Yaounde, The African Cup of Nations final is dominated by the story of Liverpool teammates Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané, who will find themselves on opposing teams in their continent’s biggest soccer game. Both are chasing their first major trophy with…
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NFL’s Washington Football Team Now Called Commanders
The U.S. National Football League’s Washington franchise announced Wednesday it will now be known as the Washington Commanders, 18 months after dropping its previous name following years of complaints it was derogatory and racist.The team, founded as t…
Golf: The Senegalese Woman Who’s Beating All the Boys
SALY, SENEGAL — When pro golfer Oumou Dieye first started competing against men, she felt intimidated. They didn’t want to play with her, she says, and they didn’t take her seriously.But then, in her first match, she won.After that, she had all the con…
Barcelona bids to sign Aubameyang and sell Dembélé
Barcelona, The last day of the winter transfer window arrived in Spain on Monday with Barcelona hoping to seal the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and find a buyer for Ousmane Dembélé.Aubameyang arrived to finalize negotiations with the Catalan cl…
Cameroon Football Team Donates to Stadium Crush Victims
YAOUNDÉ — Cameroon’s national football team, the Indomitable Lions, Sunday donated $85,000 and dedicated their 2-0 victory over the Scorpions of Gambia to victims of the stampede that killed eight and injured 38 at Yaoundé’s Olembe stadium this week. T…
Stephen Curry, Warriors beat Kyrie Irving, Nets 110-106
San Francisco, Klay Thompson hit the biggest shot yet of his 2 1/2-year injury comeback, smoothly sinking a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left to send the Golden State Warriors to a 110-106 victory over Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night….