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Berlin, Germany | AFP |  Four days after thrashing Tottenham in Europe, Bayern Munich suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday with a shock 2-1 home defeat by Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga. Second-half goals by striker Sargis Adamyan sealed a first-ever win at Bayern for Hoffenheim as Niko Kovac’s …

Desisa ends 18-year hiatus for Ethiopians to take marathon world gold RESULT 🇺🇬 Marathon ✳ Fred MUSOBO in 13th  2:13:42 ✳ Stephen KIPROTICH in 18th 2:15:04 ✳ Solomon MUTAI (DNF) ➡ Winner ✳ Lelisa DESISAETH Ethiopia 2:10:40 Sunday 8PM ➡ 10,000m F – Joshua CHEPTEGEI | Abdallah Kibet MANDE Doha, Qatar | AFP …

RESULT 🇺🇬 ⏭ 1500m final 💠 Nanyondo 11th Prizes ▶ Finalists win…. 1⃣ $60,000 2⃣ $30,000 3⃣ $20,000 4⃣ $15,000 5⃣ $10,000 6⃣ $6,000 7⃣ $5,000 8⃣ $4,000 Doha, Qatar | AFP | Uganda’s Winnie Nanyondo finished 11th in the 1,500m final on the penultimate day of the  World Athletics Championships …

✳ Liverpool 2 Leicester 1 Liverpool, UK | THE INDEPENDENT |  James Milner’s stoppage-time penalty extended Liverpool’s 100 per cent winning start to the Premier League season by earning a 2-1 victory over Leicester City at Anfield. The Reds took the lead five minutes before half-time through Sadio Mane’s 50th …

Brighton, United Kingdom | AFP | Tottenham’s calamitous week went from bad to worse as Mauricio Pochettino’s men were outclassed in a 3-0 defeat at Brighton on Saturday. Nineteen-year-old Aaron Connolly scored twice for the Seagulls on his first Premier League start after Neal Maupay had headed Brighton into an early …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Albanian based defender Godfrey Walusimbi has announced his retirement from the Uganda Cranes. The left sided defender who was part of the Cranes team at the 2017 and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and Egypt respectively communicated his retirement to FUFA today. …

  Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Riyad Mahrez is finally back to his best after a frustrating debut season with Manchester City and the Premier League champions are reaping the rewards as they fight to keep pace with title rivals Liverpool. When Pep Guardiola’s side host Wolves on Sunday …

Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP | Former UEFA president Michel Platini is finally free to return to football next week when his four-year ban for ethics violations ends, although he remains linked to a corruption investigation in his home country relating to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The former France …

Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Liverpool star Mohamed Salah “must rest” and will miss Egypt’s friendly against Botswana on October 14, national team coach Hossam El Badry said Thursday. The announcement came days after Salah raised eyebrows by changing his Twitter bio to say he only played for Liverpool, removing …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Unai Emery said Mesut Ozil did not deserve his place even in a squad packed with youngsters after Arsenal beat Standard Liege in the Europa League. Ozil, the highest-paid player in the history of the club, was once again left out of the matchday squad …