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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  | XINHUA |   Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar is a doubt for Brazil’s opening 2022 World Cup qualifier against Bolivia because of a back problem, the Selecao team’s doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said on Wednesday. The 28-year-old was earlier forced to leave a training session at Brazil’s Granja …

Buenos Aires, Argentina  | XINHUA |    Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni said Wednesday that Lionel Messi’s decision to stay at Barcelona is good news for the Albiceleste as they prepare for their opening 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Bolivia. Messi told Barcelona officials that he wanted to leave in …

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  | XINHUA |    Juventus defender Danilo said Wednesday that he feels ready to finally assume the role of Brazil’s first choice right-back, more than nine years after making his international debut. The 29-year-old is expected to start for the five-time world champions when they meet Bolivia …

Montevideo, Uruguay  | XINHUA |    Uruguayan national soccer team captain, Diego Godin, said on Wednesday, ahead of their match against Chile in the FIFA World Cup qualification for Qatar 2022, that the Chilean national team is “strong” and is in a process of renovation. “Chile is a team that in …

*⃣  25 laps *⃣  Former world record 26:17.53 – Kenenisa Bekele *⃣  New World record by Cheptegei  26:11.00 📌CHEPTEGEI  records ✅ 5000m 12:35.36 WR ✅ 5k (route) 12:51 WR ✅ 10000m 26:11.00 WR ✅ 15k (route) 41:05 WR Valencia, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Cheptegei confirmed he is the new king …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has said the national football team, Cranes will finally travel to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates this evening after they got clearance. Head coach Jonathan Mckinstry together with the players were meant to travel on Sunday but …

LIVE  *⃣ 5,000m race (women) – 10.33pm Today *⃣ 10,000m race – 10.55pm  Today *⃣ 25 laps *⃣ Current world record 26:17.53 – Kenenisa Bekele *⃣ Cheptegei best time 26:48.36 Cheptegei set to break 15-year-old world record Valencia, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Cheptegei aims to become the greatest distance runner of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Association-FUFA has set Saturday October 10th, as the date for the FUFA Big League playoffs at its technical center in Njeru. This was resolved at a consultative meeting with men’s teams that were set to feature in various league playoffs …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Monday 5 October was Transfer Deadline Day for the summer 2020 window. Premier League clubs had until 23:00 BST, or 01:00 on 6 October if they submitted a deal sheet in time, to recruit and register new players. The key deals on Deadline Day: Fulham …

*⃣  Man United 1 Spurs 6 *⃣  Aston Villa 7 Liverpool 2 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Villa Park and Old Trafford produced 16 goals in two matches, as Liverpool and Manchester United suffered humiliating defeats on Sunday in the Premier League. Ollie Watkins bagged a first-half hat-trick as …