Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South African tennis fans bought 48,000 tickets in under 10 minutes Wednesday for a Cape Town exhibition match next February between world superstars Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. The game at the Cape Town Stadium, built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, is set …
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Doha, Qatar | AFP | Qatar unveiled the logo for the 2022 World Cup which will be hosted by the Gulf emirate by displaying it in public spaces in Doha and cities around the world Tuesday. The design is a stylised Arabic white unisex shawl with maroon patterning displayed in a …
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New York, United States | AFP | Grigor Dimitrov rallied for a shocking upset of 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer at the US Open on Tuesday, the lowest-ranked New York semi-finalist in 28 years advancing to face Daniil Medvedev. The 78th-ranked Bulgarian, who had dropped all seven prior meetings …
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✳⛳Uganda Amateur Open Golf Championships 2019 ✅ 🏌️♀️Ladies Open ✅ Champ Martha Babirye ➡🏌️♂️Amateur Open Sept 4-7 ➡ Pro-Am ➡ Professional Open 💠Venue: Lake Victoria Serena Entebbe, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | All eyes will be on three-time winner Ronald Otile when the 78th Uganda Amateur Open tees off at 7.30am today at the …
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South Africa vows crackdown on xenophobic attacks after five die Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Zambia has cancelled an international friendly football match which was slated for Lusaka next weekend against South Africa after recent xenophobic attacks. “This is because of the security concerns, you never know what can happen,” Football …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Alexis Sanchez believes his failure to shine in a dismal 18 months at Manchester United prior to joining Inter Milan on loan was due to a lack of opportunities. The Chilean moved to Italy on a 10-month loan deal last week with United still paying a large chunk of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Association-FUFA has cleared Green Light stadium as the home ground of Onduparaka FC. This follows an inspection of the facility by the technical team from the federation. In August this year, FUFA declined to clear Green Light stadium as the …
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New York, United States | AFP | Rafael Nadal ramped up his quest for a fourth US Open title Monday with an impressive win over 2014 champion Marin Cilic to advance to the quarter-finals while Alexander Zverev slumped to a four-set defeat. Second seed Nadal — the winner at Flushing Meadows …
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Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Christian Coleman has been cleared to take part in this month’s World Athletics Championships after the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) dropped charges against him on a technicality, a statement said Monday. US sprinter Coleman, the fastest man over 100m this year, had been …
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