2178, Russia | AFP | Arsenal survived a scare as they progressed to the last four of the Europa League on Thursday after coming back to draw 2-2 with CSKA Moscow in Russia in their quarter-final second leg. Fedor Chalov and Kirill Nababkin scored for CSKA to set Arsenal nerves …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Athletes from Uganda and Rwanda go missing at Commonwealth Games
13 African athletes, including Ugandans, go missing at Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia | AFP | Five more African athletes may have vanished from the Commonwealth Games, organisers said Thursday, after eight competitors from Cameroon were suspected of fleeing a day earlier. Gold Coast organisers confirmed reports that athletes …
Read More »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 …
Read More »LIVE: Juventus race to 3-0 lead against Real as Bayern sweats
Madrid, Spain | AFP | Juventus raced to a shocking 3-0 lead against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in their Champions League quarter-final second leg. Bale was a surprise inclusion ahead of Karim Benzema at the Santiago Bernabeu, where Real held a 3-0 advantage from the opening match in …
Read More »Cameroon athletes vanish from Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast, Australia | AFP | A total of eight athletes from conflict-hit Cameroon are now missing from the Commonwealth Games in Australia, team officials said Wednesday. Three weightlifters and two boxers were initially reported to Australian police after not being seen since Tuesday, triggering suspicion they had fled with no …
Read More »Guardiola’s worst week leaves work still to be done at Man City
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | In a week of new experiences for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, a comprehensive Champions League 5-1 aggregate exit at the quarter-final stage to Liverpool was an all too familiar feeling. City have now lost three consecutive games under Guardiola for the first time – having …
Read More »Uganda beats Scotland, to face South Africa in 5th place play-off
Embed from Getty Images Results ??Uganda 57-37 Scotland??????? | ??New Zealand 45-54 England??????? | ??SA 85-25 Barbados?? | ??N. Ireland 73-46 Fiji?? | ??Malawi 68-53 Wales??????? |??Australia 72-51 Jamaica?? Classification matches 5/6 ??South Africa vs. Uganda?? 7/8 ??Malawi vs. Northern Ireland?? 9/10 ??Barbados vs. Scotland??????? 11/12 ??Fiji vs. Wales??????? Uganda finishes 3rd in their group Gold Coast, …
Read More »CL: Roma shock Barcelona as Liverpool humiliate Man City
Roma, Italy | AFP | Liverpool survived a first-half bombardment, and benefited from a controversial offside decision, as they beat Manchester City 2-1 in their Champions League quarter-final second leg on Tuesday to win the tie 5-1. Gabriel Jesus gave City a second-minute lead at the Etihad Stadium, raising hopes …
Read More »Samsung denies Olympics bid corruption allegations
Seoul, South Korea | AFP | South Korean tech giant Samsung on Tuesday denied allegations it illegally lobbied International Olympic Committee members to vote for Pyeongchang to host the 2018 Winter Olympics over the German and French cities of Munich and Annecy. Corruption allegations surrounding Pyeongchang’s successful Olympic bid have …
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