Barcelona, Spain | AFP | Barcelona host rivals Real Madrid in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday (2000GMT) badly in need of a morale-boosting win following the world record sale of Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain. Despite banking 222 million euros ($261 million) for the Brazilian, Barca’s …
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Sao Paulo, Brazil | AFP | Brazilian football star Neymar is willing to pay a fine of $2.5 million to settle tax evasion allegations in his country, his lawyer said Friday. The 25-year-old wants to leave the fight with Brazilian authorities behind him as he prepares for a new professional …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expressed “relief” over Olivier Giroud’s decision to stay after the France striker earned his side a breathless 4-3 win against Leicester City. Giroud came off the bench with Arsenal trailing 3-2 in Friday’s Premier League curtain-raiser at the Emirates Stadium and …
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TODAY: Uganda vs Rwanda (CHAN 4pm St. Mary’s Stadium, Kitende) Kampala, Uganda | KAWOWO SPORTS | Moses Basena and Fred Kajoba will be under scrutiny when Uganda Cranes host Rwanda’s Amavubi in the first leg of the CHAN 2018 qualifiers play off. The two sides face off on Saturday at St. Mary’s …
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FRIDAY RESULTS ?? #London2017 ▶️D. Ajok 8th 800m (out) ▶️H. Nakaayi 4th (out) ▶️R. Musagala 9th in 3:42.01 (out of 1500m final) Olympian Ronald Musagala could only manage 9th place in the London World Championships 1500m semifinal Friday night, ending any more hopes for another Ugandan medal. Musagala was the …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Substitutes Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud scored as Arsenal twice came from behind to beat Leicester City 4-3 on Friday in a dizzily entertaining opening Premier League game. Record signing Alexandre Lacazette put Arsenal ahead after only 85 seconds at the Emirates Stadium, before a …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Wayde van Niekerk says he is building his own “image and brand” and doesn’t want to be tagged as the successor to track and field legends Usain Bolt and Michael Johnson. The 25-year-old South African 400 metres world record holder just missed out on emulating …
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VIDEO: Uganda to Host Lacrosse 7s Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV | Uganda is welcoming to foreign individuals as she is exotic sport. Teams from 5 Countries to participate in Jinja. In 2009 the country welcomed Lacrosse a game that hit her though was not heard of. Eight years later Uganda …
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Rabat, Morocco | AFP | Morocco’s football federation (FRMF) announced on Friday it had told the sport’s world governing body FIFA it will bid to host the 2026 World Cup. It would be Morocco’s fifth candidacy having come up short already in 1994, 1998, 2006 and 2010. “Morocco considers itself capable …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Antonio Conte insists he isn’t looking for sympathy despite admitting Chelsea are facing problems at the start of their Premier League title defence. Conte has been frustrated by Chelsea’s failure to land his top transfer targets while the champions’ title rivals embarked on multi-million pound …
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