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CRANES: Desabre looks for winning end to CHAN tourney

FT: Uganda  ??  0 Ivory Coast ??  0 Prize Money Winners – $1.25m Runners-up – 700,000 Semifinalists – 400,000 Quarter-finalists – 300,000 Third in the Group – 200,000 Fourth in the Group – 175,000 Marrakech, Morocco | THE INDEPENDENT |  New Cranes coach Sebastien Desabre continues his hunt for his first win …

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Five things we learned in the Premier League

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City resumed normal service in the Premier League, putting their defeat against Liverpool behind them with a 3-1 victory against Newcastle as Alexis Sanchez closed in on a move to Manchester United. Elsewhere, Arsenal showed a positive glimpse of life post-Sanchez while Chelsea …

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George Weah: from football icon to Liberia president

Monrovia, Liberia | AFP | George Weah emerged from Liberia’s slums to become a superstar footballer in the 1990s, and has spent the last 13 years building political credibility to match his status as a sporting icon. Weah, 51, put education, job creation and infrastructure at the centre of his …

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Sanchez ‘arrives at Man Utd training ground’

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Alexis Sanchez arrived at Manchester United’s training ground ahead of his expected move from Arsenal on Sunday, reports said, as his swap deal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan edged closer. Earlier, the Chile international posted a video on Instagram, apparently showing him walking across an airstrip …

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George Weah to be sworn in with Liberian hopes sky-high

Monrovia, Liberia | AFP | Former international footballer George Weah will be sworn in as Liberia’s new president on Monday, a landmark moment that marks the troubled country’s first peaceful democratic transition since 1944. Weah will become the 25th president of the West African nation, taking power from President Ellen …

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Sanchez, Mkhitaryan set for medicals ahead of swap deal

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez and Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan were to undergo medicals on Sunday as their swap deal neared completion, reports said. Britain’s Mirror newspaper said Sanchez was due to arrive in Manchester with agent Fernando Felicevich, with a medical scheduled for …

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Wenger hopes end of Sanchez saga will lift Arsenal

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal are ready to go on a sustained winning streak after finally blocking out the distractions of a turbulent transfer window. Arsenal ended a five-match winless run by thrashing Crystal Palace 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Four goals in …

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