Brazil dethroned arch-rivals Argentina and returned to the summit of football’s world rankings for the first time in almost seven years, the ruling body FIFA published on Thursday. World Cup qualifying wins over Uruguay and Paraguay put the resurgent Selecao top for the first time since the 2010 World Cup with 1,661 points in the […]
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Chelsea held on to their seven-point lead at the summit of the Premier League as Eden Hazard scored twice in a 2-1 win over Man City on Wednesday. A mistake by Willy Caballero allowed Hazard to open the scoring on 10 minutes before Thibaut Coutrtois’ error led to a swift equaliser for Sergio Aguero. Chelsea […]
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Roger Federer on Sunday overcame long-term rival, Rafael Nadal, to win the Miami Open for the third time and continue his remarkable start to the season. The 35-year-old built on January’s Australian Open win and last month’s Indian Wells success with a convincing 6-3 6-4 win over the Spaniard. The pair shared 10 break points […]
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Roger Federer needed more than three hours to outlast Nick Kyrgios 7-6(9) 6-7(9) 7-6(5) in a pulsating Miami Open semi-final on Friday to set up another mouthwatering final clash with Rafa Nadal. The Swiss, who has won two of his last three tournaments including the Australian Open, had to dig deep to get through a […]
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Johanna Konta becomes the first British woman to reach the final of Miami Open by defeating seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams 6-4, 7-5. The 25-year-old will face world number 14 Dane Caroline Wozniacki, who overcame Czech second seed Karolina Pliskova 5-7 6-1 6-1. Konta said: “Caroline’s one of the best athletes on tour, so […]
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StarTimes and Supersport have been listed among five satellite entities chosen by world football governing body, FIFA, to broadcast all its events in 2017 and 2018. On Thursday, FIFA said it granted media rights to five major broadcasting entities in sub-Saharan Africa, following an open tender process for 42 territories in the region. According to […]
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Roger Federer gunning for a back-to back Masters trophies, has qualified for the semi-final of the Miami Open, edging Tomas Berdych 6-2 3-6 7-6(8-6). The Swiss maestro survived two match points before beating the Czech in the third-set tiebreak, digging deep from his reservoir of skill, poise and experience toto move to the semi-final stage. Berdych served for […]
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FIFA is proposing a six-nation play-off tournament to decide the last two slots at the 48-team World Cup in 2026. Football’s world governing body has revealed its plans for how the 48 places will be allocated, with 16 European teams set to qualify. The proposals — approved by FIFA’s president and his counterparts at the […]
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Tottenham have confirmed that Erik Lamela has to undergo surgery on his hip and will be out for the rest of the season. The Argentine has not played for Spurs since an appearance in the EFL Cup defeat to Liverpool on October 25 last year. Now Tottenham have confirmed that the midfielder will not return […]
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The draws for the qualifiers of the the 2019 African Cup of Nations has been down and the matches for 2016 are billed to be played between June 5-13, 2017. While in 2018, the matches will be played on March 19-27, September 3-11 (two), October 8-16 and November 5-13. Below are the groups: Group A […]
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