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FA Trophy: Birkirkara prevail over Sliema in penalty shoot-out

Saturday, 28 April 2018, 19:12 Last update: about 10 years ago Silvio Vella

With both teams tied at 1-1 after 120 playing minutes, keeper Naumowski saved two Sliema penalties, with Andelkovic scoring the decisive one for Birkirkara to win the penalty shoot-out and reach the FA Trophy final....

Fortuna Duesseldorf secures return to Bundesliga

Saturday, 28 April 2018, 17:02 Last update: about 10 years ago

German second division leader Fortuna Duesseldorf defeated Dynamo Dresden 2-1 away to secure its sixth promotion to the Bundesliga on Saturday. Rouwen Hennings' last-minute strike was enough for...

Russian athletes accused of working with banned coach

Saturday, 28 April 2018, 16:58 Last update: about 10 years ago

Athletes from Russia's national track and field team are still working with a coach who was banned for life for doping, investigators said Saturday. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency says its...

Maradona leaving UAE team after missing automatic promotion

Saturday, 28 April 2018, 16:08 Last update: about 10 years ago

Diego Maradona has left his coaching job in the United Arab Emirates after his team failed to win automatic promotion to the top division. The former Argentina World Cup winner was managing UAE...

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