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Iranian tennis player suspended after chasing official off the court.

An unranked Iranian tennis player has been provisionally suspended from the tour after an astonishing outburst on the court during an ITF Futures event in Turkey on Sunday. Majid Abedini, aged 29, was caught on camera angrily chasing a supervisor off the court during his first-round qualifying match against British …

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Dauda Mohammed scores fastest goal of the season in GPL

Yesterday witnessed the first midweek game week of the 2015/16. As expected all the games proved exciting with 20 goals across the 7 centers.  Asante Kotoko recorded their first away win in the ongoing league at the Dawu park against surprised package of this league season. The win doubles as the …

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Division One League Results: Attram draws first match as Olympics coach

  Player-coach Godwin Attram earned a draw in his first match in charge as  Olympics were held 1-1 by Okyeman Planners in Zone III.  The ex-Black Stars international has replaced Yaw Acheampong as coach and has promised to lead them to the Premier League. In Zone II, Samartex were buoyed …

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Godin injured at San Mames

Bad news for Atletico Madrid as defender Diego Godin was injured in the clash against Athletic Bilbao. He was forced to exit the action prematurely owing to a muscle injury. The Rojiblancos will be worried because the Uruguayan suffered a similar injury against PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League. The …

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Neymar to play in Olympics but not Copa America

Barcelona have come to an agreement with the Brazilian Football Federation for Neymar to only play in the Olympics this summer, but not the Copa America. The Brazilian forward was initially scheduled to play in both tournaments, with the Olympics taking place between August 3 and 21, and the Copa …

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Cristiano Ronaldo exits pitch injured against Villarreal

  The dominant 3-0 display against Villarreal at the SantiagoBernabeu didn’t end on a positive note, as Cristiano Ronaldo left the match with some discomfort in his right quadriceps after attempting a bicycle kick in the dying minutes. Zidane attentively looked on as Ronaldo left the pitch on his own …

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Barça make Deportivo pay

Barcelona snapped a three-match winless skid in la Liga with a decisive 8-0 victory over Deportivo on Wednesday evening at the Estadio Riazor in La Coruña. Luis Suárez scored a brace in each half, with goals in the 11th, 24th, 53rd and 64th minutes, while Ivan Rakitic, Lionel Messi, Marc …

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Ghana Premier League – Leaders All Stars lose unbeaten record

Abednego Tetteh converted a 9th minute penalty to put Bechem United ahead and held on to the lead till half time. All Stars returned from the break with much verve, and hit back within a minute of the second half through Kofi Yeboah. The home side held on tightly as …

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France to extend state of emergency to cover Euro 2016 tournament

France plans to extend the state of emergency in place since November’s attacks on Paris for a further two months to ensure security at the Euro 2016 football tournament, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Wednesday. “Faced with an event this big … which must take place in conditions of …

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CAF Confederation Cup- Medeama spank Shendi 2-0 to inch closer to group stage

Medeama continued their impressive exploits in the CAF confederation cup by progressing to the playoffs with a resounding victory over Al Shendi. The Mauves did not disappoint the teeming fans that thrown the Essipong stadium on a working day, Wednesday, as goals from Abass Mohammed and Kwame Boahene helped to …

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