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Otto Addo shares his thoughts on Ghana's chances against Angola: Transcript

Our head coach, Otto Addo, spoke to ghanafa.org in Luanda on Thursday, ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier agai...

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Michkov scores OT winner to lift Flyers past Senators 5-4

OTTAWA — Matvei Michkov scored 4:05 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers past the Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Thur...

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'The King Is Back': Ravi Shastri's Fiery Virat Kohli Warning To Australia After Ricky Ponting Criticism

Virat Kohli will have a point to prove when India take on Australia in a five match Test series starting on November 22 ...

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Tinubu appoints ex-Ogun Commissioner of sports Olopade NSC DG

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Olawale Olopade as the new Director-General of the National Sports Commission. The a...

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National Classic: Diri rewards Bayelsa’s victorious wrestlers

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has rewarded wrestlers from the state that won medals at the 13th National W...

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Nwankwo Kanu visits Dikko, pledges ex-internationals’ total support

Former Super Eagles captain, Nwankwo Kanu has assured the Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC) Mallam Shehu ...

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Air Force hosts 4th Chief of Air Staff Peace Cup in Kano

The 455 Base Services Group of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Kano has officially kicked off the 4th annual Chief of Ai...

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Tim Southee Announces Retirement From Test Cricket, Set To Play Final Match In Home Series Against England

Tim Southee Announces Test Retirement: Tim Southee, the New Zealand veteran pacer, has announced retirement from Test cr...

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Nigeria’s queen of table tennis, Offiong Edem, retires at 37

Five-time Nigerian Olympian in table tennis, Offiong Edem, has retired from the national team. The former African Games ...

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A look at McDavid's magic moments as Oilers captain reaches 1,000 points

EDMONTON — Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid reached 1,000 points on Thursday night against Nashville....

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Rangers could see more of Alexis Lafreniere in power play’s first line in near future

The debate about the Rangers’ power-play units began long before Alexis Lafreniere entered the picture....

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Olu Fashanu already wowing Jets with big left tackle opportunity awaiting: ‘So freaking athletic’

The Jets’ rookie first-round draft pick is in line to start for the first time Sunday at the position that he could ca...

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Rui Hachimura Explains Lakers' Motivation in NBA Cup: 'We Just Want the Money'

Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura spoke the truth on the motivation for winning the Emirates NBA Cup during a cha...

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Gotta See It: McDavid becomes fourth fastest NHLer to reach 1,000 points

Watch as Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid blasts a one-timer from Leon Draisaitl to become the fourth-fastest play...

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Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani wins multiple honors at All-MLB awards

Ohtani is the NL winner of the Hank Aaron Award as the top offensive player in the league and also wins his fourth Edgar...

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Gotta See It: Carter George scores goalie goal for Owen Sound Attack

Watch as Owen Sound Attack goaltender and Los Angeles Kings 2024 second-round pick Carter George scores a goalie goal by...

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McIlroy shares lead, strengthens Dubai title bid

Rory McIlroy boosted his bid for a third straight Race to Dubai title and sixth overall by seizing a share of the lead o...

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Son hits 50th South Korea goal in win over Kuwait

Son Heung-min scored a landmark 50th goal for his country to put South Korea a step closer to the World Cup on Thursday ...

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Brandon Saad's two goals not enough as Blues lose in overtime to Sabres

Rasmus Dahlin scored the game-winning goal with 3:27 remaining in overtime, lifting the Sabres to a 4-3 overtime win on ...

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Connor McDavid reaches 1,000 NHL points, becomes fourth fastest player to hit milestone

McDavid has solidified his status as one of the most prolific offensive producers in NHL history....

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Bronny James only playing NBA G League home games

Bronny James reportedly will only play in home games for the NBA G League’s South Bay Lakers. An ESPN reporter told th...

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Pacers set for NBA Cup opener vs shaky Heat

The Miami Heat will try to break free from their recent doldrums, while the host Indiana Pacers will look to add some ze...

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Jalen Hurts checked for concussion after hitting head on turf

Jalen Hurts was checked for a concussion during his Philadelphia Eagles’ game against the Washington Commanders....

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Cozens’ game-tying goal for Sabres called off for goaltender interference

Watch as Buffalo Sabres forward Dylan Cozens’ potential tying goal in the third period gets taken away after officials...

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What Cienega coach Justin Argraves is saying about facing his former Tucson team

Six southern Arizona high schools will be hosting playoffs games on Friday night, with the most intriguing matchup being...

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Flyers erase 2-goal deficit, beat Senators in OT

Matvei Michkov scored with 55 seconds left in overtime as the Philadelphia Flyers rallied for their 5-4 road victory ove...

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Zibanejad, Vesey, Trocheck score in 2nd period as Rangers beat Sharks

The New York Rangers beat the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night....

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England Beat West Indies by Three Wickets in 3rd T20I 2024; Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton and Sam Curran Shine As Three Lions Take Unassailable 3–0 Lead To Secure Series

England have sealed the series but there are still a couple of matches left. The Three Lions came up with an all-round p...

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McDavid Hits 1000 Points After Inevitable Assist from Buddy Draisaitl

Heading into Thursday’s matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and Nashville Predators, the focus wasn’t on whether the...

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Trump election won’t impact Olympics, LA28 officials say

The IOC Coordination Commission says Los Angeles remains on track to deliver an unparalleled Games after a three-day vis...

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Jayden Daniels injury: Commanders QB has throwing hand super-glued in 2nd half vs. Eagles

After the first drive of the second half, Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels received treatment for an apparent inj...

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Andrei Vasilevskiy notches 300th win as Lightning cool Jets

Andrei Vasilevskiy became the fastest goaltender to notch his 300th career win, captain Victor Hedman reached a franchis...

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Kyrgios feared for his career. Djokovic saved it, and delivered him to Brisbane

Nick Kyrgios still cannot do a push-up, and does not believe he will ever be able to again. But one of the all-time grea...

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‘Banking sessions’: How hard-working draft prospect caught the eye of a Dees champion

There were two draft prospect’s names that Melbourne champion Garry Lyon circled while watching the Vic Country and So...

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Edmonton Oilers Star Achieves Milestone

An Edmonton Oilers great achieved a milestone tonight that almost guarantees his status as an all-time great point produ...

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Tony White lists 'young bucks' angling for action as Nebraska prepares for USC 'chess match'

Even a stoic Tony White couldn't help but light up when rattling off names of young, promising Nebraska defenders....

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Brock Purdy gains security blanket with return of 49ers playmaker

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is enjoying another impressive season, already throwing for 2,454 yards. Fre...

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Mike Tyson gives shockingly macabre answer to question about his legacy

Mike Tyson is never afraid to speak his mind, no matter the age of the person he is talking to....

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Nick Kyrgios will start his Australian Open comeback campaign at Brisbane International

Nick Kyrgios says he’s feeling the best he has “in two years” with confirmation he’ll go back to the tournament ...

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Coyote men pull away from Dakota Wesleyan in hoops battle

After a pesky opening 10 minutes from their NAIA visitors from Dakota Wesleyan, the Coyotes pulled away and picked up a ...

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Nigeria set to host men’s sub-regional cricket World Cup qualifier

The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), yesterday, revealed that it has entered the last stage of its preparations to host...

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NHL Highlights: Lightning 4, Jets 1

Andrei Vasilevskiy becomes the fastest goalie ever to reach 300 wins as the Tampa Bay Lightning end the Winnipeg Jets’...

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Zibanejad, Vesey and Trocheck score in 2nd period as Rangers beat Sharks 3-2

Mika Zibanejad, Jimmy Vesey and Vincent Trocheck each scored in the second period and the New York Rangers beat the San ...

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Virat Kohli has scans for mystery ailment as India suffers fresh injury concern

With the Test series against Australia just a week away, the last thing India needed was an injury cloud over its supers...

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Watch: Eagles have epic fail on trick-play attempt vs. Commanders on 'Thursday Night Football'

The Eagles decided to bust out one of the sorriest trick plays that you will ever see....

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Class 2A, Class 1A girls diving state prelims and semifinals results for Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024

A scoreboard of the girls state 1-meter diving preliminary and semifinal results....

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Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani Win 2024 MLB Hank Aaron Awards for AL and NL

Two of the most impressive players in baseball took home a coveted award on Thursday. Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge were...

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NHL Highlights: Flyers 5, Senators 4 (OT)

Travis Sanheim had a goal and three points on the evening, rookie Matvei Michkov scored his first career overtime winner...

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Pepi, Turner send clear message to Pochettino, helping lift USMNT over Jamaica

U.S. heads into second leg against Jamaica with a goal advantage...

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Updated Card For TNA Turning Point 2024

TNA has an updated card for Turning Point following this week's episode of Impact.The post Updated Card For TNA Turning ...

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Michkov fires first OT winner from tough angle after crazy Fedotov save

Watch as Ivan Fedotov makes a ridiculous game-saving stop in overtime, and rookie Matvei Michkov fires home the overtime...

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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy reaches major milestone in record time

Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy has been one of the best goalies in the NHL over the past decade, putting together a...

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Pepi goal sends US by Jamaica in CONCACAF opener

Ricardo Pepi scored from Christian Pulisic's pass in the fifth minute, Matt Turner saved a penalty kick and the United S...

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Topley ruled out for remainder of T20I series vs West Indies

England fast bowler Reece Topley has been ruled out of the Twenty20 series against the West Indies due to a knee injury ...