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Spielberg, Austria | AFP | Charles Leclerc claimed pole position for Ferrari in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix with a track record lap on Saturday as Lewis Hamilton was hit with a three-place grid penalty, demoting the world champion from the first to the third row. Hamilton was due to share the …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Aaron Wan-Bissaka has become the most expensive defender in Manchester United’s history after completing a deal worth up to £50 million from Crystal Palace on Saturday. Despite the huge fee, the 21-year-old made just 46 senior appearances for the Eagles and has yet to be …

Paris, France | AFP |  Megan Rapinoe stole the headlines again as her brace took the United States through to the semi-finals of the women’s World Cup on Friday, the holders beating France 2-1 in Paris to puncture the hopes of the host nation. Rapinoe’s free-kick five minutes into this quarter-final …

Sao Paulo, Brazil | AFP | Champions Chile maintained their hopes of a third straight Copa America victory after beating Colombia on penalties on Friday to reach the semi-finals. Chile could have won the game in normal time but had two goals ruled out for marginal decisions in a scoreless draw, …

Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP | AC Milan were banned from European football for next season on Friday over breaches of financial fair play rules, CAS, the top court for sport, announced. European football’s governing body UEFA had accused the club of violating financial fair play (FFP) regulations over the past three …

Ismailia, Egypt | AFP |  Following in the footsteps of Joseph-Antoine Bell, Thomas Nkono and Jacques Songo’o as the latest in a line of acclaimed Cameroon goalkeepers is no minor task, but the Indomitable Lions are placing their faith in Andre Onana, one of the season’s revelations in Europe, as they …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The national netball team will receive money for the World Cup Netball championship soon, according to the State Minister for Planning, David Bahati. The World Cup Netball championship is scheduled to take place between July 12th and 21st in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Uganda is …

Porto Alegre, Brazil | AFP |  Gabriel Jesus scored the winning spot-kick in a tense penalty shoot-out as Brazil exorcized their demons to beat Paraguay on Thursday and reach the Copa America semi-finals. Twice before in 2011 and 2015 Paraguay had beaten Brazil at this same stage on penalties at the …

Barcelona, Spain | AFP | Brazilian superstar Neymar wants to return to Barcelona two years after quitting the club to join Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona’s vice-president said Thursday. “What is correct, at the current time, what I have read, what I have heard, which seems exact, is that Neymar wants to come …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda National Basketball Team, the Silverbacks lost their first game to Kenya 61-70 on last night in the FIBA Afrobasket qualifiers. The Kenyan side took 22-17 before an impressive 40-31 second quarter in a hotly contested game played in the fully packed Lugogo MTN …