Nigeria fight back to beat Madagascar in Cup of Nations qualifier
CAPE TOWN, Sept 25 : Nigeria were forced to come from behind as they started their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign on a winning note, edging Madagascar 2-1 in Uyo on Friday.
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Canada's Fernandez advances to Singapore semifinals with upset of top seed Andreeva
Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the semifinals of the Singapore Tennis Open with a 6-2, 7-5 upset of top seed Mirra Andreeva on Friday.
Sailing-America's Cup crews in run-up regatta
Sept 25 : America's Cup teams get their first true taste of racing in the Bay of Naples on Friday as the Italian city hosts a three-day preliminary regatta ahead of the main event next year.
Frustrated with France, Arkhangelskiy savours Asian Games gold for adopted Bahrain
TOKYO, Sept 25 : A son of political refugees who fled Russia for France, swimmer Michel Arkhangelskiy, travelled a long road to finally clinch his first major title at the Asian Games under the flag of Bahrain.
Alcaraz calls for end to late-night finishes at Grand Slams
Sept 25 : Carlos Alcaraz has had enough of pulling all-nighters at Grand Slams, urging organisers to finish play by 11 p.m. after his US Open title defence came to an end in a gruelling 3:33 a.m. finish earlier this month.
Zidane feels immense emotion before first match in charge of France
PARIS, Sept 24 : Zinedine Zidane spoke of his "immense emotion" as he prepared to take charge of France for the first time in their Nations League opener away to Turkey on Friday.
Female racer Chadwick gets first taste of driving F1 car
Sept 24 : Briton Jamie Chadwick got her first taste of driving a Formula One car when she tested last year's Williams at Portugal’s Portimao circuit earlier this week, the team said on Thursday.
Vieira leads wave of new coaches into Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
CAPE TOWN, Sept 23 : World Cup winner Patrick Vieira headlines a lengthy list of new coaches in charge of African national teams as the group qualifiers for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals kick off on Thursday.