Channel Africa Sports Newshttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/Platini to be re-elected, Lato could join himhttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=62905cce90cde210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default2011-03-222011-03-22Michel Platini will be re-elected for another four-year term as UEFA president on Tuesday while former Poland striker Grzegorz Lato could join him on the executive committee.http://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=62905cce90cde210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=62905cce90cde210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfricaBin Hammam would cut Platini deal to oust Blatterhttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=74cc5cce90cde210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default2011-03-222011-03-22Mohamed bin Hammam is prepared to strike a deal with UEFA leader Michel Platini for European support to help him oust Sepp Blatter as FIFA president.http://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=74cc5cce90cde210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=74cc5cce90cde210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfricaDesperate Bangladesh plot shock winhttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=8af922dc597ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default2011-03-182011-03-18Bangladesh hope to come out with all guns blazing when they clash with powerful South Africa in a must-win game on Saturday to enter the World Cup quarter-finals.http://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=8af922dc597ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=8af922dc597ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfricaBangladesh v South Africa world cup teamshttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=f32b22dc597ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default2011-03-182011-03-18Rival squads, officials and pitch conditions for the World Cup Group B match between Bangladesh and South Africa at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium on Saturday:http://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=f32b22dc597ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=f32b22dc597ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfricaReport: Jfa chief confirms bin Hamamm's fifa tilthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=2c5f22dc597ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default2011-03-182011-03-18Japanese media report that the country's football association president has confirmed Mohamed bin Hammam will run against Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency.http://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=2c5f22dc597ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=2c5f22dc597ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfricaShoaib to quit international cricket after World Cuphttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=361e2d5bcd2ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default2011-03-172011-03-17Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will retire from international cricket after the World Cup, team manager Intikhab Alam told Reuters on Thursday.http://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=361e2d5bcd2ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=361e2d5bcd2ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfricaDistracted Chelsea ease into last eighthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=defc2d5bcd2ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default2011-03-172011-03-17http://www.channelafrica.org/CHANNELAFRICA/Home/English/News Images/Drogba.jpgChelsea, with one eye on Sunday's match against Manchester City, eased into the Champions League quarter-finals when a 0-0 draw with FC Copenhagen on Wednesday secured a commanding 2-0 aggregate win.http://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=defc2d5bcd2ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=defc2d5bcd2ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfricaEngland meet West Indies in now-or-never contesthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=ac492d5bcd2ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default2011-03-172011-03-17An inconsistent England are expected to rejig their line-up with the hope of beating West Indies in their final World Cup Group B match on Thursday to keep alive their quarter-final prospects.http://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=ac492d5bcd2ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=ac492d5bcd2ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfricaMourinho's Real crush Lyon to end six-year jinxhttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=e6812d5bcd2ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default2011-03-172011-03-17http://www.channelafrica.org/CHANNELAFRICA/Home/English/News Images/Sports/Jose-Mourinho.jpgJose Mourinho broke Real Madrid's six-year Champions League jinx when his side crushed Olympique Lyon 3-0 on Wednesday to advance to the quarter-finals for the first time since 2004.http://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=e6812d5bcd2ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=e6812d5bcd2ce210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfricaDuminy anchors South Africa into last eighthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=ca27f8fe37dbe210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default2011-03-162011-03-16http://www.channelafrica.org/CHANNELAFRICA/Home/English/News Images/Sports/Proteasss.jpgJP Duminy agonisingly missed out on his first World Cup hundred by a run but his sparkling effort propelled South Africa into the quarter-finals with a crushing 131-run win over Ireland on Tuesday.http://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=ca27f8fe37dbe210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=ca27f8fe37dbe210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfricaBeckham?s galaxy open season with winhttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=b9ebf8fe37dbe210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default2011-03-162011-03-16http://www.channelafrica.org/CHANNELAFRICA/Home/English/News Images/Sports/BECKHAM'S GALAXY.jpgBrazilian import Juninho scored in the 58th minute Tuesday to lift the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 1-0 victory over Seattle in Major League Soccer's 2011 season-opener.http://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=b9ebf8fe37dbe210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica/menuitem.0440eb803775db47ee41ee41674daeb9/?vgnextoid=b9ebf8fe37dbe210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=defaulthttp://www.channelafrica.org/portal/site/ChannelAfrica