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France 2019: Dennerby lists Ebi, Oparanozie, 25 others for World Cup final camp

Defensive bulwark Onome Ebi, midfield lubricator Ngozi Okobi and power forward, Desire Oparanozie, are on top of  the list of 27 players that Super Falcons’ Head Coach Thomas Dennerby has listed for the final camp in Austria ahead of the 8thFIFA Women’s World Cup finals taking place in France 7 ...

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Spa World RX: Timerzyanov takes maiden win

Triple European Rallycross Champion, Timur Timerzyanov, has claimed a career-first world championship victory at the Spa’s inaugural World Rallycross event. The Russian driver started on the second row of the grid for the final at Spa, but led after the opening corner when pole-sitter Andreas Bakkerud ran rallycross returnee Joni ...

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This is my toughest title, says Guardiola

Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, says retaining the Premier League trophy this year was the “toughest” title of his career. City came from behind to claim a 4-1  victory over Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Sunday and beat Liverpool to the title by one point. It is the eighth time in ...

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All eyes on FCA, Alfa Romeo at the 1000 Miglia 2019

    All eyes will be on Fiat Chrysler Automobile and the Alfa Romeo brand at the 2019 ‘1000 Miglia’ which holds from 15 to 18 May as the 37th historical re-enactment of the most famous road race of all time will take place in Italy.  The Alfa Romeo brand, ...

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Renault introduces upgraded engine for Spanish GP

Renault is to introduce an upgraded engine for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix in a bid to boost both performance and reliability Although the new internal combustion engine is not being tagged as an official ‘Spec 2’, it is understood the changes to it have been deemed promising enough for ...

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KIA SA beach tennis tournament rolls out list of qualified teams

As the maiden KIA South Africa national beach tennis championship is set to hold this weekend at the Badplaas Forever Resort in Mpumalanga, the organisers have released a list of eight men and women doubles teams ready to slug it out for the national title, with the winners continuing to ...

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Rossi: Yamaha ‘stronger than last year’ despite Jerez letdown

MotoGP legend, Valentino Rossi, remains convinced that the 2019 Yamaha bike is more competitive than last year’s version, despite having been less competitive at Jerez than hoped. Having featured firmly in the podium hunt in the first three races of the season, Rossi could do no better than sixth from ...

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Nissan GT-R wins big at Simola Hill Climb

…Makes it three in a row, wins both Modified Saloon and Supercar categories   The Nissan GT-R has further confirmed its position as the most successful supercar at the Simola Hill Climb, after it was crowned champion in both the Modified Saloon and Supercar Categories in the 2019 competition. The ...

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Christian Akannoh: My target is to play for Super Eagles

By GBOLAHAN DADA Remember Christian Obodo, Christopher Nwosu, Christopher Ohenhen, Chris Anigala, Christian Chukwu and other great ex-internationals who bear similar first names while donning the national colours playing their hearts out for  Nigeria. But for Christian Akannoh, a youthful star playing in the Swedish league, it is just another ...

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