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Horse Racing: MRTL Summer Championship Finals

Thursday, 26 July 2018, 14:30 Last update: about 9 years ago

The first part of the local horse racing season comes to an end next Sunday evening with the finals of the Summer Championship. This year this championship is being sponsored by the Marsa Race Track...

German football chief admits mistakes in handling Ozil photo

Thursday, 26 July 2018, 13:36 Last update: about 9 years ago

The president of Germany's football federation conceded he made mistakes in handling a controversy over Mesut Ozil's photo with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but strongly rejected...

CAS confirm 2 Russians to be stripped of 2008 Olympic medals

Thursday, 26 July 2018, 13:34 Last update: about 9 years ago

Russian athletes Tatyana Lebedeva and Maria Abakumova lost their appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday and stripped of three silver medals for doping at the 2008 Olympic...

Canadian teenager Davies joins Bayern for MLS record fee

Thursday, 26 July 2018, 13:33 Last update: about 9 years ago

Bayern Munich has agreed to sign Canadian teenage forward Alphonso Davies from the Vancouver Whitecaps in a transfer worth up to $22 million (18.75 million euros), a record for a Major League Soccer...

Brazil coach Tite extends contract until 2022 World Cup

Thursday, 26 July 2018, 09:00 Last update: about 9 years ago

Brazil coach Tite has extended his contract until the end of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the national football confederation said on Wednesday. Tite, 57, who has been in charge since August...

Former Chelsea forward Schuerrle joins Fulham on loan

Thursday, 26 July 2018, 08:37 Last update: about 9 years ago

Germany forward Andre Schuerrle, who had a spell with Chelsea earlier in his career, joined west London neighbor Fulham from Borussia Dortmund on a two-year loan on Wednesday. "I'm so happy to be...

Triple Crown winner Justify retired from racing

Thursday, 26 July 2018, 03:15 Last update: about 9 years ago

Triple Crown winner Justify was retired from racing Wednesday because of fluid in his left front ankle. Trainer Bob Baffert and Justify's owners said caution over the horse's ankle condition made...

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