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Athletics: South Africa top World U-18 for first time

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | South Africa completed a clean sweep in the boy’s sprints to top the medals table for the first time at the World Under-18 athletics championships in Nairobi on Sunday. South Africa, fifth in 1999 and 2005, amassed ten medals including five golds over the five-day championships. …

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Tennis: Roger Federer, from Mr Angry to Mr Perfect

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  From racquet-smashing enfant terrible with a bad attitude and ill-advised ponytail to universally respected sporting role model and modern icon, Roger Federer has come a long, long way. Fourteen years after winning his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, Federer clinched an historic eighth …

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Senegal suspends sports events after football deaths

Dakar, Senegal | AFP | Senegal on Sunday suspended all sports and cultural events until elections at the end of the month, a day after eight people died in a football stadium disaster. Legislative elections are due on July 30 and tensions are running high with prominent opposition leader and Dakar …

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Last throw of the dice for Ugandan girls at Netball World Youth Cup

LIVE FINAL DAY #NWYC2017   Medal play FT- Uganda ??  55  Scotland 42 –  Uganda 7th/ Scotland 8th South Africa vs Fiji 1pm  – 5th/6th England vs Fiji 3pm Silver/Bronze playoff FINAL  New Zealand vs Australia 5pm MATCH PREVIEW Gaborone, Botswana| THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | Uganda will have their best finish at the Netball World …

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Tennis: Five facts on Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Five facts on Garbine Muguruza who defeated Venus Williams in the Wimbledon final on Saturday: — Muguruza was born in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas in October, 1993. Her mother Scarlet Blanco is from the South American country and Muguruza holds dual Spanish-Venezuelan nationality. Father …

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Football: Chelsea complete deal for midfielder Bakayoko

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Chelsea completed the signing of French international midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco, the Premier League champions announced on Saturday. The 22-year-old joined Antonio Conte’s Chelsea on a five-year contract for a reported fee of up to £39.7 million ($51.98m, 45.3m euros) after helping the principality …

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Uganda’s Emong wins historic World Para Athletics gold

London, United Kingdom | THE INDEPENDENT |  David Emong has done it again. Uganda’s Paralympic silver medallist put Uganda on the mark at the World Para Athletics Championships in London by winning the country’s first ever gold on Saturday night. Emong did it in style, running 3:58.36in the 1,5oom T46 event to beat  defending …

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Muguruza stuns Venus to win first Wimbledon title

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Garbine Muguruza stormed to her first Wimbledon title and shattered Venus Williams’ history bid with a majestic 7-5, 6-0 victory in Saturday’s final. Muguruza overwhelmed Williams with a supreme display of power hitting in 77 minutes on Centre Court to become only the second …

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