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LONDON. — A seventh Wimbledon singles tennis title for Serena Williams, a straight-set victory, a 22nd Grand Slam singles title. So familiar a plot it is, in such a habitual setting, there might be a temptation to shrug as well as applaud. Tales of the expected, the status quo maintained.
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SAO PAULO. — Brazilian football legend Pele married for the third time at a small ceremony in Sao Paulo on Saturday evening. The 75-year-old former Santos star wed his girlfriend of six years in the coastal town of Guaruja.
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BERLIN. — Athletics powerhouse Kenya are once again in the eye of a doping storm just a month out from the Olympic Games after the latest investigation by German television channel ARD and The Sunday Times.
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BARCELONA. — Barcelona forward Neymar is convinced that world football would not quite be the same were it not for the influence of Lionel Messi despite all the problems he has faced recently.
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Robson Sharuko Senior Sports Editor |ZIMBABWE international striker Tendai Ndoro is receiving a lot of praise in South Africa for leading a campaign to help former Amazulu defender David Mkandawire, who has turned destitute in Johannesburg, with leading South African television sports presenter Robert Marawa joining the
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Petros Kausiyo Deputy Sports Editor ZIFA councillors converge in the capital this morning for a special congress that could define the direction that national football will take against the background of a crippling $6 million debt that has stalled development of the game over the years.
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Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter CAPS UNITED coach Lloyd Chitembwe says he has embraced the supporters’ high expectations and has called for maximum backing when they face FC Platinum in a top-of-the-table Premiership clash at Mandava this afternoon.
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Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter DYNAMOS assistant coach Murape Murape believes Simba Gorogodyo will be a good addition to the Glamour Boys squad after the former Tsholotsho man yesterday completed his move on a two-year contract.
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Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter AFTER falling in the provincial semi-finals last year, Churchill Boys High bounced back yesterday to claim the ticket to this year’s Copa Coca-Cola national finals when they beat Mufakose 3-1 in the Harare province finals.
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MARSEILLE. — He rejected comparisons with Michel Platini but Antoine Griezmann is fast becoming a France legend after a two-goal haul against Germany fired the hosts into tomorrow night’s Euro 2016 soccer final against Portugal.
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LIVERPOOL. — Manager Jurgen Klopp has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool, which Sky sources understand keeps him at Anfield until 2022.
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LONDON — Faithful lieutenant Rui Faria will be Jose Mourinho’s assistant manager at Manchester United, a role that club icon Ryan Giggs had hoped in vain to retain for the upcoming season. Faria, who has followed Mourinho from Barcelona when the “Special One” was the late Bobby Robson’s interpreter
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PARIS — Cristiano Ronaldo reigns over the football pitch, but Fernando Santos calls the shots behind the scenes. The dynamic goalscorer and coach duo have taken Portugal to the Euro 2016 final and given it a chance to become the latest little nation to upset the continent’s giants.
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MANCHESTER — Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has played down the rivalry between himself and Jose Mourinho insisting: “It’s not about me or him.”
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Tedious Manyepo Sports Reporter FORMER Zimbabwe Test opener Tino Mawoyo wants his teammates in the national A side facing their South Africa counterparts in a four-day game that starts today at Harare Sports Club to keep focused if they are to win the series.