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Decision to strip Senegal of Afcon title has left me gobsmacked – and others in Africa furious

The ruling of the Caf appeals committee is against the laws of the game and casts another shadow over Motsepe’s stewardship as president In more than three decades of reporting on African football, I have gone through the entire gamut of emotions: exhilaration – over some of the continent’s great moments at the Africa Cups […]

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The Spin | ‘It was a crazy time’: why big auction paychecks don’t always equal superstardom

Graham Napier’s IPL career amounted to a solitary game but the all-rounder has no regrets about how things turned out “Some people do recognise me occasionally and it’s always nice to have a chat about cricket.” Graham Napier has a few minutes between appointments. As a fire safety officer in Suffolk the 46-year-old former Essex

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Some WNBA players set to make more than $1m a year after new CBA agreed in principle

Union and league reach verbal agreement on new deal Salaries expected to match rocketing revenue The WNBA and its players’ union reached an agreement in principle on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning. Specifics still need to be finalized over the next few weeks as lawyers on both sides work on the

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