Petrus Amutenya puts Futsal in Namibia under the spotlight

Petrus Amutenya puts Futsal in Namibia under the spotlight

Future Media Sport's Petrus amuntenya catches up with Andrei Tirtirau, the founder of Futsal Namibia and Donawald Modise, Namibia National Futsal Head Coach about the sport... https://iono.fm/e/1401530

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Sport

Blazers spoil Lillard’s return to Portland, Durant’s Suns eclipse Nets

's emotional return to Portland opened with an ovation and ended in defeat as the Trail Blazers held off the Milwaukee Bucks 119-116 on Wednesday. Lillard was playing his first game in Portland since the September trade that sent him to Milwaukee after he spent his first 11 NBA seasons as a Blazer. Greeted by a massive standing ovation and feted with a video tribute, Lillard felt the love, but […]

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Africa

Ties that bind: Closely-related players who made AFCON 2023 a family affair

By Joel Omotto, via bird story agency In the history of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), a number of closely-related players have graced the tournament with six siblings winning the trophy. Ethiopians Italo and Luciano Vassallo won it together in 1962, Congolese brothers Albert Bwanga and Robert Kazadi were part of the 1974 winning team, Cameroonians Andre and Francois Biyik claimed the crown in 1988 while […]

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Sport

Iran survive penalty drama to book Asian Cup clash with Japan

Iran will meet pre-tournament favourites Japan in the Asian Cup quarter-finals after surviving extra time with 10 men before defeating Syria 5-3 on penalties on Wednesday. Japan beat Bahrain 3-1 despite another mistake from goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, as Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma made his first appearance in Qatar after injury. Skipper Ehsan Hajsafi scored the winning penalty for Iran, who are ranked 70 places above Syria and were comfortably […]

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Sport

Formula One rejects Andretti’s bid to join

Formula One announced on Wednesday it had blocked US outfit Andretti's bid to join the circuit, citing concerns over the team's level of competitiveness. Andretti, headed up by 1978 world champion Mario and his son, former McLaren driver Michael, had applied to become Formula One's 11th team from 2025 or 2026. "Our assessment process has established that the presence of an 11th team would not, in and of […]

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Sport

Former England star Cipriani confirms retirement

Former England star Danny Cipriani confirmed his retirement from rugby union on Wednesday in a "sobering but also freeing moment". Cipriani, capped 16 times by England, had not played since 2022 and was already "semi-retired" before finally deciding to officially hang up his boots. The 36-year-old's colourful career included two spells at Wasps, as well as stints at Melbourne Rebels, Sale, Gloucester and Bath. "Even though I've been semi-retired. […]

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Sport

Benfica snap Barca streak in Women’s Champions League goalfest

Lucy Bronze preserved Barcelona's unbeaten run but Benfica snapped the holders' 23-match winning streak in a 4-4 draw in their final Women's Champions League group match on Wednesday. Bronze also made up for her own embarrassment in a seesaw match that defied its dead rubber tag, after the English defender scored an 81st-minute own goal that put Benfica 4-3 up. She levelled deep into time added on, leaving […]

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Sport

PGA Tour makes deal worth up to $3 bn to create for-profit entity

The US PGA Tour announced a deal worth up to $3 billion with a group of billionaire sports team owners on Wednesday to create a for-profit entity, PGA Tour Enterprises. The commercial venture partnership with Strategic Sports Group (SSG), under the PGA Tour's control, offers nearly 200 PGA Tour players the chance to become equity holders in the new company launched Wednesday. SSG includes Fenway Sports Group, owners of […]

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Sport

Kaiserslautern beat Hertha to reach German Cup semis

Kaiserslautern eased to a 3-1 victory at fellow second-tier side Hertha Berlin on Wednesday to reach the German Cup semi-finals for the first time since 2003. Two-time winners Kaiserslautern took an early lead in the capital through Jan Elvedi's fifth-minute goal. Richmond Tachie doubled their advantage before half-time. Hertha's hopes of a maiden German Cup were all but ended midway through the second half when Filip Kaloc extended Kaiserslautern's lead […]

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