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Sudan the big positive but Angola stagger home despite the swagger | Jonathan Wilson
After 42 years Sudan emerge from the footballing wilderness at the Africa Cup of Nations but Angola have not matched the hype Before Monday night it had been 42 years since Sudan had last won a game at the Africa Cup of Nations. Now, thanks to Mudathir El Tahir’s two goals against Burkina Faso and Angola’s supine display against the Ivory Coast, they are in the quarter-final, where they will face Zambia. It is deserved progress, too; Sudan have lacked a little self-belief and did their best to self-destruct against Angola, but when they have forgotten themselves and simply played, the Falcons of Jediane (they used to be the Nile Crocodiles, but have rebranded since the split with the south) have been the most coherent passing side in Group B, more fluent even than the self-conscious Ivorians.
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Canada, USA book London berth
Both USA and Canada confirmed their place at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament 2012 in London after beating Costa Rica and Mexico respectively at the CONCACAF women’s Olympic soccer competition.
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Australian Open 2012 diary: a reminder of a simpler, bygone era | Kevin Mitchell
Rod Laver’s presence at Melbourne Park on day 10 showed that humility – not today’s serial brattishness – embroiders greatness To many tennis fans, Rod Laver is just a name. To those who saw him play, he is much more than that. He is more than his remarkable record, but dwell on it for a moment: the only player to win the calendar grand slam twice – as an amateur in 1962 and professional in 1969 – among 11 majors in all; he won 200 titles in his career, more than anyone else in the history of tennis; after he turned pro, he was world No1 from 1964 to 1970, the owner of a sport for an entire decade
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Stevanovic: Botswana match more crucial than final
2010 FIFA World Cup™ quarter-finalists Ghana tackle debutants Botswana in their CAF Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday but coach Goran Stevanovic says he considers
Vidigal: Angola are dignifying the flag
Lito Vidigal has discussed his Angola team’s 2-1 win over Burkina Faso in their Cup of Nations opener, and urged them to mix caution with ambition over the remainder of the tournament.
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Mali lose Traore to injury
Mali’s preparation for the CAF Africa Cup of Nations has been struck by another injury blow, with striker Mahamane Traore now ruled out of the tournament with a foot problem.
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Australian Open 2012 diary: Serena Williams’s dark day in the sun | Kevin Mitchell
There must be a worry about the 30-year-old’s commitment to the game after such a disastrous showing in her last-16 exit Serena Williams could not get out of Melbourne Park quickly enough after losing 6-2, 6-3 in a mere hour and 22 minutes to the world No56 Ekaterina Makarova in the fourth round of the Australian Open.
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Drogba seals win against dogged Sudan
Didier Drogba’s first-half goal was enough for C
Zambia stun fancied Senegal
Zambia helped start the CAF Africa Cup of Nations with a bang as they produced the first shock of the tournament, beating Group A favourites 2-1 after an early onslaught paid dividends.
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Co-hosts strike late to begin on high
Equitorial Guniea began their CAF Africa Cup of Nations campaign as co-hosts with a last-gasp winner against Libya, propelling them to a 1-0 victory and three points in the tournament’s opening game.
