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Orange AFCON South Africa 2013 Preliminary Draw off to a good start in Johannesburg

July 6, 2012 Global Author2012 Champions Zambia, AFCON, Africa Cup Of Nations, Ghana, Johannesberg, Malawi, Mr Hicham El Amrani, SouthAfrica, Zambia

The Confederation of African Football staged the 29th Edition of the Africa Cup of Nations Preliminary Draw at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg, South Africa for the 30 teams to play the final qualification rounds of The Orange AFCON to be hosted in a South Africa from 19th January to 10 th February 2013. The draw got off to a good start with... Read More

CAF unveils TV figures for CAN 2012

July 6, 2012 Global Author

CAF unveiled today the TV figures of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2012 that was co-hosted in Gabon – Equatorial Guinea. An estimated record of 6.6 Billion cumulative TV viewers has followed the most prestigious African Sport event with 87072 hours of TV exposure, adding 59965 hours of TV to the figure that was reached in Angola 2010. . Read More

Serena Williams serves her to way Wimbledon final

July 6, 2012 Global AuthorAgnieszka Radwanska, Serena Williams, Tennis, Victoria Azarenka, Wimbeledon finals

Serena Williams advanced to her seventh Wimbledon final on Thursday, using a historic serving performance to defeat No. 2 seed Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 7-6 (6). She'll face Agnieszka Radwanska in Saturday's final. . Read More

Serena Williams on course for her fifth Wimbledon title

July 3, 2012 Global AuthorBeautiful Serena, Serena Williams, Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams’s bid for a fifth Wimbledon singles championship gained momentum Tuesday, when she stifled the defending champion, Petra Kvitova, 6-2, 7-5, to advance to the semifinals. . Read More

Serena Williams reaches quarterfinals at Wimbledon

July 2, 2012 Global AuthorSerena Williams, Wimbledon, Yaroslava Shvedova, Zheng Jie.

, England (AP) -- Serena Williams came through another tough three-set match Monday to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, beating 65th-ranked Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-1, 2-6, 7-5. . Read More

Zambia:Copper Bullets Win In Dramatic Shootout

February 14, 2012 Global Author

For the first time in their history, Zambia are champions of the Africa Cup of Nations, defeating the Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties after the teams failed to score a goal, finishing regulation and extra time at 0-0. Gervinho missed the decisive penalty for the Ivory Coast, and defender Stophira Sunzu scored the winning spot kick. . Read More

South Africa’s boxing champs

January 22, 2012 Global Author

Between 1927 and 2001, 35 South African fighters won a total of 49 world boxing titles. The number of South African world champions peaked in the 1990s. The country had six world champions in 1995, five the following year and six in 1997. In 1998 the number stood at eight, and in 1999 at five world title holders. . Read More

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