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CAF launches new Super League to boost clubs

FIFA president Gianni Infantino delivers a speech during the CAF 44th General assembly at the Arusha International Conference Centre in Arusha on August 10, 2022. – CAF on August 10, 2022 launched a new lucrative $100 million Super League aimed at injecting financial muscle to the cash-strapped clubs on the continent.<br />CAF president Patrice Motsepe announced the revolutionary competition which is supported by FIFA despite shooting down a similar initiative in Europe in 2021. (Photo by Elia Bennet / AFP)

Patrice Motsepe and CAF launch lucrative $100m Super League to boost clubs

The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) on Wednesday launched a new lucrative $100 million Super League aimed at injecting financial muscle to the cash-strapped clubs on the continent.

Patrice Motsepe to launch CAF Super League as cash-strapped African clubs eagerly await riches

African football supremo Patrice Motsepe will in Tanzania on Wednesday launch a CAF Super League, with promises of a $100 million (R1.66 billion) prize fund for cash-strapped clubs.

Commonwealth Games 2022: Updated Medals Tally, With 5 Golds, India At Sixth

The Indian contingent added two more gold medals on Day 5 of the ongoing Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. The women's four team first won a historic gold in the lawn bowls event, and this was India's first-ever medal in the sport. Sometime later, the men's table tennis team also returned with a gold medal. The mixed badminton team won a silver medal after losing the final against Singapore.

Commonwealth Games 2022: Updated Medals Tally, India At Sixth

The Indian contingent are displaying a good show at the ongoing Commonwealth Games and they have won 9 medals so far, including three gold. The first gold for India came through Mirabai Chanu on Saturday, and the rest of the two were also won by weightlifters -- Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli. Apart from three gold, the contingent has won three silver and three bronze as well. Judoka Shushila Devi also won a silver medal in the women's 48kg category on Monday.

Commonwealth Games: Kiplangat takes wrong turn on way to marathon gold

BIRMINGHAM, England: Uganda's Victor Kiplangat took a wrong turn but still found his way to marathon gold at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday (Jul 30), providing some late drama to what had been an uneventful race.

CWG 2022: Nitendra Singh Rawat Finishes 12th In Men's Marathon

India's Nitendra Singh Rawat finished 12th in the men's marathon race in the Commonwealth Games here on Saturday. The 35-year-old Rawat clocked 2 hour 19 minutes and 22 seconds in the race won by Uganda's Victor Kiplangat (2:10:55). Tanzania's Alphonce Felix Simbu (2:12:29) and Kenya's Michael Mugo Githae (2:13:16) took the silver and bronze respectively. Rawat has a personal best of 2:16:05 he had clocked at the New Delhi Marathon in March. He was eight minutes 27 seconds behind the gold winner.

Kiplangat delivers Uganda's first-ever Commonwealth Games marathon title

The 22-year-old barely put a foot wrong until his moment of confusion but he regathered himself and timed 2hr 10min 55sec, coming home with a broad grin on his face. "The people riding the motorcycles were confusing me," he said. "They told me to turn back.

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CAF launches new Super League to boost clubs

Patrice Motsepe and CAF launch lucrative $100m Super League to boost clubs

Patrice Motsepe to launch CAF Super League as cash-strapped African clubs eagerly await riches

Commonwealth Games 2022: Updated Medals Tally, With 5 Golds, India At Sixth

Commonwealth Games 2022: Updated Medals Tally, India At Sixth

Commonwealth Games: Kiplangat takes wrong turn on way to marathon gold

CWG 2022: Nitendra Singh Rawat Finishes 12th In Men's Marathon

Kiplangat delivers Uganda's first-ever Commonwealth Games marathon title