Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola says Manchester City’s ability to keep calm and stick to their free-flowing attacking principles is paying big dividends for the Premier League leaders this season. The City manager has already watched his players score vital goals in the final 15 minutes five …
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How does it feel to be on the outside looking in? Moscow, Russia | AFP | Football fans visiting Yekaterinburg in the Russian Urals for the 2018 World Cup will find out when they get seated in one of two temporary stands that fill empty plots of land next to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes head coach Moses Basena has named a 26-man squad to start training on Wednesday ahead of their defence of the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup in Kenya. Champions KCCA FC have eight players in the squad, but Shaban Mohammed who has struck six …
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Monaco, Principality of Monaco | AFP | The world governing body of athletics on Sunday maintained its suspension of Russia, saying the country still had not done enough to clamp down on doping. Rune Andersen, the head of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)’s anti-doping Task Force, said “several key …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City maintained their march towards the Premier League title with a gripping win at Huddersfield, while Ashley ensured Manchester United remain their closest rivals. Liverpool and Chelsea shared the spoils, but Alexis Sanchez lifted Arsenal. Here AFP Sport looks at five things we …
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Huddersfield, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola hailed Manchester City as a team for all seasons as the Premier League leaders survived a stern test at rain-lashed Huddersfield on Sunday. Guardiola’s side reestablished an eight-point lead over second-placed Manchester United thanks to a gritty second half fightback at the …
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Doha, Qatar | AFP | Qatar on Sunday unveiled the design for what it claims is the World Cup’s first ‘reusable’ stadium, the seventh of eight expected venues that will stage games during the 2022 tournament. Ras Abu Aboud is a 40,000 seater stadium that will be built on Doha’s …
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Barcelona, Spain | AFP | Lionel Messi hopes to end his career at Barcelona after ending months of speculation on Saturday by signing a contract extension to 2021, sealing an agreement reached in July, the club announced. Barca had said in the summer that Messi, 30, had committed his future …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Alexis Sanchez’s late penalty gave Arsenal a controversial 1-0 win over Burnley, while managerless Everton endured more misery in a 4-1 thrashing at Southampton on Sunday. Arsene Wenger’s side looked set for a frustrating draw as they entered stoppage-time at Turf Moor, but they …
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Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Those who watched Timothy Ayeiko play say he was a midfield dynamo whose superb skills won him favour with fans at clubs where he played such as KCC FC in Uganda and Gor Mahia in Kenya where he enjoyed heroic status. Ayieko became Uganda Cranes …
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