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MADRID. – Leaders Real Madrid get their pursuit of a first Spanish La Liga soccer title in five years back underway against Granada tomorrow with their confidence sky high and seeking to match Barcelona’s Spanish record of 39 games unbeaten in all competitions.
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Los Angeles. – Former world number one golfer Tiger Woods will launch his 2017 campaign at Torrey Pines, where his eight triumphs include the 2008 US Open. Organisers said on Wednesday that Woods had committed to the US PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California, north of San Diego.
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LONDON. – Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino believes his side showed the spirit required to win the English Premier League soccer title after they ended leaders Chelsea’s 13-game winning run.
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SYDNEY. – Younis Khan claimed his 34th Test cricket century and first in Australia as Pakistan struggled to stay alive in the final Test in Sydney yesterday.
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AUCKLAND. – Auckland Classic tennis organisers have appealed for Serena Williams to return next year despite the world number two lashing out at conditions following her shock second-round exit.Williams said she “abhorred” the Auckland wind and called the conditions the “least favourite” she had played in after losing 6-4, 6-7 (7/5), 6-4 to world number […]
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LONDON. – Alexis Sanchez carried on his Bournemouth hissy-fit into the Arsenal dressing room — leaving his team-mates fearing he will leave. Striker Sanchez threw a tantrum on the pitch after Tuesday night’s 3-3 draw, throwing his gloves to the floor and visibly showing his frustration over the Gunners suffering a major blow to their […]
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READING. – Reading manager Jaap Stam says his side have “nothing to lose” when the promotion-chasing Championship outfit visit his former club Manchester United for an FA Cup third-round clash tomorrow.
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Eddie Chikamhi Senior Sports Reporter— GOVERNMENT yesterday led the way in rallying the Warriors ahead of their African Cup of Nations campaign with the State mobilising resources to lay out a $1 million package for the senior team’s tour of duty in Gabon.
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Sports Reporter— CRACK Tunisian outfit CS Sfaxien have confirmed Zimbabwe international Matthew Rusike has signed a three-year deal with the North African side.
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Grace Chingoma Senior Sports Reporter— THE Premier Soccer League have ended weeks of speculation about the future of chief executive Kenny Ndebele, handing the seasoned administrator a fresh mandate to lead the top-flight body’s secretariat.
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Paul Mundandi Sports Reporter— DESPITE losing star midfielder Ronald Chitiyo to rivals CAPS United, Harare City are not losing sleep and believe they have enough depth within their ranks to mount a strong challenge for the 2017 championship.
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ABUJA — Top music acts from different parts of the African continent have been lined up to entertain guests, VIPs and members of the football community at the 2016 Glo-CAF Awards Gala which are on tonight at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, Nigeria.
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Collin Matiza Sports Editor— DEBUTANT Conrad Rautenbach (pictured right) of Zimbabwe found the going tough during the second stage of the 2017 Dakar Rally on Tuesday, finishing the day in 14th place after his Toyoya Hilux lost its power steering in the mud, but he managed to make it into the service park.
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MADRID. – The relentless demands for success at Real Madrid have cost many high-profile and heavily experienced coaches their jobs, but Zinedine Zidane has made the move into senior management look serene as he celebrates a year in charge as a European and world soccer champion.
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LONDON. – Even in scoring a stoppage-time equaliser to complete a remarkable comeback, Olivier Giroud has managed to rile Arsenal fans. The Frenchman, who seems to be stuck in a perennial love-hate relationship with Gunners supporters, netted his side’s third in an extraordinary 3-3 draw with Bournemouth on Tuesday night.