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Madrid, Spain | AFP | Barcelona’s Philippe Coutinho has joined Bayern Munich on a one-year loan worth 8.5 million euros ($9.5 million) with an option to buy, the Spanish club confirmed Monday. “The agreement provides for an option for Bayern to buy at a 120-million-euro fee,” Barcelona said. The 27-year-old Brazilian joined Barcelona from Liverpool …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda premier league clubs are shifting their talent search to northern Uganda because of the emerging talent from region. Edward Golola, the Vipers FC head coach, says a few players from northern Uganda who have had the opportunity to exhibit their talent at the …

Orlando Pirates lose three matches, coach within eight days Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP |  Famed South African club Orlando Pirates suffered a third straight loss Saturday, just hours after Serb coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic quit amid an early-season crisis. The Soweto side, whose popularity in the republic is matched …

Cincinnati, United States | AFP | World number one Novak Djokovic wilted under pressure from Daniil Medvedev Saturday, falling 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to the ninth-seeded Russian in the Cincinnati Masters semi-finals. Medvedev’s upset win sent him into a title showdown with another unexpected finalist, 16th-seeded Belgian David Goffin, who defeated France’s …

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola called for VAR to be “fixed” after Manchester City were denied a last-gasp winner in their dramatic 2-2 draw against Tottenham on Saturday. Guardiola’s side failed to win for the first time in 16 Premier League games dating back to last season as a result of the …

Vigo, Spain | AFP | Zinedine Zidane promised changes but it was a retro Real Madrid that gave the revolution a winning start on Saturday as Gareth Bale led the way in a 3-1 victory over Celta Vigo. Bale was back in the team and back in form at Balaidos, …

Southampton, United Kingdom | AFP | Jurgen Klopp denied that exhaustion was behind Liverpool’s inconsistent display in their hard-fought 2-1 win at Southampton on Saturday. Klopp’s team struggled in the first half and it was completely against the run of play when Sadio Mane put Liverpool ahead in first half …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool extended their perfect start to the Premier League title race as Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino sealed a 2-1 win at Southampton, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fired Arsenal to a 2-1 victory over Burnley on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s side matched a club record of …

Madrid, Spain | AFP |  Barcelona made a nightmare start to the defence of their La Liga title on Friday by losing Luis Suarez to injury and then losing 1-0 to Athletic Bilbao, after a sensational late volley from substitute Aritz Aduriz. Suarez hobbled off in the 37th minute with what …

Soweto, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT |  Serb Milutin “Micho” Sredojevic has resigned his job as coach of popular but underachieving South African club Orlando Pirates exactly two years after he joined them. “The Club would like to place on record that this decision was taken unilaterally, and it was …