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Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP |  Employees of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) were locked out of their offices on Wednesday with president Wu Ching-Kuo set to be ousted from his role, according to an AFP journalist. Security guards have been blocking access to the AIBA offices in Lausanne. A notice …

Monaco, Principality of Monaco | AFP | Monaco insisted on Wednesday that no deal with Real Madrid has been reached for teenage French international striker Kylian Mbappe. Monaco vice president Vadim Vasilyev also said in a press conference the principality club were in discussions with Mbappe over a new contract extension. …

VIDEO: Bakkabulindi says he is not aware of details on Micho saga Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Cranes coach Micho Sredojevic yesterday left the country a day after an ultimatum he gave FUFA to clear his outstanding salary arrears ended. It is unclear whether Micho left because of the standoff …

Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Joshua Cheptegei will lead a seasoned Ugandan team of 21 to the London World Athletics Championships next week. Cheptegei may be one of the youngest on the team at 20, but all eyes will be on him to stretch the world’s best in …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Premier League spending looks certain to shatter all previous records before the current transfer window closes as England’s superpowers reload in an increasingly frenzied arms race. Fuelled by lucrative television contracts, currently worth around £8.3 billion ($10.8bn, 9.3bn euros) and unprecedented revenue streams at …

Washington, United States | AFP | Barcelona defender Pique remains convinced that Neymar will stay at Camp Nou, but said Tuesday his opinion was based on “intuition” rather than inside knowledge. “It’s a personal opinion from the conversation that I had with him and my intuition,” Pique said at a press …

Kingston, Jamaica | AFP | Sprint superstar Usain Bolt is one of three Rio Olympic gold medalists leading a 59-strong Jamaican team named Monday for next month’s athletics World Championships in London. Bolt has said he intends to run the 100m and the 4x100m relay at the worlds, his final event …

Paris, France | AFP |  Real Madrid have reportedly reached a world record deal in principle to sign Kylian Mbappe from Monaco for 180 million euros ($210m, £160m), closing one of the hottest transfer sagas of the summer. Spanish sports daily Marca, citing sources close to the negotiations, said the gifted teenage striker who …

 Madrid, Spain | AFP |   Ending weeks of speculation about his future, Cristiano Ronaldo has told a Spanish newspaper he is staying put at Real Madrid to plunder more silverware. “To win important trophies with my club and the personal honours last season was brilliant, to do it again …

Paris, France | AFP |  Five things on Benjamin Mendy, who signed a five-year contract to join Manchester City from Monaco on Monday to make him the world’s most expensive defender: #BlueMendy – New Order Fans of Manchester band New Order will have been tickled to see the witty #BlueMendy …