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| Volume: 17 |
Edition No: 163 |
Date: Thursday, August 21, 2008 |
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SPORTS NEWS
The Olympics, national pride and dominance (i)
When in 1894, Pierre Fredy Baron de Coubertin founded the Olympics, the main motive was for all nations to feel proud by merely participating, but this is no more the case. In recent years the medals table of the quadrennial Olympics has become one of the dominant measures (like economic and military), of a country’s might on the global scene, with national pride taking centre stage...
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Massive turnout heralds Tafo Golf
An unexpected respectable number of golfers turned out at the Tafo Golf Club for two days of exciting golfing and socialization at the weekend...
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Zaytuna United cry foul
– Over GFA’s Disciplinary Committee ruling
The GFA Disciplinary Committee’s (DC) ruling in favour of RTU has stirred Zaytuna United FC to file an appeal against the DC’s decision.. .
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