4 Olivier Shyaka (RWA) - Tunisia v Rwanda, Day 6 of the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, 25 August, Preliminary Round
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KIGALI (FIBA AfroBasket 2017) - Rwanda's small forward Olivier Shyaka can't wait to make his second FIBA AfroBasket appearance in August.

As FIBA Africa confirmed Rwanda as one of the two wild card recipients for this summer's FIBA AfroBasket, in Kigali, 21-year-old Shyaka celebrated a "chance of competing against Africa's best."

Uganda 3X3 U18 team to open preparation for FIBA 3X3 U18 World Cup 2017 on April 29,2017
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KAMPALA (FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2017) – Uganda head coach Hamza Nyambogo has named an eight-man shortlist for the upcoming FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup set for 28 June - 2 July in Chengdu, China.

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• Italy overturn a two-goal deficit in the competition for the first time
• Switzerland's Noel Ott the day's top scorer with four goals
• "You can't switch off with two minutes to go," rues Mexico captain

Italy, Switzerland and Senegal became the first three countries to book their places in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017 quarter-finals after posting victories on Saturday 29 April. 

TENERIFE (Basketball Champions League) - During the Basketball Champions League Final Four Gala Dinner on Saturday, a couple of season prizes were awarded. Besides the MVP of the Season, the Best Plays (Dunk, Assist, Block), the Best Young Player and the Star Lineup awards were announced during the Gala Diner, in presence of participating clubs, representatives of the City and Government of Tenerife, European Leagues, FIBA and Basketball Champions League senior officials.

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• Tahiti travelled to Brazil 2013 as the first champion of Oceania other than Australia or New Zealand
• They conceded 24 goals in Brazil, the most in the history of the competition
• All but one of Tahiti’s players in Brazil were amateurs 

The FIFA Confederations Cup is a collection of the world’s best. A showpiece. The champions of Europe and South America, the defending FIFA World Cup™ winners and the kings of Africa, all the continental royalty come to battle for bragging rights and silverware. But at Brazil 2013, Tahiti were there as well. Never before has there been an underdog with such long odds as this little team with a big dream from the middle of the South Pacific. 

• Nigeria fight back to defeat Mexico in extra time
• It is the first drawn match in regulation time at Bahamas 2017
• Mexico next game: vs Italy, Nigeria next game: vs Iran, both on 1 May

Nigeria staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Mexico 5-4 in extra time of their Group B clash at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017. 

​Togolese Thomas Sethodji, the number one seed at the McDan West African Open emerged winner at the 2017 edition which took place last Saturday at the Accra Sports Stadium when he defeated Felix Hounkpevi from Benin by two seats to take home $3,000 plus Tennis shoes and rackets from Babolar and products from sponsors.

Following Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) announcement of its intention to host its own global T20 tournament with a worldwide tender notice in February this year, requesting Expressions of Interest (EoI) from potential owners, the countdown to announce the eight owners has begun.
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With phase two of the process approaching completion, potential owners have one last opportunity to submit their documents.

• Free-scoring Senegal claim second win in Group A
• Ibrahima Balde scores hat-trick, as African champions qualify for last eight
• Senegal next game: vs Switzerland, Bahamas next game: vs Ecuador, both on 1 May

Senegal underlined they are a team to watch out for at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017 after an emphatic 10-1 victory over hosts Bahamas in their second Group A match.
Building on their nine-goal win over Ecuador, the African champions raced out to a five-goal lead in the first period and never looked back, as the Bahamas struggled to contain Senegal’s attack. 

It’s a long way from Polokwane‚ Limpopo‚ to Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania‚ however you measure it.

One is 13 294km from the other; across the equator from the eastern side of northern South Africa to the eastern side of the north of the US.
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Gift Ngoepe has journeyed all of those kilometres‚ and many more‚ to stand where he stood on Wednesday.

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Uganda’s youngster Robert Chemonges is the winner of the 15th METRO Marathon Duesseldorf with a personal best. The 19 year-old clocked a fine 2:10:31 in windy conditions, which should secure qualification for the World Championships’ marathon in London this summer. Norway’s Weldu Gebretsadik took second with 2:11:16 and also qualified for London while Yared Shegumo of Poland was third. The runner-up from the European Championships in Zurich 2014 clocked 2:12:33.

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has signed a five-year partnership deal with energy solutions company, Aiteo Group, valued at N2.5bn.
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The partnership, which is the first in-country sports sponsorship for the Aiteo Group, will commence on 1st May 2017, and has an initial option of one-year extension.

• New event for London that is 'truly global yet uniquely local'
• Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, says “It has the potential to become one of the most remarkable days in our sporting calendar” 

London Marathon Events today announced plans for The Big Half, a unique new annual mass participation event, which will take place in London on Sunday 4 March 2018.
The Big Half is more than just an event; it is a campaign. This unique event will demonstrate how sport and the community can get together to inspire social change, create social cohesion and improve health and wellbeing. 

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• Tunisia announce appointment of new head coach Nabil Maaloul
• Eagles of Carthage are tied on points with Congo DR in Group A in Round 3 of Africa's Russia 2018 qualifiers
• Tunisia are 42nd in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking

The Tunisian Football Federation have appointed former national team midfielder Nabil Maaloul as the new head coach of the Eagles of Carthage. 

SportPesa, has entered into an agreement with Spanish Football League, LaLiga, to become the official African betting partner.
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Spanning an initial three years, the agreement will help LaLiga grow and get closer to its fans in Africa, which is a strategic territory as over three quarters of the population are interested in football.

International rugby will return to SA's football hot-bed Soweto after a seven-year absence when the French Barbarians play there in June.
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The Baabaas play the second and final match against South Africa A at Orlando Stadium on June 23, the national rugby union announced Wednesday.

• Senegal's Hamidou Barry scores hat-trick
• Ecuador still searching for first ever Beach Soccer World Cup goal
• Senegal's next game: vs hosts Bahamas, Ecuador's next game: vs Switzerland, both on 29 April

Senegal thrashed tournament debutants Ecuador 9-0 in the opening match in Group A at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017, led by a hat-trick from Hamidou Barry.
Making their sixth tournament appearance, Senegal dominated the match from kick-off and jumped into a 3-0 lead after the first interval. 

Evans Yeboah, a second vice President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has been elected unopposed as the new President of the Ghana Badminton Federation.
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Last Saturday saw the election of new leaders of the Federation at their third  annual congress held at the media center of the Accra sports stadium. Interestingly all contestants went unopposed at the election grounds.

Decathlon Ghana, on Saturday joined other corporate bodies to support the annual inter preparatory schools football gala at the Lizzy Sports Complex, East Legon.
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Jamal Maraby, Sports Director of Lizzy Sports Complex told the media this year’s event had been successful and highly patronized due to the massive support they received from companies such as Decathlon Ghana, Vital Milk, Latex Foam, Bel Aqua, EBN and Yum-mie Noodles.

The Ghana national Rugby team, the Ghana Eagles, made Ghanaians feel proud when they beat rivals Benin 46 points to 5 in the first match of the Rugby Africa Regional Challenge Group West 1 tournament on the Accra Sports Stadium pitch on Sunday 30 April 2017.
 
The match started frenetically with both teams scoring tries in the first eight minutes, first by Ghana’s Jalilu Yussif Abdul followed by a Benin try from Alphon Guegi.

​TENERIFE (Basketball Champions League) - Iberostar Tenerife became the first ever winners of the Basketball Champions League with a 63-59 win over Banvit in the Final on Sunday evening.

Davin White hit a huge three pointer in the final minute which proved to be the dagger, but it was Marius Grigonis who picked up Final Four MVP honours with 18 points on 6/10 shooting.

4 Marko Zdero (UAE) - Novi Sad Al Wahda vs Ljubljana
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NANJING (FIBA 3x3 Challenger) - The two best teams in the FIBA 3x3 Team Ranking - Novi Sad Al Wahda (UAE) and Ljubljana (SLO) - headline a list of loaded squads in Nanjing for the first FIBA 3x3 Challenger of the season on 29-30 April 2017.

Two tickets for the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Utsunomiya Masters and 20,000 USD are on the line for the 16 participating teams at the Nanjing Challenger, which will be staged in the heart of the former Chinese capital.

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• A sextet emulating R9, Batigol, ‘The Divine Ponytail’ & Co
• Woody Woodpecker pecking into an impregnable barrier
• Solo stars making more than rival clubs’ entire staff

500 goals for one club is what Barcelona’s Lionel Messi became just the eighth footballer in history to score after Jimmy McGrory (Celtic), Josef Bican (Slavia Prague), Fernando Peyroteo (Sporting), Jimmy Jones (Glenavon), Uwe Seeler (Hamburg), Pele (Santos) and Gerd Muller (Bayern Munich). ‘The Atomic Flea’ hadn’t netted in six appearances against Real Madrid, but broke his drought with a brilliant equaliser to outrank Alfredo di Stefano and become the outright record marksman in league instalments of El Clásico. Then, after Sergio Ramos had earned the 22nd red card of his career for a lunge at Messi, and with just 13 seconds left on the clock, the 29-year-old Argentinian finished off a bewitching counter-attack to bring up the half-millennium and snatch Barça one of their most dramatic all-time victories over Real. 

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• Gabriele Gori scores six times in Italy’s opening victory
• Paolo Palmacci’s hat-trick included two bicycle kick goals
• Nigeria next game: vs Mexico, Italy next game: vs Iran, both on 29 April

Italy turned on the style to defeat Nigeria 12-6 in their opening Group B match at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017.
Gabriele Gori followed his impressive scoring exploits in European qualifying with six goals against the West Africans in Nassau on Thursday. 

Australian online bookmaker CrownBet has signed on as the latest sponsor of this year’s Rugby League World Cup (RLWC2017).
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CrownBet will serve as the official wagering partner of the event, which will be co-hosted by Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

The bookmaker will receive key integration via the tournament’s digital and social media channels. The two entities will also engage in mutually beneficial consumer promotions and activities.