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LAST year’s finalists Police edged closer to the last four of the MTN Peace Cup competition after thrashing Marines 5-1 in the quarter final first leg match played yesterday at Umuganda stadium.

PREPARATIONS for the prestigious Tour of Rwanda are in advanced stages, five months before the annual race paces off.

TO dream is one thing and realising the dream is another, but that isn’t stopping the National Olympic Committee chief from dreaming of Rwanda winning its first Olympic medal at the forthcoming London Olympics set for July 27-August 12.

GDANSK – Germany are planning to bide their time and eventually wear down defensive-minded Greece when they meet in the Euro 2012 quarter-finals on Friday.

GHANA’s Asamoah Gyan appears to have ruled out a return to English Premier League club Sunderland. Gyan has completed an initial one-year loan deal from Sunderland at Abu Dhabi club Al Ain, and says negotiations are ongoing to extend the deal.

LAS VEGAS – The World Boxing Organisation (WBO) has ruled that Manny Pacquiao should have won his controversial defeat to Timothy Bradley and has recommended a re-match between the fighters.