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UK Government Must ‘Step In’ Over Gambling Sponsors

A campaign group says the UK government must “now step in” after three Premier League clubs announced new shirt sponsorship deals with betting firms. Burnley and Fulham have one-year deals with W88 and SBOTOP respectively. Aston Villa have a three-year deal with BK8. In April, Premier League clubs agreed to …

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Gold Mafia Kingpin Feels The Heat, Blames Alcohol For ‘Malicious’ Slurs

Businessman Ewan Macmillan, one of the alleged gold smuggling and money laundering kingpins interviewed in the Qatar-based television news network Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia documentary series, has apologised saying he made the remarks under the influence of alcohol. This comes months after the 52-year-old merchant and several others, including Zimbabwe’s …

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Wagner Leader Prigozhin Exiled In Belarus, Lukashenko Confirms

The leader of Russia’s 24-hour mutiny, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has arrived in Belarus, three days after his Wagner mercenary group’s mutiny came to an end 200km (125 miles) south of Moscow. “Yes, indeed, he’s in Belarus today,” leader Alexander Lukashenko announced, claiming credit in arranging his exile. Mr Prigozhin’s whereabouts had …

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Discrimination ‘Widespread’ In English & Welsh Cricket

Racism, sexism, classism and elitism widespread in cricket – report chair Cindy Butts Racism, sexism, classism and elitism are “widespread” in English and Welsh cricket, according to a long-awaited independent report. The Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) has delivered its findings from a two-year investigation. The ICEC has …

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PSL Bounces Back

After three weeks of absence as a result of venue crisis, the country’s local elite football league bounces back this weekend. The Castle Lager Premier Soccer League took a break in early June after National Sports Stadium was deemed no longer suitable to host matches owing to lack of ablution …

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Sierra Leone’s President Bio Leads Presidential Election

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio is leading the presidential election count, the West African country’s electoral commission said on Monday after 60% of votes have been counted. Bio, 59, is running for a second term against 12 opponents. His biggest rival is All People’s Congress’ (APC) candidate Samura Kamara, …

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