Tangiers, Morocco | AFP | Libya scored three minutes into stoppage time to edge Rwanda 1-0 Tuesday and snatch an African Nations Championship (CHAN) quarter-finals place behind Group C winners Nigeria. Relentless Libyan pressure in northern Moroccan city Tangiers finally paid off when substitute Elmutasem Abushnaf swept a low cross …
Read More »Wenger rules out Arsenal spree despite revenue rise
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsene Wenger insisted Tuesday there was no chance he would jeopardise Arsenal’s financial stability with lavish spending on new players during the rest of the January transfer window. Monday saw Alexis Sanchez leave the Emirates for Old Trafford in a high-profile swap deal, with …
Read More »Morocco plays up long-shot 2026 World Cup bid
Casablanca, Morocco | AFP | Morocco is “fully mobilised” for its long-shot bid to host the 2026 World Cup, hoping to be a candidate “for the whole of Africa”, top sports officials said Tuesday. The kingdom “is not a non-starter — it’s a real candidate,” Moulay Hafid Elalamy said in …
Read More »Peninah Kabenge’s life of sports
Kampala, Uganda | AGNES NANTABA | Peninah Kabenge is smiley most times. Perhaps it is the reason she doesn’t dwell on regrets even when she has been portrayed in negative light. She loves to keep on the positive side of life and being a sports woman, she cheers up often. She …
Read More »Klopp says Liverpool dragged into a fight
Swansea, United Kingdom | AFP | Jurgen Klopp blamed his players for becoming embroiled in a fight at Swansea City as they lost their unbeaten 18-match run to the Premier League’s bottom club. Liverpool failed to grab a late draw to extend their lead over fifth-placed Tottenham as they lost to …
Read More »Zambia tops CHAN group B, Uganda 3rd
FT: Uganda ?? 0 Ivory Coast ?? 0 Casablanca, Morocco | AFP | Zambia fought back to draw 1-1 with neighbours Namibia Monday and top Group B at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco on goal difference. The Zambians and Namibians, who had already qualified for the last eight, finished …
Read More »Can Mkhitaryan turn around Arsenal’s fortunes?
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Henrikh Mkhitaryan will have his work cut out to reverse Arsenal’s flagging fortunes, after joining the Gunners from Manchester United on Monday in a swap deal that saw Alexis Sanchez move in the opposite direction. The 29-year-old had a difficult spell under Jose Mourinho at …
Read More »Man Utd retain top spot in Deloitte ‘Money League’
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United narrowly pipped Real Madrid to remain the top revenue-generating club in the world as Premier League sides underlined their growing financial clout, Deloitte’s “Money League” report said Tuesday. It is the 10th time United have topped Deloitte’s list, with a revenue in 2016/17 …
Read More »FIFA World Cup Coca Cola Trophy Tour takes off, in Kampala March 5
FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola takes off from London, in Kampala March 5 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The global leg of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola kicked off with an official launch ceremony in London on Monday, with former FIFA World Cup winners Sir …
Read More »‘We are delighted to announce the signing of Sanchez from Arsenal’
‘We are delighted to announce the signing of Sanchez from Arsenal’ London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United on Monday confirmed the signing of Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan heading in the opposite direction. “I am thrilled to be joining the biggest club in the world,” said …
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