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Senegal football fans home after royal pardon
Dakar: A group of Senegalese football supporters jailed following their country’s chaotic, violence-plagued Africa Cup of Nations final in Morocco in January returned home Sunday after being pardoned by the Moroccan king. King Mohammed VI granted the fans a pardon “on humanitarian grounds” on the occasion of the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha, Morocco’s royal court said Saturday. Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye welcomed the jubilant supporters on arrival at the airport outside Dakar just after 1:00 am, an AFP journalist reported. “We’re very happy to have them back on Senegalese soil,” Faye, who donned a tracksuit for the occasion, told journalists. He thanked Moroccan authorities for the pardon — but in what Morocco will likely perceive as a new dig, hailed the national team as “two-time African champions,” even though the January final is the subject of an ongoing dispute before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. Senegal won the tumultuous continental final against Morocco in Rabat on January 18, but the match was later awarded on appeal to the hosts. With the match tied at 0-0, after a penalty awarded to Morocco in stoppage time of the second half — just after a Senegal goal was disallowed — Senegalese fans tried to storm the pitch and hurled projectiles. The Senegalese team left the pitch in protest at the penalty decision, halting play for nearly 20 minutes. When they returned, they gleefully watched Morocco miss their penalty, and went on to score a 94th-minute winner. In February, Moroccan courts sentenced 18 Senegalese supporters held in Morocco since the final to prison terms ranging from three months to a year for hooliganism. Three were released from jail in mid-April after
Podolski bows out on the pitch before taking over Polish club Gornik
May 23 : Former Germany forward Lukas Podolski brought the curtain down on his playing career on Saturday with one last appearance for Gornik Zabrze, the Polish club he loves so deeply that he not only chose to retire there but bought them as well.
DR Congo stick to pre-World Cup plan to meet Denmark, Chile in friendlies
KINSHASA: The Democratic Republic of Congo have no plans to change their warm-up preparations for the World Cup despite a warning from the United States that the team must isolate for 21 days before arriving in the country, a team official said on Saturday. Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House Task Force for the World Cup, confirmed to ESPN on Friday that the Congolese delegation needed to maintain a bubble where they are training in Belgium and isolate for 21 days or risk being denied entry after a deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus in the central African country. The Congolese team are to be based in Houston at the tournament and will play an opening Group K fixture against Portugal on June 17, followed by matches against Colombia on June 23 in Guadalajara, Mexico, and against Uzbekistan on June 27 in Atlanta. “We’ve been very clear to Congo that they should maintain the integrity of their bubble for 21 days before they can then come to Houston on June 11,” Giuliani said. “We’ve made it very clear to the Congo government as well that they need to maintain that bubble or they risk not being able to travel to the United States. We cannot be any clearer.” But a team spokesperson said that at this stage there was no change to their schedule in the coming weeks, which includes a friendly against Denmark in Liege, Belgium, on June 3 and another against Chile in Cadiz, Spain, six days later. The team had planned a three-day trip to Kinshasa next week as a celebratory send-off before heading to their first World Cup in 52 years but that was canceled before the US warning. “We have kept our training program.
Morocco's King pardons Senegal fans convicted on hooliganism charges
RABAT, May 23 : King Mohammed VI of Morocco has pardoned the Senegal supporters convicted of hooliganism during the Africa Cup of Nations soccer final, which his country hosted earlier this year, the royal palace said on Saturday.
Monfils happy to have inspired Black players as retirement nears
PARIS, May 23 : Popular Frenchman Gael Monfils said on Saturday he was grateful to have inspired more Black tennis players to believe they can succeed in the sport, adding his impending retirement will offer him a clearer view of his impact.
Peruvian Buse beats Paul to win Hamburg crown ahead of French Open
PARIS, May 23 : Ignacio Buse beat Tommy Paul 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3 in the Hamburg Open final on Saturday to become the first Peruvian winner on the ATP Tour in nearly 20 years, denying the United States a sweep of the men's claycourt tune-up events ahead of the French Open.
UK's Starmer calls for free broadcast of Champions League final
LONDON, May 23 : British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on broadcaster TNT Sports to show next weekend's Champions League final between England's Arsenal and Paris St Germain of France to viewers in Britain who are not paying customers.
Starmer urges TNT Sports to make Champions League final available for free
Keir Starmer has urged broadcaster TNT Sports to allow football fans to watch Arsenal’s Champions League final showdown with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for free.