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The Blues earned a dramatic 4-3 penalty shoot-out victory after a stunning final at the Allianz Arena, yesterday.
Thomas Muller looked to have won the game with an 82nd minute header before Didier Drogba equalised two minutes before full-time.

There is this saying that “life is so sweet but too short”, and indeed if you took a deep thought on what life is about, you’d be amazed to find that it’s nothing but just a short journey, which, whether you like it or not, will eventually come an end.

National women beach volleyball team coach Paul Bitok has challenged the team to make the country proud by qualifying for the London 2012 Olympic Games by winning the African women beach volleyball championship slated for 24-26 May at Palm Beach in Rubavu.

MANCHESTER – Haile Gebrselassie has not ruled out the possibility of qualifying for the 10,000m at this summer’s Olympics. The 39-year-old said his Olympic dream was over after failing to win a place in Ethiopia’s marathon team.

LONDON – Manchester City are confident they are best placed to sign Robin van Persie from Arsenal, with the champions considering making him the club’s highest-paid player.

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LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant refused to let a second successive game slip through his fingers as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-96 in a cliffhanger on Friday to avoid going down 3-0 in their NBA playoff series.

ROME – Defending champion Maria Sharapova will take on Li Na of China in the Italian Open final after a confident 6-3 6-4 victory over Germany’s Angelique Kerber on Saturday.