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Saturday, 8 October, 2011, 4:14 ( 2:14 GMT )
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Egypt in Crisis
CAN 2013: CAF to Decide New Hosts After Libya Drop Out
The hosting of the finals of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Libya is up for grabs. Despite South Africa's announcement that it had struck a deal with the Libyans to swap, with South Africa hosting the 2013 event and Libya the 2017 finals a decision can only only be taken by CAF, this week.

Formula 1: Vettel Moves to Within Point of Title After Win in Singapore GP
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel must wait for the next GP in Japan to seal his second successive world drivers championship title. His ninth and dominant victory from 14 races in Sunday's incident-packed Singapore Grand Prix moves him just one point short of the title with five gps remaining.

Formula 1 - Vettel Dominates Qualifiers to Get 11th Pole in Singapore GP
Red Bull’s drivers Sebastian Vettel in his 11th pole, and Mark Webber will start the Singapore Formula 1 GP – that could crown Vettel as World Champion - from the front row, after the reigning champion, Vettel set the pace throughout qualifying and Mark Webber deposed McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages.

Formula 1 - Vettel Emotional After Special Italian GP Win
Sebastian Vettel won the Italian Grand Prix from the pole position Sunday, fighting off an audacious challenge from defending champion Fernando Alonso, that moved him potentially to one race away from retaining his world title. His was a dominant victory finishing ahead Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso.

Formula 1 – Italian GP: Vettel Takes Season's 10th Pole By Beating McLaren Pair
The Monza Grand Prix has never been a happy hunting ground for red Bull, but reigning champion driver Sebastian Vettel seems to be determined to make tomorrow's Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix an exception. He took the first step by securing his tenth pole position of the season Saturday, beating the McLaren duo of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.

Champions Fenerbahce Take UEFA, TFF to Court of Arbitration for Sport
Turkish champions Fenerbahce have are taking the European Football Union, UEFA and the Turkish Football Federation before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over their exclusion from the Champions League in connection with a match-fixing investigation in their country.

CAN 2012: Seven-Time Champions Egypt Eliminated With loss at Sierra Leone
Defending champions and seven-time winners of the competition, Egypt, have been eliminated from the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations after suffering a 2-1 loss in Sierra Leone, Saturday. It is the first time in more than 30 years that Egypt have failed to qualify to the final round of the competition.

Football: 2012 CAN Qualifiers - Libya Achieve Memorable Victory
Rabee’a Abdullaafi entered the history books as his goal, the first after the fall of the Al Qathafi regime, secured three vital points for Libya in their quest to reach the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.It was a momorable win for a team still recovering from a six-month long conflict. Libya's 'home' match was played in the Egyptian capital,

Formula 1: Vettel Extends Lead After First Spa Win
Defending Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel won the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday to strengthen their overall leads in the respective standings. With seven races remaining, they moved another giant step closer to retaining their respective world titles.

South Africa to Replace Libya as 2013 Nations Cup Hosts; Libya to Host 2017 Event
South Africa is to take over from Libya as hosts of the 2013 African Nations Cup finals in a swap agreement that will see Libya host the 2017 edition, the South African Football Association (SAFA) has said.

Formula 1: Vettel Takes Season's 9th Pole Position for Sunday's Belgian GP
In a dramatic Q3 qualifying session, Red Bull's German driver Sebastian Vettel held off Lewis Hamilton's McLaren in difficult weather conditions in Saturday's qualifying to secure pole position for the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix.

Formula 1: Jenson Button Wins in Hungary in 200th Race of Career
British Formula 1 racing driver Jenson Button won a thrilling 25th Hungarian Grand Prix for McLaren on Sunday in wet/dry conditions after a strategic error cost team-mate Lewis Hamilton a very good shot at victory. His victory at the Hungroring, marked both the fifth anniversary of his first Formula One win in Hungary in 2006 and the occasion of his 200th grand prix.

Formula 1: Vettel Fights Back to Get Pole Position for Hungarian GP
Red Bull's racing driver and current world chanpion Sebastian Vettel put his team back in business in Hungary on Saturday as he beat McLaren's Lewis Hamilton to pole position in the official qualifiers by just a tenth of a second, with Jenson Button third in the second MP4-25 for Sunday's Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix

Argentina Appoint Sabella as National Team's New Coach
Just days after failing to renew Sergio Batista's contract, Argentina Thursday appointed Alejandro Sabella as national team coach, the federation's general secretary Jose Luis Meiszner announced.

Uruguay Make it Into Top Five after Copa America Triumph
Uruguay used its 3-0 win over Paraguay in the final of the 2011 Copa America on Sunday to move into fifth in the latest edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Rankings, just released.

  More Stories  
  CAN 2013: CAF to Decide New Hosts After Libya Drop Out  
  Formula 1: Vettel Moves to Within Point of Title After Win in Singapore GP  
  Formula 1 - Vettel Dominates Qualifiers to Get 11th Pole in Singapore GP  
  Formula 1 - Vettel Emotional After Special Italian GP Win  
  Formula 1 – Italian GP: Vettel Takes Season's 10th Pole By Beating McLaren Pair  
  Champions Fenerbahce Take UEFA, TFF to Court of Arbitration for Sport  
  CAN 2012: Seven-Time Champions Egypt Eliminated With loss at Sierra Leone  
  Football: 2012 CAN Qualifiers - Libya Achieve Memorable Victory  
  Formula 1: Vettel Extends Lead After First Spa Win  
  South Africa to Replace Libya as 2013 Nations Cup Hosts; Libya to Host 2017 Event  
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CAN 2013: CAF to Decide New Hosts After Libya Drop Out
The hosting of the finals of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Libya is up for grabs. Despite South Africa's announcement that it had struck a deal with the Libyans to swap, with South Africa hosting the 2013 event and Libya the 2017 finals a decision can only only be taken by CAF, this week.

Formula 1: Vettel Moves to Within Point of Title After Win in Singapore GP
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel must wait for the next GP in Japan to seal his second successive world drivers championship title. His ninth and dominant victory from 14 races in Sunday's incident-packed Singapore Grand Prix moves him just one point short of the title with five gps remaining.

 

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