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Chile stun Argentina to win Copa

East Rutherford, UNITED STATES | AFP | Holders Chile stunned Argentina to win the Copa America Centenario in a penalty shoot-out here Sunday as Lionel Messi’s title curse struck again. Messi blazed a penalty over the bar in the shoot-out before Lucas Biglia missed to leave Chile’s Francisco Silva with …

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Ronaldo throws reporter’s microphone in lake

There is a history of bad blood between Ronaldo and Correio da Manha, who he successfully sued after the Portuguese newspaper printed details of his private life. Lyon, France | AFP | Cristiano Ronaldo threw a reporter’s microphone in a lake on Wednesday after objecting to being approached hours before …

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Shilton, Maradona trade barbs over ‘Hand of God’

Buenos Aires, Argentina | AFP | Diego Maradona and former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton reignited on Wednesday their long-running feud, on the 30th anniversary of the Argentine’s infamous “Hand of God” World Cup goal. Maradona, one of the finest footballers to play the game, scored twice in Argentina’s 2-1 victory …

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Muhammad Ali cheered in Louisville as world says goodbye

Louisville, United States | AFP | Thousands of people from the worlds of sports, entertainment, politics and Muhammad Ali’s native Louisville on Friday said farewell to the boxing legend hailed by Bill Clinton as a “universal soldier for our common humanity.” A poignant memorial service, which began with a Koranic …

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FUFA set to defy NCS, calls new rules archaic

Soccer governing body FUFA insist they will defy new regulations for them to register with National Council of Sports NCS. FUFA president Moses Magogo told the press on Thursday that not only are the rules useless in the effort to move sport forward, but some clash with statutes of their …

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KCCA are Uganda league champions

Vipers    1     URA        1 Express 1      KCCA     1 Simba    2     The Saints 0 SC VU   1      Lweza   2 BUL      2       Maroons 0 Villa      3       BStars   0 Soana    2     Police     3 Sadolin  2      JMC      1 KCCA are the 2015/16 Azam Uganda Premier League (UPL) …

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