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Beijing Half Marathon: African trio stripped of medals after paving way for Chinese winner

Beijing Half Marathon: African trio stripped of medals after paving way for Chinese winner

Kenya duo of Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat, and Ethiopia’s Dejene Hailu Bikila have been stripped of their medals and prizes at the Beijing Half Marathon. After launching an investigation into a viral video from the April 14 race , the organising committee of the annual athletics event in Beijing found the trio guilty of deliberately slowing down doe China’s He Jie to win the race....

FIBA World Cup: Angola, South Sudan and Cape Verde secure vital wins

FIBA World Cup: Angola, South Sudan and Cape Verde secure vital wins

Angola, South Sudan, and Cape Verde all bounced back from their opening game defeats to record respective wins in their second group games at the ongoing FIBA World Cup. Angola got Africa’s first victory of the tournament after all five contingents lost their opening games. The Central Africans defeated co-hosts the Philippines 80-70 at the Manila Araneta Coliseum in Quezon. The eleven-time African champions overturned a...

Women’s World Cup Group D: What to know about England, Haiti, Denmark & China

Women’s World Cup Group D: What to know about England, Haiti, Denmark & China

Reigning European champions England and 2022 Asian champions China, along with Denmark and debutants Haiti, make up group D of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The matches in this group will be played across four venues in Australia, with England and China the outright favourites in the group.   England (4th in world ranking) The Lionesses of England are one of the major pre-tournament favourites...

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F1: Chinese Grand Prix eyeing return to 2023 calendar

Organisers of the Chinese Grand Prix have opened talks with Formula 1 for a potential return to the 2023 calendar. The event was originally pencilled in for April 16 on this year's calendar, but it was dropped because of the Chinese government's strict zero COVID-19 policy which was implemented due to the rising cases in the country. The government is now set to ease those restrictions...

F1: 2023 Chinese Grand Prix officially cancelled

F1: 2023 Chinese Grand Prix officially cancelled

Formula 1 has announced that the Chinese Grand Prix is off the 2023 calendar. Next year's calendar was to see a record 24 races but it will now be reduced to 23 races because of China'a strict COVID-19 zero policy. China are experiencing a rise in COVID-19 cases, which has seen communities go into lockdowns with very harsh measures in place to curb the spread. The...