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Zlatan Ibrahimovic Buys Himself Luxurious 60 Million Ferrari to Celebrate 40th Birthday
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic Buys Himself Luxurious 60 Million Ferrari to Celebrate 40th Birthday

AC Milan icon Zlatan Ibrahimovic has treated himself to a stunning brand new Ferrari to mark his 40th birthday. The legendary Swedish striker turned 40 on Sunday, October 3, and decided to splash over £400,000 (about KSh 60 million) on a Ferrari Sf90 Stradale to celebrate his special day. According to SunSport, the new set of wheels is Ferrari's first-ever hybrid electric car and boasts a top speed of up to 211mph. The former Man United attacker took to social media to share a photo of the luxurious ride, sending himself best wishes on his birthday. Zlatan is known for treating himself with gifts when turning a year older, having splashed a whooping £1.4million (about KSh 209 million) to purchase a rare Ferrari Monza SP2 on his 38th birthday. When he turned 39 in 2020, he ...
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Lamar Odom Buys Into Celebrity Boxing Before 2nd Fight, I’m Part Owner!
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Lamar Odom Buys Into Celebrity Boxing Before 2nd Fight, I’m Part Owner!

Lamar Odom loved Celebrity Boxing so much ... he literally bought the company. Well, some of it, at least ... 'cause when we asked the NBA champion if he planned on continuing to fight, that's when he dropped the news, telling TMZ Sports he's now a partial owner of the organization. "I'm a part owner in Celebrity Boxing, so if I gotta keep fighting to keep building the brand, I don't see no problem with that, being a businessman," Odom says. 41-year-old Odom is boxing Ojani Noa, Jennifer Lopez's ex-husband, Saturday night in Miami. It's not LO's first time in the ring ... back in June, the ex-NBA star knocked out Aaron Carter in the 2nd round of their boxing match. Lamar was originally supposed to fight former heavyweight champ, 54-year-old...
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Lewis Hamilton takes his 100th F1 win in Russia
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Lewis Hamilton takes his 100th F1 win in Russia

Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula, One driver, to win 100 races with a victory in Russia that sent him back on top of the championship. Red Bull's Max Verstappen finished second, after starting in the last place, to limit the damage with Hamilton now two points clear. Spaniard Carlos Sainz was third for Ferrari. While seven times world champion Hamilton celebrated a personal century, his Mercedes team maintained their own 100 per cent record in Sochi. The champions have won every Russian grand Prix since the first in 2014.
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Boxing champion great Manny Pacquiao to run for president in 2022
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Boxing champion great Manny Pacquiao to run for president in 2022

Philippine boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao has launched his presidential bid with vows to tackle poverty and corruption as he seeks to win over voters with his rags-to-riches story. "The time is now -- we are ready to rise to the challenge of leadership," Pacquiao -- currently a senator -- said Sunday, as he accepted the nomination of a rival faction in President Rodrigo Duterte's ruling party. The eight-division world champion and national hero made the announcement weeks after losing what could be his last professional fight, against Cuban Yordenis Ugas in Las Vegas. Pacquiao, who entered politics in 2010 as a congressman before being elected to the Senate, has long been expected to make a tilt for the country's highest office. The 42-year-old is deeply admired by many i...
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We can win Champions League at PSG — Messi
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We can win Champions League at PSG — Messi

Lionel Messi said he dreams of winning the Champions League once more after joining Paris St-Germain, adding: "I think we have the team to do it here." The Argentina captain, 34, won four Champions League titles with Barcelona, the last of which came in 2015. PSG are still searching for their first title in the competition, having lost to Bayern Munich in the 2020 final. "My goal and my dream is to win the Champions League once more," Messi said as he was unveiled as a PSG player. Messi left Barcelona - who he joined aged 13 - as they were unable to afford a new deal under La Liga's financial fair play rules. Considered one of the greatest players of all time, he scored a record 672 goals in 778 games for the Catalan giants.  He won the Ballon d'Or a record...
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Kipyegon clinches Kenya’s second gold in women’s 1500m
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Kipyegon clinches Kenya’s second gold in women’s 1500m

Olympic 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon defended her title in style, setting a new Olympic record of 3:53.11 to clinch gold at the Tokyo Olympics.  Kipyegon put on the nitro-burners in the last lap to overcome Olympic 5000m champion Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands who finished third, having taken charge of the race from the onset.  Briton Laura Muir timed 3:54.50 to finish second as Hassan — who seemed uncharacteristically off-colour — clocked 3:55.86 in third.  For most of the three-and-three-quarter lap race, Kipyegon hanged on the shoulders of Hassan, bidding her time as the Dutchwoman sought to establish daylight between herself and the rest of the pack.  However, with the bell ringing for the ultimate lap, Kipyegon surged past Hassan — who has amasse...
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Tokyo Olympics: Kenya Finally Wins First Medal Through Benjamin Kigen
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Tokyo Olympics: Kenya Finally Wins First Medal Through Benjamin Kigen

Kigen won the medal after he clocked 8.11.45 to finish third in the final of men's 3000m steeplechase. Kenya lined up two athletes in the event, with Kigen being joined by compatriot Abraham Kibiwott, both of whom made it to the final of the competition. While the country has previously dominated in the race, it was a whole different story in Tokyo as Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali triumphed to win gold. Ethiopian L. Girma posted 8.10.38 to cart home the silver medal, with Kigen completing the top three podium. Kibiwott, meanwhile, faltered in the race as he finished 10th with 8.19.41 behind Italian Zoghlami. ...more to follow
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Ethiopia’s Barega stuns Cheptegei to win Olympics 10,000m gold
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Ethiopia’s Barega stuns Cheptegei to win Olympics 10,000m gold

Ethiopia's Selemon Barega is the new 10,000 metres Olympics champion. The 21-year-old Ethiopian, who is making his maiden appearance at the Olympics, stunned Uganda's pre-race favourite and world champion Joshua Cheptegei to second while Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo was third. Barega clocked 27:43.22 in a stunning sprint finish to take gold while Cheptegei timed 27:43.63 for silver. Kiplimo clocked 27:43.88 for as Barega's compatriot Barihu Aregawi wound fourth in 27:46.16. Barega joins a revered list of Ethiopian greats - Miruts Yifter, Haile Gabrselassi and Kenenisa Bekele - who have won the 10,000m Olympics gold. Kenya's medal hopeful Roders Kwemoi of Kenya was 7th in 27:50.06.
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Paul Pogba Sends Classy Message to Simone Biles After Withdrawal from Tokyo Olympics
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Paul Pogba Sends Classy Message to Simone Biles After Withdrawal from Tokyo Olympics

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has sent a strong message of support and appreciation to Simon Biles after the American gymnast withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics. Biles was reported to have picked up an injury during the team event on Monday, July 26 and withdrew from the remainder of the event as her USA team picked up a silver medal. The 24-year old was on course for the finals of the individual, all-round event but ultimately chose to withdraw, saying she needed to “focus on her mental health”. “After the performance I did, I just didn't want to go on. I have to focus on my mental health. I just think mental health is more prevalent in sports right now,” Biles said after a rather lackluster performance on Tuesday, July 27. But Pogba, in an exemplary show of class, join...
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SIMONE BILESWITHDRAWS FROM ALL-AROUND FINALTo Focus On Mental Health
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SIMONE BILESWITHDRAWS FROM ALL-AROUND FINALTo Focus On Mental Health

SIMONE BILES will not be defending her gold medal in the all-around final at the Tokyo Games -- the Olympics superstar has backed out of the competition to continue to focus on her mental health. 24-year-old Biles -- who withdrew from the team finals on Tuesday -- underwent further medical evaluation following the event ... and it was determined it was best she sat out Thursday's finals, USA Gymnastics said in a statement. Biles was the heavy favorite to win the event ... which would have secured the 5th gold medal of her career. It may not be the end of Biles' Olympic run, however -- there's still a chance she returns to compete in the individual events next week ... but the team says it all depends on the results of her daily evaluations. "We wholeheartedly support Simon...
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