Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Tanzanian football chief Jamal Malinzi was on Thursday charged with embezzlement for falsifying invoices to pocket cash given by sponsors, court documents showed. Malinzi, who was arrested Wednesday, was charged alongside the Tanzanian Football Federation (TFF) secretary general Celestine Mwesigwa. Malinzi became head of the …
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Sochi, Russia | AFP | Germany booked their place in the Confederations Cup final as Leon Goretzka scored twice in a devastating opening spell to Thursday’s 4-1 semi-final win over Mexico. Attacking midfielder Goretzka ran riot in Sochi with goals on six and eight minutes before Timo Werner and substitute …
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FINAL RESULTS Uganda ?? 67 Zambia ?? 50 Malawi 71 Botswana 39 Zimbabwe 68 Namibia 37 Uganda’s She Cranes are Africa netball champions. With five wins out of five, the She Cranes capped a memorable tournament by beating Zambia 67-50 baskets on the final day of the six-nation event at Lugogo, …
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Kazan, Russia | AFP | Claudio Bravo was Chile’s hero on Wednesday as they beat Portugal 3-0 in a penalty shoot-out in the Confederations Cup semi-finals. The Manchester City goalkeeper saved all three penalties from Portugal’s Ricardo Quaresma, Joao Moutinho and Nani, while Arturo Vidal, Charles Aranguiz and Alexis Sanchez …
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Ostrava, Czech Republic | AFP | Usain Bolt racked up a straightforward 100m victory on the European bow of his farewell season, but likely successor Wayde van Niekerk stole the headlines in Ostrava with a world record in the little-run 300m. Bolt struggled with a stiff back and a pedestrian …
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WEDNESDAY Uganda ?? 61 Zimbabwe 45 ?? Botswana 57 Namibia 38 Malawi 51 Zambia 45 THURSDAY Uganda ?? vs Zambia 6pm Botswana vs Malawi 4pm Namibia vs Zimbabwe 2pm Results Day 1 Uganda 72 def Botswana 29 (20-7, 42-14, 57-22, 72-29) Day 2 Malawi …
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Phokeng, South Africa | AFP | Malawi and Mauritius and Angola and Tanzania played out drab 0-0 draws on Tuesday, leaving the four nations with a chance of winning Group A at the COSAFA Cup and reaching the quarter-finals. After nine goals in the first two southern Africa championship matchdays in …
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TODAY Uganda vs Zimbabwe 5pm Zambia vs Malawi 7pm Results Day 1 Uganda 72 def Botswana 29 (20-7, 42-14, 57-22, 72-29) Day 2 Malawi 55 def Zimbabwe 45 (17-9, 28-21, ..-.., 55-45) Uganda 69 def Nambia 31 (15-11, 38-15, 56-24, 69-31) Zambia 57 def Botswana 42 Day 3 Uganda 66 …
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Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP | FIFA on Tuesday released a long-withheld report on alleged corruption in awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar after more leaks deepened the controversy surrounding the vote. World football’s governing body had previously declined to publish in full the 400-page report into awarding the …
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Rosario, Argentina | AFP | Football and showbiz stars gather in northern Argentina on Friday for Latin America’s celebrity wedding bash of the decade when Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi marries his childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo. Here is what we know from the few details given by Messi’s spokespeople as well as …
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