 Grand Prix wins with victory in Sunday’s Eifel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in Germany. Hamilton’s win also saw him take a giant step towards his seventh F1 world championship, as his teammate …

Los Angeles, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | LeBron James is used to delivering historic performances on The Finals stage. What he did in Game 6 of the 2020 Finals, though, puts him in a category all by himself. James was named Finals MVP after the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the …

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | Xinhua | Barcelona and Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho said Saturday that his hunger for success has increased three-fold after his season-long loan at Bayern Munich. The 28-year-old, who endured a difficult 18 months at Barcelona before being farmed out to the Bundesliga club in July 2019, …