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Serena eyes challenge of post-baby comeback

  Washington, United States | AFP |  Serena Williams has spent her career defying the odds, winning 23 Grand Slam singles titles and becoming the oldest world number one at age 35. But now she will face perhaps the ultimate challenge — making a comeback after motherhood. Williams, who announced …

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Serena hints at pregnancy but deletes ’20 weeks’ post

Los Angeles, United States | AFP |  Tennis great Serena Williams hinted Wednesday that she’s expecting her first child, posting a photo of herself on Snapchat captioned “20 weeks”. The photo, captured by US media, shows Williams in a yellow swimsuit with what appears to be a baby bump. The …

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Hat-trick hero Ronaldo first to 100 Champions League goals

Madrid, Spain | AFP | Cristiano Ronaldo made history by becoming the first player to reach 100 Champions League goals as he scored a hat-trick in Tuesday’s quarter-final second leg against Bayern Munich. The Portugal star, who racked up a century of goals in Europe in the first leg, headed in …

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Standard Liege coach who sidelined Farouk Miya sacked

FILE photo of Miya in action for his Belgian side Standard Liege Lowly Standard sack Serbian coach who ignored Uganda’s Miya Brussels, Belgium | AFP | Standard Liege have sacked their Serbian coach Aleksandar Jankovic after the iconic Belgian top-flight outfit could only finish ninth in the regular season. “Negative …

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Ochan the hero as KCCA shocks Egyptian giants El Masry

Goalkeeper Benjamin Ochan was the hero, with two saves in the post-match penalties and the winning shot, as KCCA dumped Egyptian side El Masry out of the Confederations Cup in Ismailia on Saturday night. Mike Mutebe’s KCCA football club now become the first Ugandan side to qualify for the group stages of the …

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Police say blasts were ‘targeted attack’ on Dortmund

Dortmund, Germany | AFP | German police said Tuesday that they believe the three explosions that rocked Dortmund’s team bus ahead of a Champions League game were directly targeted at the club. “We are assuming that they were a targeted attack against the Dortmund team,” said Dortmund city’s police chief …

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Five attacks on sporting events…memories of Munich massacre, Togo

Paris, France | AFP | Three explosions targetting the Borussia Dortmund team bus left one person injured and forced the postponement of Tuesday’s Champions League match against Monaco in Germany. Here are other attacks that have rocked sporting events. 1972 Munich Olympics massacre Eleven Israeli athletes perished at the 1972 Munich …

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