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Mamelodi Sundowns won a fairytale first CAF Champions League title on Sunday despite a 1-0 second-leg loss to Zamalek of Egypt in Alexandria. A Stanley Ohawuchi goal on 64 minutes was not enough for the home team as they trailed by three goals from the first leg in Pretoria last weekend and lost 3-1 on aggregate. It was a remarkable ...

Ivory Coast will face former coach Herve Renard again after being drawn against Morocco in the group stage of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Renard led the Ivorians to the 2015 title but will stand in their way in Gabon – just as he also faces them in a 2018 World Cup qualifying group. Egypt, Ghana and Uganda have ...

Norwegian three-time Olympic cross-country skiing medallist Therese Johaug has been given a provisional two-month suspension pending a full investigation into her positive doping test. The defending World Cup champion tested positive for the steroid clostebol. The Norwegian ski federation said the substance had come from a lip cream. “The fact that she has been suspended means she has some degree ...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes a serious challenge for trophies will go a long way towards convincing influential winger Alexis Sanchez and midfielder Mesut Ozil to sign new long-term deals at the club.Ozil and Sanchez have entered the last 20 months of their current contracts at the Emirates Stadium and will hope to secure hefty pay rises to their reported ...

Leicester City stand one victory away from qualification for the Champions League knockout phase after beating Copenhagen at the King Power Stadium to make it three wins from three in their group. Riyad Mahrez steered in Islam Slimani’s knockdown from close range five minutes before half-time time as the Premier League champions left their domestic struggles behind to remain firmly ...

David Owino scored in the second semi-final of the Barclays Cup 2016, to give Zesco United a 1-0 win over Power Dynamos and a place in the final against Zanaco next month. The Kenyan defender scored in the 53rd minute to atone for his countryman Jesse Were’s missed penalty in the 7th minute. Zesco United were awarded the penalty following ...

Munster Rugby head coach Anthony Foley has died suddenly at their team hotel in Paris. Foley, 42, died overnight at the hotel, where the team were staying prior to Sunday’s game against Racing 92. The European Champions Cup game was postponed following the former Ireland international’s death. A statement by the Irish Rugby Football Union said: “The IRFU and Munster ...

Zambia are looking at camping options in South Africa or Ghana, on their way to next month’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Cameroon. Coach Wedson Nyirenda said the most ideal situation would be to camp his team in Ghana. “We are looking at the possibility of camping in South Africa and also in Ghana but as soon as the logistics ...

Zesco United on Wednesday turn their focus back on their Faz Super League title defence when they host struggling Lusaka Dynamos at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. This will be Zesco’s second competitive match since their 2016 Caf Champions League semifinal exit at the hands of Mamelodi Sundowns on September 29. But Wednesday’s fixture will be Zesco’s first league match ...

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the opening four minutes on the way to a four-goal haul as European champions Portugal smashed Andorra 6-0 in World Cup qualifying on Friday, while France recovered from a goal down to thrash Bulgaria. The Real Madrid superstar was making his first appearance for Portugal since he was stretchered off injured and in tears from ...