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Kenya: Ex Kenyan International Rombo Named Kenya Rugby League Coach

Nairobi — Former Kenyan international Edward Rombo, also a renowned lawyer and the first Kenyan to play professional rugby has been named as the new Kenya Rugby League (KRL) head

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: Prosecution Seeks Five-Year Jail for Ex-Premier Habumuremyi - allAfrica.com

[New Times] The prosecution on Friday, November 6, requested Nyarugenge Intermediate Court to jail former Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi for five years and slap him a fine of Rwf892.2 million for the crime of issuing a bounced cheque.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Washington hires Jason Wright as NFL's first Black team president - DefenderNetwork.com

Jason Wright knows he's expected to be an outsider as he becomes the NFL's first Black — and youngest — team president. The 38-year-old former running back is making history for the league with its record of white-only team leaders. Wright is also expected to help turn things around for the

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

USC Trojans Kickoff Season with a Big Comeback Win

On a chilly 55-degree morning at the Los Angeles Memorial Stadium, the USC Trojans welcomed in Coach Herm Edwards and the Arizona State University Sun Devils to kick-off their season for the first 9 am game for the PAC 12. Between the 12 noon start time on the east coast coupled with the CFB on FOX

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

AP Top 25 Takeaways: More games like BYU-Coastal Carolina? | The Atlanta Voice

College football needs more games like BYU-Coastal Carolina. The eighth-ranked Cougars and No. 14 Chanticleers put on an intense and chippy show Saturday with a thrilling end reminiscent of the Titans-Rams Super Bowl in 2000. The result was a wild celebration in Conway, South Carolina, after the

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Uganda: President and Comrades Battle Youth for Top Post

[East African] President Yoweri Museveni will be facing 11 candidates in the January 14, 2021 presidential vote, in what is shaping out to be a contest between youth and the old guard who have been at the helm nearly four decades.

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Source: allAfrica.com

The wonder sisters bringing Malawi women's football to the world stage - Face2Face Africa

Sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga are carving a niche for themselves in women’s football while placing Malawi on the map. The pair began their football career back home in Malawi, went on to play in Europe and now they play for two big rival teams in China. The sisters attribute their passion for

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Morehouse Cancels Fall Sports Due to Ongoing Pandemic

Morehouse – the famed, historically Black college in Atlanta – recently announced that it is canceling its fall sports, including its 2020 football season, due to the ongoing COVID-19

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DeSoto ISD Approves Paid Mental Health Leave | Dallas Weekly

As the district shifts to staff retention and recruitment for the upcoming year, the focus on wellness continues with the Board’s recent approval of mental health days amongst its new list of paid leave days for

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade is a professional NBA player who plays for the Miami Heat. He was born on January 17, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois to Dwyane Sr. and Jolinda Wade. His parents separated when he was very young and Wade and his older sister Tragil initially went to live with their mother. She was financially

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Not so Nice for Patrick Vieira! - Voice Online

PATRICK VIEIRA, following last night’s Europa League exit, has been fired as head coach by... The post Not so Nice for Patrick Vieira! appeared first on Voice Online.

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Source: Britain's Favourite Black Newspaper - Voice Online

Head Coach Ron Rivera Working With Owner of NFLs Washington Football Franchise To Change Name

Washington Redskins' head coach, Ron Rivera, told The Washington Post that the team's owner Dan Snyder is actively working on changing the franchise's racist name. Rivera said to Les Carpenter that he hopes the change comes within the next two months.

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

Knicks coaching candidate Jamahl Mosley lauded by George Karl

the season with just eight African-American head coaches. “I’m a been unfair and unequal to African-Americans. The NBA is 90 percent

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Source: New York Post

Cowboys question their own fight in rapidly spiraling season – Dallas Post Tribune

By SCHUYLER DIXON Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) recovering a loose football during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Dallas receiver Amari Cooper had no answer for why the Cowboys didn’t respond when Andy

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Kamhuka gets Warriors call-up

FORMER Dynamos defender Victor Kamhuka has been called into the Warriors camp after the withdrawal of United States-based duo of goalkeeper Tatenda Mkuruva and defender Tendai Jirira. BY HENRY MHARA Zimbabwe will play Algeria in back-to-back 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) group H qualifiers

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Romeo Crennel returns to scene of first head coaching opportunity - DefenderNetwork.com

Texans interim coach Romeo Crennel is set to return the city where his career reached some incredible highs before things inexplicably fell apart. Crennel got a rare opportunity for African Americans when he was named the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, leading the struggling franchise from

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

The story of how Museveni called African chiefs 'as the ones to apologize for slavery' - Face2Face Africa

In March of 1998, the charismatic and controversial William Jefferson Clinton embarked on a six-nation tour of Africa in his second term as president of the United States. Except for how many countries he visited in those 12 days, Clinton in Africa was not particularly historic. Jimmy Carter had

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

A proper playing surface needed for football - Stabroek News

Dear Editor, “The ability to lead, or to be led are two pertinent factors affecting some local sports administrators today”, of which football is seemingly heading down that road. The article A proper playing surface needed for football appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

OneRepublic shows the beauty of nature in music video for “Wild Life” – Music News – The Black Chronicle

Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty ImagesOneRepublic has released the music video for their track, “Wild Life.” In the beautifully shot clip, we see frontman Ryan Tedder…

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Kenneth Kennedy Runs with Heart - DefenderNetwork.com

In 3rd & short, 4th & short and goal line scenarios, football becomes a game of inches wherein a players’ heart and will decide the outcomes. Lamar junior running back Kenneth Kennedy runs with such heart. Kennedy’s reckless abandon running style put defenders on their backs asking for the trainer

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Comic Relief Will No Longer Send Celebrities to Africa

By Victor Omondi Comic Relief will stop sending celebrities to Africa following claims that stars like Stacy Dooley were going to Africa as “white saviors.” In addition to this, the charity will no longer use images of starving people or critically ill children to portray the

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Source: Your Black World

Odell Beckham Jr. Questions NFL Owners Motives For Starting Season During COVID-19 But Won’t Opt Out

He feels like the owners are putting profit before people.

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Sudan: Mass Grave of 'Conscripts Killed During Al Bashir Era' Found Near Sudan Capital

Khartoum — Sudan's Public Prosecution Service has confirmed the discovery of a mass grave in El Elafon district in Khartoum

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Source: allAfrica.com

Let the people be heard | New Pittsburgh Courier

Defender News Services Voters weigh in on what the results of the election mean for Black America. “That all this ‘this is not who we are’ rhetoric is bullsh*t. The exit poll numbers are showing EXACTLY who they are, and Orange Satan has given them license for 4 years to let their true colors come

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Six intriguing facts about the Swahili language you probably didn't know - Face2Face Africa

Swahili is the most spoken language in Africa, with over 140 million speakers. Also known as Kiswahili, the language is a Bantu language believed to have originated from other languages, specifically languages not native to Africa such as Arabic and Portuguese, following historical East African

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Skerritt rubbishes Riley’s call for Simmons’ sacking - Stabroek News

President of Cricket West Indies, Ricky Skerritt has rubbished a call by one of the body’s director to have Head Coach, Phil Simmons sacked for leaving the ‘bubble’. The article Skerritt rubbishes Riley’s call for Simmons’ sacking appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season | Afro

– Each team to play 22 games; regular-season action tips off in late July

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Prep coach leaves for college; teams begin summer workouts – Daytona Times

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES New Smyrna Beach native Sean Washington has stepped down as head coach at Pine Ridge High in Deltona. He is taking a job as tight ends coach at Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) located in Itta Beta, Mississippi. “I felt it was the right

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Source: Daytona Times

Algeria/Zimbabwe: Moyo Confident Ahead of Algeria Tie

[The Herald] Warriors striker David Moyo believes the quality in the team can help them pick at least four points in the upcoming back-to-back 2021 African Cup of Nations football qualifiers against Algeria.

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Source: allAfrica.com

More Bids for the Confederation of African Football Presidency | Africanews

The Bids Keep Rolling In

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

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