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SportAFP NewsWorld No. 1 Djokovic pulls out of Toronto
World number one Novak Djokovic, who is bidding for Olympic gold in the Tokyo Games men's tennis tournament, has withdrawn from next month's ATP Toronto event.
SportAFP NewsRepairs to Verstappen car in Hamilton crash cost $1.8 million, says Red Bull chief
Red Bull boss Christian Horner said Friday his team has been left with a bill for a whopping £1.3million ($1.8 million) to repair the damage to Max Verstappen's car after the controversial collision with Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix.
SportAFP NewsKarpin takes over as Russia manager
The Russian football federation on Friday named former international midfielder Valery Karpin as manager of the national football team.
SportAFP NewsRugby pundit sacked for 'Oompa Loompa' comment about Lions star Smith
Former Ireland international Neil Francis was sacked from his role as a newspaper rugby pundit on Friday after making an apparently racist remark about British and Irish Lions fly-half Marcus Smith who he described as having an "Oompa Loompa tan".
SportAFP NewsPochettino pens new PSG deal despite tricky start to reign
Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino on Friday penned a one-year extension to his contract to stay with the French giants until 2023 despite a below-par start to his reign
SportAFP NewsDjokovic starts Olympic mission as Pogacar targets road race gold
History-chasing Novak Djokovic launches his quest for Olympic tennis glory, while Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar goes for one of 11 gold medals on offer Saturday as the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics finally rumble into life.
SportAFP NewsZimbabwe level T20 series as Madhevere inspires win over Bangladesh
Opener Wesley Madhevere top-scored with 73 as Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 23 runs on Friday to keep alive hopes of winning the three-match Twenty20 series.
SportAFP NewsLee6 fires record-equalling 61 to take lead at Evian
South Korea's Lee6 Jeongeun equalled the lowest score ever in a major golf championship with a second round 61, but she still had a couple of Thai golfers snapping at her heels at the halfway stage of the Evian Championship on Friday.
SportAFP NewsSpringbok assistant coach slams Gatland 'mind games'
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick hit back at British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland on Friday, saying the Springboks were not prepared to play "mind games".
SportAFP NewsMitchell quits England defence role to join Wasps
John Mitchell has quit his role as England defence coach to join the backroom staff of Premiership club Wasps, it was announced Friday.
SportAFP NewsGoal and arrow: Brazil's Paulinho makes stand against religious intolerance at Olympics
Brazil's Paulinho celebrated his goal in his country's 4-2 Olympic Games victory over Germany by making the gesture of an archer to take a public stand against religious intolerance.
SportAFP NewsSancho, the $100 million man, wants to bring trophies back to Man Utd
Jadon Sancho said he wanted to help bring trophies back to Manchester United after joining the English football giants from Germany's Borussia Dortmund in a deal worth a reported £73 million ($100 million).
SportAFP NewsCleveland Indians change name to Guardians, after years of uproar
Cleveland's Major League Baseball team announced Friday it is renaming itself the Guardians, dropping the more than century-old moniker of the Indians, which Native Americans and other critics saw as racist.
SportAFP NewsSpringboks again seek to lift spirits in troubled South Africa
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi said on Friday his team would once again hope to lift the spirits of a troubled nation when they play the first Test against the British and Irish Lions in Cape Town on Saturday.
SportAFP NewsFernando, Rajapaksa help Sri Lanka to first ODI win over India in four years
Avishka Fernando and Bhanuka Rajapaksa hit half centuries as Sri Lanka beat India by three wickets for a consolation win in the rain-hit third one-day international on Friday.
SportAFP NewsDawson says Lions skipper Jones a 'modern-day McBride'
Matt Dawson believes the British and Irish Lions will be in the "presence of greatness" when Alun Wyn Jones leads them in the first Test against South Africa in Cape Town on Saturday.
SportAFP NewsTennis star Osaka lights Tokyo Olympics cauldron as Games open
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron as the Tokyo Games opened on Friday after a year's delay due to the pandemic and with the threat of coronavirus hanging over the competition.
SportAFP NewsHenshaw hails fellow Lions centre Daly as Springboks loom
British and Irish Lions inside centre Robbie Henshaw hailed midfield partner Elliot Daly ahead of a confrontation with world champions South Africa in the first Test in Cape Town on Saturday.
SportAFP NewsTop pick Rashid Khan ready to make his mark in the Hundred
Rashid Khan is eager to justify his status as the number one draft pick in the Hundred when he makes his debut in English cricket's new 100 balls per side competition on Saturday.
SportAFP NewsOlympics addict who spent $40,000 on tickets left on the sidelines
Kazunori Takishima spent $40,000 on tickets for the Tokyo 2020 Games, but strict virus rules banning spectators left him watching the opening ceremony outside the Olympic Stadium on his phone.
SportAFP News'World class' Sancho brings style and swagger to Man Utd
Jadon Sancho will bring style and swagger to Manchester United's attack after the England forward completed a £73 million ($100 million) move which is expected to ignite his club's Premier League title charge this season.
SportAFP NewsMadhevere strikes 73 for Zimbabwe in must-win T20
Opener Wesley Madhevere top scored with 73 as Zimbabwe made 166-6 after winning the toss in a must-win second Twenty20 international against Bangladesh at Harare Sports Club on Friday.
SportAFP NewsRain halts play in third India-Sri Lanka ODI
Rain has interrupted play in the third and final one-day international with India on 147 for three in 23 overs against Sri Lanka on Friday.
SportAFP NewsManchester United sign Sancho on five-year deal from Dortmund
Manchester United have signed England winger Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund on a five-yar contract, the Premier League club announced Friday.
SportAFP NewsLee6 fires second round 61 to take clubhouse lead at Evian
South Korea’s Jeongeun Lee6 equalled the lowest score ever in a major golf championship to take the halfway lead in the Evian Championship on Friday.
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