​Armed Forces ended their eight-year wait for a Gambian league title by winning the 2016 / 2017 premier league. Their previous titles were in 2003 and 2009.

The ‘Khaki Boys’ as they are nicknamed wrapped up the title with two games to spare after close rivals Marimoo and Real de Banjul crumbled in the race. 

​As in previous years, the FIFA Quality Programme will be represented at the 2017 International Trade Fair for Amenity Areas, Sports and Pool Facilities (FSB) by a team armed with a whole wealth of information about football turf. The FSB provides the programme team and their co-exhibitors World Rugby and the International Hockey Federation (FIH) with an ideal platform to discuss current problems and new development projects with industry representatives, architects, local authorities and member associations. 

Formula One motor-racing team Ferrari has extended its partnership with Italian yacht manufacturer Riva.
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The two parties first teamed up ahead of the 2016 season. The new deal will cover the remainder of the 2017 season.

​Barikisu Issahuka from Tamale Secondary School run an inspiring race to beat her opponents in the Under-18 100m final of the GNPC Ghana’s Fastest Human competition staged at Tamale last Saturday for athletes from the Upper East, Upper West and Northern regions.

​Nigerian team Abubakar Bukola Saraki FC has announced that PUMA will become their new kit supplier after sealing a five-year partnership. The club will become the first ever Nigerian topflight team to join PUMA's portfolio of club kit sponsorship.
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The Ilorin based outfit has been donning kit produced by local manufacturer, Owu sportswear before reaching a new kit deal with the German kit company.

​Ghanaian duo Joel Fameyeh and Dickson Afoakwa have clinched the Belarusian FA Cup with Dinamo Brest.

Dinamo Brest won 10-9 on penalties after holding FC Shakhter Soligorsk to a 1-1 stalemate in the entire duration.

Henry Manly-Spain, a popular boxing promoter has been elected as the new 1st Vice-President of the Ghana Boxing Authority after winning the elections at the 2017 Congress in Accra on Wednesday.
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Mr. Manly-Spain, financier of Golden Mike Promotions saw off competition from now former 2nd Vice-President, Rabbon Dodoo polling 47 of 76 valid votes cast against 29 obtained by Mr. Dodoo.

Mamelodi Sundowns head coach, Pitso Mosimane, has urged his players to keep their heads up after the club surrendered their South African Premier League title to Bidvest Wits.

The reigning African champions finished second to Wits following a spate of draws and disappointing losses in the final stretch of the league title chase. 

Raul Duarte coached Angola at the 2008 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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LUANDA (FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017) - Angola’s new U19 head coach Raul Duarte is confident that his team will quickly adapt to his coaching style in build-up to the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017.

Duarte was named as the new U19 boss, taking over from Manuel Silva, who guided Angola to the title at last summer's FIBA U18 African Championship. 

The new ASICS-designed and manufactured Springbok jersey for 2017 has been unveiled by ASICS and SA Rugby.
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The launch of the jersey is the culmination of several months of work by scientists at the ASICS Institute of Sport Science in Kobe, Japan, in collaboration with the SA Rugby and the Springboks.

​SA Rugby has delivered what it believed was a winning bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup at World Rugby headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.
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Jurie Roux, CEO of SA Rugby handed in the 827-page, 8.2kg document, detailing South Africa’s case to host the tournament.

​Egyptian giants, Zamalek, are targeting maximum points and a step towards the knockout round, when they play hosts to USM Alger on Match day 3 on Friday in Alexandria.

Zamalek currently top Group B with four points, one more than their Algerian opponents after two games. The White Knights scored two unanswered goals against Zimbabwean champions, CAPS United, before holding Libya's Ahly Tripoli to a barren draw last week. USM Alger on the other hand defeated Ahly Tripoli 3-0 before succumbing to a 2-1 defeat at CAPS.

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• Football For Hope (FFH) Centre in Iringa opened in October 2013
• Part of ‘20 Centres for 2010’ initiative, which saw 20 FFH centres open across Africa
• HIV/AIDS and malaria prevention are core lessons during sessions

Many people around the world take an education for granted. Some even lament going to school, sitting in a classroom and learning about geography, history or mathematics. For millions of children around the world though, an education – a basic human right – is either not readily available or impossible to attain. 

The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA)’s 2017 congress and elections comes off today at the Theodocia Okoe National Hockey Pitch Conference Room.
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The congress will elect the President and executive members of the GBA as well as lay out plans for the next four years.

The IAAF Doping Review Board has agreed that the applications of three Russian athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes under competition Rule 22.1A(b) while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended.
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The Doping Review Board, which is composed of Robert Hersh (chair), Sylvia Barlag and Antti Pihlakoski, has accepted the applications of the following athletes:

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• Zambia seal historic passage into quarter-finals
• Crazy climax saw Germany take game into extra-time 
• Shemmy Mayembe scores winner in 4-3 thriller 

Zambia survived a heart-stopping encounter to see off Germany 4-3 after extra-time to progress to their first FIFA U-20 World Cup quarter-final. 

​From Buckingham Palace to the heart of the Kalahari Desert, the Queen’s Baton passed through the hands of presidents, fishmongers, children, farmers and athletes alike. Hundreds of communities were engaged, sharing Her Majesty’s message of hope and peace.

Opportunities to discover rising talent always bring about excitement, both to organisers and beneficiaries. Betway Ghana, one of the country’s most popular sports betting platforms, has announced the launch of their very own talent search programme.
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This brilliant initiative holds promise for many aspirational footballers across the country. The Betway Talent Search promises to give Ghanaians between the ages of 18 and 25 the chance to play in front of the top football scouts across the country, and the chance for them to be signed to a football club if they prove themselves. 

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Vivo was presented today as FIFA’s official smartphone sponsor under a sponsorship agreement that will run until 2022 and include the next editions of the FIFA World Cup™ in 2018 and 2022. The announcement was made today in Beijing at the historical and iconic Imperial Ancestral Temple in the presence of Vivo Executive Vice-President Ni Xudong and FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura. 

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CAYENNE (FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2017) – Cameroon women’s basketball team captain Priscilla Mbiandja has revealed that performing better than they did two years ago at the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2017 is their main target.

Mbiandja’s side were finalists but lost to eventual winners and record time champions Senegal in a thrilling final in front of their home fans in Yaounde.

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• Zambia booked a maiden quarter-final berth
• England moved into the last eight for the first time in 24 years
• Nicolas de la Cruz’s goal for Uruguay was the 100th of the tournament

THE DAY REPLAYED – The Zambians danced, the Uruguayans embraced each other, and the English players let out loud yells while punching the air: the victorious teams that emerged from the three Round of 16 matches played out on Wednesday at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 all had their own ways of unleashing unbridled joy.  

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 • Bora Milutinovic coached five different teams at the World Cup finals
 • First manager to take four different teams beyond the first round
 • Milutinovic coached eight national teams in total

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NEW YORK(Tuesday, May 30, 2017) – Atlanta United midfielder Miguel Almirón was voted the Alcatel MLS Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) for the 13th week of the 2017 MLS season.
 
For the second consecutive week, Almirón captured Alcatel MLS Player of the Week honors with a multi-goal performance, as the 23-year-old scored twice in Atlanta’s 3-1 victory over New York City FC on Sunday at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Almirón ranks tied for fourth in MLS and first for Atlanta with seven goals, in addition to tallying four assists this season. Atlanta is now 5-0-1 in matches when Almirón records a goal or assist and sits in seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings with 18 points amid its three-game unbeaten streak (5-4-3 overall record).

Five Ghanaians were elevated to the status of senior officials after the technical seminar of the Ghana Armwrestling Federation.
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The officials who included Hussien Akwetteh Addy, one of the most hard working secretary generals of the NSA  can now serve on the African boeard and officiate international matches. 

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BEIRUT, Lebanon (FIBA Asia Cup 2017) - The Official Draw Ceremony of the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 took place at Le Royal Hotel Dbayeh, Lebanon on Tuesday.

Here are the results of the draw: