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Milan eye Euro return after holding Napoli
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Milan eye Euro return after holding Napoli

Rome – AC Milan kept their hopes of European football alive on Sunday with a 2-2 draw at Napoli that leaves them with a strong chance of reaching the Europa League. Franck Kessie’s penalty 17 minutes from time gave Milan a battling point in Naples after Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Dries Mertens had put the...

Cricket Namibia launches over 40s league
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Cricket Namibia launches over 40s league

Cricket Namibia (CN) recently launched the over 40s league, aimed at accommodating cricketers above the ages of 40. According to a statement, the over 40s league will accommodate players aged 40 years and older to keep playing the game. It further stated that this platform will prepare players for international cricket opportunities.  “The over 40s...

PSL season to resume in virus ‘hot spot’
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PSL season to resume in virus ‘hot spot’

Johannesburg – Gauteng will host the remaining 57 matches of the South African season despite the province being the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, it was announced yesterday. There had been 276 000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 nationally by late Sunday, the most in an African country, and 4 079 fatalities. South...

Man City’s European ban quashed on appeal
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Man City’s European ban quashed on appeal

Lausanne – Manchester City will be free to play Champions League football next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) lifted a two-season ban from European competitions imposed by UEFA yesterday.  An initial fine of 30 million euros (US$34 million = £27 million) was also reduced to 10 million euros on appeal. City...

Dominant Hamilton cruises to 85th win 
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Dominant Hamilton cruises to 85th win 

Spielberg – Lewis Hamilton secured his first win of the season and the 85th of his career with a perfectly-judged victory from pole position as Mercedes delivered a one-two finish in Sunday’s Styrian Grand Prix. The six-time world champion bounced back from a disappointing season-opening Austrian Grand Prix on the same Red Bull Ring circuit...

James offers support to under-fire ESPN reporter
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James offers support to under-fire ESPN reporter

Los Angeles – Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James offered a tweet of support Sunday for ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski, who has reportedly been suspended for a vulgar response to an email from a US senator. James joined other NBA players in tweeting “#FreeWoj” on Sunday, two days after Wojnarowski himself posted an apology on...

Sheffield stun Chelsea …Liverpool held, Norwich relegated
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Sheffield stun Chelsea …Liverpool held, Norwich relegated

Sheffield United dealt a major blow to Chelsea’s chances of a Premier League top-four finish by thrashing the Blues 3-0 at Bramall Lane, while Liverpool’s long winning run at Anfield came to an end in a 1-1 draw with Burnley on Saturday. Manchester City did guarantee their presence in the top four for a 10th...

Namibia welcomes new Caf Women’s Champions League
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Namibia welcomes new Caf Women’s Champions League

The newly-established Confederation of African Football (Caf) Women’s Champions League will help professionalise women football across the continent, Brave Gladiators great Julien Garises strongly believes. Caf recently announced the establishment of the Women’s Champions League, which will see clubs across the continent compete in the prestigious continental tournament, equivalent to that of the males. Speaking...

At 39, runner Johannes is still hungry for more
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At 39, runner Johannes is still hungry for more

Tiri Masawi Neither age nor the new coronavirus can stop top Namibian athlete Helalia Johannes (39) from crossing another finishing line. The multiple award-winning athlete this week told The Southern Times Sport that as surely as the restrictions on sporting activities occasioned by Covid-19 end, she will be back in the hunt for more victories....