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Afcon roundup: Salah sends Egypt into semis, Nigeria power past Algeria

Par :Reuters
10 janvier 2026 à 22:56
  • Egypt to take on Senegal after beating Ivory Coast

  • Nigeria progress to face hosts Morocco in last four

Mohamed Salah scored the decisive goal to give Egypt a narrow 3-2 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final victory against Ivory Coast, while strikes from Victor Osimhen and Akor Adams delivered Nigeria a deserved 2-0 victory over Algeria.

Omar Marmoush struck Egypt’s opener and Salah scored the decisive goal as they ended Ivory Coast’s reign, with defender Rami Rabia also on the scoresheet. The Egyptians had little possession at the Grande Stade Agadir but took their chances with clinical precision and held on to book a semi-final with Senegal on Wednesday.

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© Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

© Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

© Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

Lindsey Vonn seals Olympic favourite status with fourth podium in four downhills

Par :Reuters
10 janvier 2026 à 14:23
  • 41-year-old American wins in Zauchensee, Austria

  • Veteran skier leads downhill World Cup standings

Lindsey Vonn continued her age-defying comeback with a downhill victory on Saturday to take her career World Cup tally to 84 wins. The 41-year-old American’s second success and fourth podium from four downhills this season increased the veteran skier’s lead in the standings and cemented her favourite status for next month’s Winter Olympics.

Already the oldest World Cup winner of all time, Vonn was fastest by 0.37sec from Norway’s Kajsa Vickhoff Lie with a run of 1min 06.24sec on a cold and cloudy morning with snow falling in Zauchensee, Austria. Another American, Jacqueline Wiles, completed the podium, 0.48 slower than Vonn, on a piste considerably shortened after Friday’s training was cancelled due to heavy snowfall.

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© Photograph: Christian Bruna/EPA

© Photograph: Christian Bruna/EPA

© Photograph: Christian Bruna/EPA

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