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Real Madrid offer support as Barcelona announce Tito Vilanova will undergo chemotherapy
(The Independent)- Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova plans to continue in his role after it was announced he will undergo surgery followed by six weeks of chemotherapy. Earlier today, Barcelona suspended their scheduled media activities for the day amid reports concerning
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Afghan Boxer Wins Bronze at Kazakhstan Competition
Tolonews by Mir Sayed Sediqi- Afghan boxer Reshad Rezaye has won bronze at the World Series of Boxing competitions in Kazakhstan, beating Chinese and Kazakh rivals. Another Kazakh boxer ultimately beat Rezaye, putting an end to his hopes for further
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Ronaldo gets sports award
Real and Portugal midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded the 2011 National Sports Award for the best Ibero-American athlete. “It was an honour for me to receive such a beautiful trophy this afternoon from Her Majesty, the Queen of Spain. Once
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The History of Football in Afghanistan
Written by Sayed Siawash Zimni-Tolo News In this special report, reporter Sayed Siawash Zimni looks at the history of football in Afghanistan from the time when it was first introduced in Afghanistan to this year’s first ever national league. An
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Cristiano Ronaldo donates his golden boot to children in Gaza
The iconic soccer player, Cristiano Ronaldo, has given the Golden Boot he won in 2011 to the Real Madrid Foundation, which has sold it at an auction for USD 1.5mn. The money goes in aid to the children of Gaza.
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Afghan and Tanzanian boxers facing each other in Kabul
Afghan World Boxing Union champion Hamid Rahimi is all set to face his rival from Tanzania, Syed Melyoub, in Kabul next Tuesday. Rahimi has participated in 21 boxing championships and has lost only one match. The legendary boxer was initially
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President Karzai meets with APL
About 122 people from the Roshan Afghan Premier League (including staff of APL, the Afghan Football Federation and 4 teams who made it to the semi-finals of the APL) were invited to the Arg Palace to meet with the President
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Tofan Harirod takes on Simorgrh Alborz, winning the Final Cup of the Roshan Afghan Premier League
It was a tense match from the outset, as the final match of the Roshan Afghan Premier League brought out over 4,000 fans to the AFF Stadium in Kabul. Tofan Harirod came against Simorgh Alborz on October 18, 2012 at
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De Spinghar Bazan vs Maiwand Atalan
Roshan Afghan Premier League featured De Spinghar Bazan vs Maiwand Atalan at the AFF Stadium, Kabul on October 18, 2012 at 2:30pm. The two teams were vying for the overall APL 3rd place prize, but in an exciting match only
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Goals were raining as Toofan (Storm) Harirod smashed Spinghar Bazan
RAPL press release- Toofan Harirod did not disappoint its fans. The technically and physically strong team from Herat and Western Afghanistan controlled the match versus Spinghar Bazan from the beginning on. Only 2 minutes into the game Marouf Mohammadi got
Read MoreNikpah does it again for Afghanistan
Rohullah Nikpah has added to Afghanistan’s Olympic glory yet again, winning a Bronze medal at the London Olympic Games. He defeated his British opponent, Martin Stamper, 5-3 in the men’s 68kg Taekwondo event on Thursday. “It’s the second consecutive time
Read MoreKandahar Soccer Players Claimed of Being Deprived in the National Team
Recently, a tournament was held by 13 ‘A’ grade teams in Kandahar. Ahmad Shah Baba faced its rival Itifaq in the final and took the trophy home with a 3-2 victory. Ahmad Shah Baba held the first position followed by
Read MoreArsenal 5-2 Tottenham Hotspur, Man U 2-1 Norwich
Arsenal beat their bitter rivals and secured the 4th position in the Premier League table. Tottenham was on the lead at the very start of the first half with two goals. The first goal came from Louis Saha sprinting through
Read MoreLiverpool into the Quarter-Finals of the FA Cup
Liverpool are into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and will play Stoke after overcoming a Brighton side unfortunate enough to concede three own goals. Martin Skrtel gave Liverpool the lead at the very start of the half-time but it
Read MoreArsenal dumped out of FA Cup
By David Ornstein BBC Sport Arsenal are almost certain to finish without a trophy for the seventh year running after deservedly losing at Sunderland in the FA Cup fifth round. Fourth in the Premier League and facing likely elimination in
Read MoreLoyalty in football is dead – and why should we care?
Reservedness is not often a character trait attributed to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who appears to have a knack of saying, or doing, the wrong thing. The mercurial AC Milan striker is never too far away from some sort of controversy, and
Read MoreManchester United 2-0 Victory Against Ajax
Manchester United sealed the victory against the Dutch team and made their way to the Europa League last-32 tie. United spiced up the match in the second half with Ashley Young putting the team ahead with a drilled finish. Javier
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