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Jun
02
2023
By The African Mirror
Hamilton sees Spain as a perfect test for Mercedes

Hamilton sees Spain as a perfect test for Mercedes

SPORT
SUNDAY'S Spanish Grand Prix should give Mercedes a better picture of the true potential of its upgraded Formula One car, seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton said. Mercedes introduced the upgraded car for last weekend's race in Monaco, with changes to the side pod and suspension, but the nature of the slow and twisty street circuit made it hard to draw any conclusions. "You can't really tell a lot from Monaco, you would never choose to test an upgrade at Monaco," Hamilton told reporters at the Circuit de Catalunya on Thursday. "This is a perfect test track, a lot of…
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Jun
02
2023
By JANINA NUNO RIOS
Bolt desperate for impactful role in track and field

Bolt desperate for impactful role in track and field

SPORT
USAIN Bolt said he is desperate to play a role in reviving the sport that made him a global superstar but has experienced something of a decline since his retirement six years ago. The Jamaican, who dominated men's sprinting for nearly a decade after the 2008 Beijing Olympics, said he had found plenty to do to keep himself busy but was really keen to remain involved in sport. "I spend my time doing a lot of family things, when it comes to track and field, not as much as I would want to but I still try and stay in…
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May
30
2023
By OKWI OKOH
Hear Them Roar: Kenya’s Lionesses hunt for rugby greatness

Hear Them Roar: Kenya’s Lionesses hunt for rugby greatness

SPORT
THE early morning air is crisp and the sky is several shades of grey above the Moi International Sports Centre 15 kilometres northeast of Nairobi’s central business district. The turf is green and soft, even though Kenya's “short rains” are petering out and winter is coming. These are ideal training conditions for the Lionesses, Kenya’s national women’s rugby team, and their captain Sheila Chajira doesn’t want to waste a minute of it. On that day in early May, Kenya was preparing to face South Africa’s Springbok Women, Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses and Madagascar's Lady Makis for the chance to play in…
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May
27
2023
By The African Mirror
LaLiga calls for sanctioning powers to fight racism more effectively

LaLiga calls for sanctioning powers to fight racism more effectively

FOOTBALL
SPANISH law permits LaLiga only to identify and report incidents, but not sanction. LaLiga feels powerless given the lack of sanctions that often result from its reporting. Madrid, May 23, 2023 - LaLiga is to request more sanctioning powers, with the aim of being more agile and effective in the fight against violence, racism, xenophobia, and intolerance in sport, where LaLiga has been leading the identification and reporting of such behaviour in football stadiums for years, but the organization feels powerless when observing how its reporting ends. Despite its relentless fight against violence and racism to the full extent of…
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May
25
2023
By SILALEI SHANI, BIRD STORY AGENCY
The stage is set for Africa’s biggest basketball event of the year: BAL playoffs in Kigali

The stage is set for Africa’s biggest basketball event of the year: BAL playoffs in Kigali

BASKETBALL
THE Basketball Africa League’s Nile Conference which took place between April 26 and May 6 at the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall in Cairo ended with Petro de Luanda defeating Al Ahly in a game that went to the wire; Gerson Goncalves scored a buzzer-beating tip-in to win the Nile Conference for his team, 91-90. The win will see the Angola team enter the playoffs in Kigali as the league favourites, after finishing third and then second in the previous two editions of the competition. Angolan Carlos Morais was a standout player during the tournament and continued to set an exemplary…
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May
24
2023
By The African Mirror
Spain arrests 7 after racist incidents targeting Vinicius Jr

Spain arrests 7 after racist incidents targeting Vinicius Jr

FOOTBALL
POLICE detained seven men over separate alleged hate crime incidents against Real Madrid football player Vinicius Jr as Spain's main soccer league urged changes to Spanish law that would enable it to take steps to curb racism in stadiums. Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti expressed support for Vinicius Jr, whom he expected would remain at the club. He lambasted Spain's "obsolete" protocols to deal with racism in the sport and said he would consider taking his players off the pitch if they were to be abused again during a game. Full Real Madrid statement here "At PUMA, we do not tolerate racism,…
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May
21
2023
By The African Mirror
Holders Wydad Casablanca reach African Champions League final

Holders Wydad Casablanca reach African Champions League final

FOOTBALL
A late own goal sent holders Wydad Casablanca of Morocco into the African Champions League final on away goals after holding Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa to a 2-2 draw in Saturday’s semi-final second leg. Sundowns’ defender Mothobi Mvala powered a header into the back of his own net in a botched clearance eight minutes from time to hand Wydad a ticket to next month’s decider against Al Ahly of Egypt. The first leg of the semi-final in Casablanca ended goalless and the two away goals in the return ensured Wydad’s progress. Sundowns went ahead early in the second half…
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May
19
2023
By The African Mirror
Young Africans to meet USM Alger in African Confederation Cup final 

Young Africans to meet USM Alger in African Confederation Cup final 

FOOTBALL
YOUNG Africans became the first team from Tanzania in 30 years to reach a continental club competition final when they beat Marumo Gallants of South Africa 2-1 away on Wednesday to book a date with USM Alger in the final of the African Confederation Cup. Congolese forward Fiston Mayele scored the first goal and set up the second for Kennedy Musonda with a mazy run from inside his own half as Yanga won away at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, some 200km from Johannesburg, in the second leg of their semi-final. It ensured a 4-1 aggregate triumph as they followed…
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May
19
2023
By The African Mirror
Liverpool’s Firmino, Keita, Milner and Oxlade-Chamberlain to leave club

Liverpool’s Firmino, Keita, Milner and Oxlade-Chamberlain to leave club

FOOTBALL
Liverpool's Roberto Firmino celebrates after the match against Leicester City in the King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain on May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Carl Recine ROBERTO Firmino, Naby Keita, James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will leave Liverpool after their contracts expire at the end of the season, the Premier League club said as they prepare the ground for a close-season rebuild. The four players were part of the squad that won the Champions League in 2019 and helped the club win their first English league title in 30 years in the 2019-20 season. "All four players will depart with our gratitude and…
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May
18
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenya’s 10k world record holder Kipruto provisionally suspended

Kenya’s 10k world record holder Kipruto provisionally suspended

ATHLETICS
KENYAN athlete and 10-km road race world record holder Rhonex Kipruto has been provisionally suspended for an anti-doping violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said. Kipruto, who also won a 10,000m bronze medal in the 2019 world championships, broke the 10-km road race world record in 2020. The AIU said on Twitter that Kipruto had been suspended "for the use of a Prohibited Substance/Method (ABP)". ABP refers to the Athlete Biological Passport, which shows discrepancies that can reveal the effects of doping. The AIU added that a notice of the charge has been issued to the 23-year-old runner. Thomson Reuters…
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