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Appeals by 45 Russians against Olympic bans rejected
Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: Russia’s desperate attempt to get 45 banned athletes -- including several medal favourites -- into the Pyeongchang Olympics failed just hours before Friday’s opening ceremony.
Red Bull driver Verstappen wins Malaysian Grand Prix
Associated Press, Published on 01/10/2017
» SEPANG, Malaysia: Max Verstappen celebrated his birthday by winning the Malaysian Grand Prix in style on Sunday, while Lewis Hamilton finished second to extend his championship lead over Sebastian Vettel.
American Querrey stuns defending champ Murray at Wimbledon
Associated Press, Published on 13/07/2017
» LONDON - Limping between points and fading down the stretch, defending champion Andy Murray was stunned by 24th-seeded Sam Querrey of the US 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-1 in the Wimbledon quarter-finals Wednesday.
Wimbledon: Nadal ousted in 5th set
Associated Press, Published on 11/07/2017
» WIMBLEDON - First, Rafael Nadal erased a two-set deficit. Then, he erased four match points. Nadal could not, however, erase the fifth.
Football's Ronaldo accused of massive tax fraud
Associated Press, Published on 14/06/2017
» MADRID - A Spanish state prosecutor accused Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo of defrauding Spain's tax office of €14.7 million (558.7 million baht; US$16.5 million) in unpaid taxes on Tuesday.
Real eliminate Atletico, reach Champions League final
Associated Press, Published on 11/05/2017
» MADRID - Defending champion Real Madrid withstood an early onslaught by Atletico Madrid to reach a third Champions League final in four years despite a 2-1 loss to its city rival on Wednesday.
EPL: Arsenal beat United 2-0; all scores
Associated Press, Published on 08/05/2017
» LONDON - Arsene Wenger got the better of managerial rival Jose Mourinho for the first time in a competitive game as Arsenal beat Manchester United 2-0 in the Premier League on Sunday to keep alive its Champions League qualification hopes.
Mighty Murray, Kerber strike out at Melbourne
Associated Press, Published on 23/01/2017
» MELBOURNE - Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber had much in common heading into the first Grand Slam of the season as the No.1 seeds.
Ski federation settles defamation suit by Vanessa-Mae
Associated Press, Published on 24/02/2016
» OBERHOFEN, SWITZERLAND -- The International Ski Federation has settled a defamation claim by pop violinist Vanessa-Mae, who it wrongly alleged had qualified for the Sochi Olympics to complete for Thailand in fixed races.
Thai Olympian Vanessa-Mae banned over fixed Sochi qualifiers
Associated Press, Published on 11/11/2014
» GENEVA – Pop violinist and Thai Olympian Vanessa-Mae was banned from competitive skiing for four years on Tuesday for taking part in races that were fixed to allow her to qualify for the Winter Olympics in Sochi.