Islam Slimani scored in added time as Algeria played out a 1-1 draw with rivals Egypt in an international friendly in Abu Dhabi on Monday night The Desert Foxes thumped Caper Verde 5-1 in their previous friendly while the Pharaohs defeated Zambia 1-0 also in Abu Dhabi. Things started on a bad note for Egypt against Algeria as Mohamed Hany was given a straight red card...
Wimbledon has reversed its ban on Russian and Belarusian players ahead of the 2023 tennis championship that starts in July. Athletes from Russian and Belarus have agreed to participate as neutrals without the use of Russian and Belarusian flags, emblems and anthems during the competition. Last year, the Lawn Tennis Association were punished with reduced points from the world ranking and a fine because of their...
Kenyan middle-distance runner Pamela Jelimo has been awarded her bronze medal, ten years after competing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The 2008 Olympic gold medallist was upgraded from fourth to third place in 2017 after Russia's Mariya Savinova was disqualified due to a doping violation in 2015 that led to the annulment of all her results between July 2010 and August 2013. At 18 years...
WNBA star Brittany Griner has been freed by Russian authorities after being arrested for possession of cannabis oil earlier this year. The 32-year-old was involved in a one-for-one prisoner exchange for Viktor Bout, a Russian international arms dealer who is currently serving a 25-year sentence in the United States of America. Since her arrest on February 17 at Moscow International Airport, the Phoenix Mercury center has...
In spite of several doping cases involving the country's athletes, Kenya Athletics has managed to avoid being blacklisted by World Athletics. The world athletics body stepped down further punishments as there are currently 55 Kenyan athletes serving doping bans, threatening the integrity of the sport in the nation. Kenya was grouped as a 'Category A' nation by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) earlier this year –...
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