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SWILA: The EU erred by locking Kenyan athletes out of DL races
By Isaac Swila,
1402, July 3, 2020 (EAT)
@ISAACSWILA Kenyan athletes, hit hard by the effects of Covid-19 pandemic that led to a near shutdown of global sports are staring at yet another cha...
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Diego Costa appears in court to settle tax fraud case
By Reuters,
1416, June 4, 2020 (EAT)
Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa appeared in court wearing a white mask in the Spanish capital on Thursday to ratify a pact he made with prosecutor...
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How football legend Drogba, helped to halt civil war in his home nation
By Agencies,
1455, April 19, 2020 (EAT)
Al-Merrikh Stadium, in Sudan's second largest city of Omdurman, is not one of the world's great gladiatorial arenas. Yet this small ground - known as ...
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Ronaldinho under investigation for more crimes: prosecutor
By Reuters,
912, March 9, 2020 (EAT)
Ronaldinho Gaucho, the former Brazil and Barcelona soccer star being held in a Paraguayan jail for using a falsified passport, is being investigated f...
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Former Barcelona forward Ronaldinho arrested in Paraguay – police
By Reuters,
1444, March 7, 2020 (EAT)
Former Brazil and Barcelona forward Ronaldinho Gaucho was arrested in Paraguay on Friday for attempting to enter the country with an adulterated passp...
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Central African football boss hears war crimes charges
By Reuters,
1703, September 19, 2019 (EAT)
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) said two alleged leaders of Central African Republic militias, one of them prominent in African ...
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Ronaldo invites Messi to dinner, Cantona steals show
By Agencies,
1315, August 30, 2019 (EAT)
Football draws and awards nights can often be dreary affairs, full of stilted speeches and goal montages. But when you get two of the greatest play...
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Platini freed after Qatar World Cup probe
By Reuters,
1126, June 19, 2019 (EAT)
Michel Platini, the former head of European football association UEFA, was freed in the early hours of Wednesday after having been questioned over the...
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How football is giving street urchins a new lease of life in Thika town
By Ann Ngige Nyamu,
1517, July 26, 2018 (EAT)
A philanthropic organization has tremendously changed the face of Thika town streets through sporting activities. Serving for two years now, Life S...
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Argentina-Israel friendly called off
By AFP,
1130, June 6, 2018 (EAT)
Argentina's upcoming friendly with Israel in Jerusalem has been cancelled, the Israeli embassy confirmed on Tuesday, citing unspecified threats agains...
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Palestinian FA protests planned Messi game in Jerusalem
By AFP,
2006, June 3, 2018 (EAT)
Palestinian football boss Jibril Rajoub called Sunday on Barcelona star Lionel Messi not to play in an Argentina-Israel game in Jerusalem and urged fa...
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US Olympics chief resigns in wake of abuse scandal
By AFP,
1020, March 1, 2018 (EAT)
Embattled United States Olympic Committee chief executive Scott Blackmun has stepped down following calls for his resignation in the wake of...
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Argentina football official commits suicide over FIFA trial claims
By AFP,
1751, November 15, 2017 (EAT)
A former Argentine football official has reportedly committed suicide after he was accused of bribe-taking in testimony to a trial of top former FIFA ...
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Argentina’s murderers and robbers try rugby for redemption
By AFP,
1622, June 21, 2017 (EAT)
They were jailed for murder, armed robbery and other violent crimes. But the inmates of a maximum security prison in Argentina are now seeking redempt...
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Man Utd boss Mourinho refutes tax fraud accusations
By AFP,
942, June 21, 2017 (EAT)
Jose Mourinho's advisers have hit back at accusations that the Manchester United manager failed to pay millions of euros in taxes to the Spanish autho...
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Man Utd boss Mourinho accused of tax fraud in Spain
By AFP,
1918, June 20, 2017 (EAT)
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was on Tuesday accused by Spanish authorities of failing to pay 3.3 million euros ($3.7m, £2.9m) in taxes dur...
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Ronaldo unperturbed by tax evasion storm
By AFP,
1800, June 14, 2017 (EAT)
Cristiano Ronaldo insisted Wednesday he had a "clear conscience" after Spanish prosecutors accused Real Madrid's star forward of evading 14.7 million ...
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Real Madrid’s Ronaldo in KSh1.7 billion fraud scandal
By AFP,
1736, June 13, 2017 (EAT)
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was on Tuesday accused of evading KSh1.7 billion (14.7 million euros) in tax through offshore companies, the latest...
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Spain Supreme Court confirms Messi jail sentence
By AFP,
1718, May 24, 2017 (EAT)
Spain's Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed a 21-month jail sentence and 2.09-million-euro ($2.25 million) fine imposed on Lionel Messi for tax fraud...
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Barca ready to make Messi best paid, says president
By AFP,
1857, December 20, 2016 (EAT)
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu indicated the Spanish champions are prepared to make Lionel Messi the world's highest-paid player to keep the...
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