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First round leaderboard -5 H Stenson (Swe), D Johnson (US); -4 P Reed (US); -3 M Kuchar (US), B Martin (US) Selected others: -2 M Warren (Sco), J Day (Aus); -1 P Mickelson (US), MA Jimenez (Spa), C Montgomerie (Sco); Level S Garcia (Spa); +2 R McIlroy (NI), J Rose (Eng), P Casey (Eng), I Poulter (Eng); +3 L Donald ...

Tennant Chilumba has praised his bench for keeping Power Dynamos’ unbeaten in the Kitwe sides last four successive games during his absence. Chilumba missed club duties for most of May and the early part of June while away on national duty as Zambia Under-23 assistant coach during the 2015 Caf Under-23 qualifiers. In his absence, first assistant coach Anderson Phiri ...

England smashed the record for their highest ever one-day run chase to beat New Zealand by seven wickets at Trent Bridge and level the series at 2-2. By reaching their target of 350 in only 44 overs, England beat their previous best of 306-5 against Pakistan in 2000. Eoin Morgan and Joe Root both made centuries and shared a stand ...

Power Dynamos have disclosed that would like to re-sign Zambia midfielder Lubambo Musonda. Lubambo is currently clubless after suddenly leaving Armenian club Ulisses FC in March just mid-way through a twelve-month deal with the club he joined from Power last August. The midfielder trained with Power early this week after completing his Zambia duty in last Saturday’s 2017 Africa Cup ...

Zambia on Tuesday kicked off their preparations for this weekend’s 2016 Caf African Nations Championship (Chan) qualifier against Namibia. The 2009 Chan bronze medallists held their first practice session under coach George Lwandamina at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka. Fifteen players in total out of the 26 call-ups were in camp as Zambia attempt to qualify for their first Chan final ...

Air pollution forced authorities in Santiago to order a day of extraordinary anti-smog measures on Tuesday, as the Chilean capital hosted the Copa America, the South American football championships. Under the so-called “pre-emergency” declared by the Santiago mayor’s office, nearly 20 percent of the city’s vehicles must stay off the roads and nearly 800 factories must remain closed. No Copa ...

AC Milan on Tuesday sacked coach Filippo Inzaghi after what has been a bitterly disappointing season, immediately replacing him with Serbian Sinisa Mihajlovic. Milan will not compete in Europe next season after finishing down in midtable alongside city rivals Inter, spelling the end for Inzaghi, who failed to lift the club out of the gloom after taking over from former ...

Chicago Blackhawks claimed their third Stanley Cup in six years with a 2-0 win against Tampa Bay Lightning that gave them a 4-2 series victory. Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith were on target as Chicago clinched the title at home for the first time since 1938. It was the only match of the series not to be decided by a ...

Lionel Messi has warned his Argentina teammates that Tuesday’s Copa America clash with Uruguay is a must-win encounter after their stumbling draw with Paraguay. The tournament favourites were left stunned on Saturday after they let a 2-0 lead slip as Paraguay snatched a 2-2 draw with a last-gasp equaliser in Group B. Argentina’s shaky defensive display in the second half ...

Nkana coach Aggrey Chiyangi is planning to clear-out non-performers during the July mid-season break. Chiyangi said he was not pleased with the attitude of some of his players after three games in charge since his arrival at Nkana on May 25. On Sunday, Nkana rebounded slightly when they drew 0-0 at home in Kitwe with bottom placed Nakambala Leopards to ...