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Double gold for Cheptegei

 ▶ 10,000m final  ?? |  Cheptegei GOLD |  Kiplimo 4th | Toroitich 7th | Gold Coast, Australia | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Joshua Cheptegei emulated Moses Kipsiro’s 2010 double gold winning feat by winning the 10,000m final in a new Commonwealth Games record 27:19.62 on Friday. Cheptegei was stretched all the way by Canadian  Mohammed Ahmed …

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Europa League semis: Arsenal v Atletico, Marseille v Salzburg

Nyon, Switzerland | AFP | Arsenal will face Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals of the Europa League while Marseille will play Austria’s FC Salzburg. Arsene Wenger’s side will play the first leg at home against Atletico, who are favourites to win the competition for the third time. The first legs …

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Cheptegei goes for the double

 ▶ 10,000m final 2pm: Cheptegei | Toroitich | Kiplimo ?? Gold Coast, Australia | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Joshua Cheptegei is set to emulate Moses Kipsiro’s Commonwealth Games double winning feat when he competes in the 10,000m final on Friday. Cheptegei is a firm favourite to add the 10,000m title to the …

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Two Ugandan weightlifters vanish in Australia

Gold Coast, Australia | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Ugandan athletes and one from Rwanda have reportedly disappeared from the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. URN has established that the two Ugandans are weighlifters. David Grevemberg, chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation reportedly said on Thursday morning that some …

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Last-gasp Ronaldo penalty takes Real into semis

  Madrid, Spain | AFP |  Cristiano Ronaldo scored a 97th-minute penalty to take Real Madrid through to the semi-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday, denying Juventus after a remarkable comeback by the Italian side. Ronaldo smashed home the decisive spot-kick at the death, after a furious Gianluigi Buffon …

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