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✅ First Tanzanian to score in the European CL ✅ First Tanzanian to score in the Europa League ✅ First Tanzanian to win the African CL ✅ First Tanzanian to play in the English Premier League London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Aston Villa completed the signing of Tanzanian striker …

Paris, France | AFP | Barcelona won their first game under Quique Setien, Erling Braut Haaland enjoyed a dream debut with Borussia Dortmund and Juventus ominously extended their lead at the top of Serie A at the weekend. AFP Sport looks back at some of the main talking points from around …

Canons 5⃣7⃣ 🆚 7⃣2⃣ City Oilers Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City Oilers on Sunday defended the National Basketball League title after stopping Uganda Christian University (UCU) Canons 72-57. The Oilers who started the best of seven final series with a 3-1 lead had slowed down as UCU closed the …

Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool fans should be dreaming of a first Premier League title for 30 years, admitted Jurgen Klopp even if the German is taking nothing for granted after opening up a 16-point lead at the top of the table. Goals early and late from Virgil …

  ✳ Burnley 2 Leicester 1 ✳ Liverpool 2 Manchester United 0 ✳ Arsenal 1 Sheffield United 1 ✳ Brighton 1 Aston Villa 1 ✳ Manchester City 2 Crystal Palace 2 ✳ Newcastle 1 Chelsea 0 ✳ Norwich 1 Bournemouth 0 ✳ Southampton 2 Wolves 3 ✳ Watford 0 Tottenham …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola’s 49th birthday celebrations went flat as Fernandinho’s late own goal forced Manchester City to settle for a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace, while Chelsea’s top-four bid was dented by a surprise 1-0 defeat at Newcastle on Saturday. On a busy day of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Uganda Christian University (UCU) Canons defeated City Oilers 78-73 in game six of the National Basketball League finals. The UCU Canons who had initially trailed 3-1 in the best of seven finals on Friday night levelled the series 3-3 in a tooth and nail game …

  London, United Kingdom | AFP | Mohamed Salah says Liverpool’s focus is solely on ending a 30-year wait to win the Premier League title, rather than doing so by going the whole season unbeaten. Jurgen Klopp’s men have dropped just two points in 21 games to set a new record for Europe’s top five …

Milan, Italy | AFP |  Manchester United defender Ashley Young has agreed a move to Serie A club Inter Milan, according to reports on Thursday. The 34-year-old will arrive in Italy on Friday for a medical before signing an 18-month contract, Gazzetta Dello Sport reported. United will receive 1.5 million …

Yaoundé, Cameroon | AFP |  The Africa Cup of Nations will revert to its former time slot of January and February for the next edition in 2021, hosts Cameroon said on Wednesday. The Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) revealed that the tournament will be played from January 9 to February 6, …