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Indian field hockey dreams of return to glory days
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» SANSARPUR (INDIA) - Kids with sticks dribble balls, weave and bob in Sansarpur, the cradle of Indian field hockey. But the village's glory days, as well as those of the national team, are a thing of the past.
From cinema ban to film festival: Saudi rolls out red carpet
AFP, Published on 07/12/2021
» JEDDAH (SAUDI ARABIA) - Less than four years after lifting a ban on cinemas, Saudi Arabia rolled out the red carpet Monday in the Red Sea city of Jeddah for celebrities descending on the kingdom's first major film festival.
German football returns as Spain, UK death rates fall
AFP, Published on 18/05/2020
» BERLIN: German football champions Bayern Munich played and won their first match in more than two months on Sunday as Spain and Britain recorded their lowest daily coronavirus death tolls since March, but the pandemic continued its devastation elsewhere.
Saudi takeover promises new dawn for Newcastle at a cost
AFP, Published on 16/04/2020
» LONDON - Newcastle United fans have long dreamed of ridding the club from owner Mike Ashley, but a potential pound sterling300 million ($377 million) takeover backed by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund presents fans on Tyneside with a different dilemma.
Football match arranged to mark 70 years of Thailand-India relations
Sports, Published on 29/07/2017
» A football match to boost Thailand-India relations will be held next month.
India, Pakistan poised for heavyweight World T20 clash
AFP, Published on 19/03/2016
» KOLKATA - India and Pakistan will grind to a halt Saturday as hundreds of millions of cricket fans gather to watch the World Twenty20 match between the two arch-rival nations in Kolkata.
Russia says World Cup preparations on track but delays remain
AFP, Published on 02/12/2015
» MOSCOW - Russia's sports minister says preparations for the 2018 World Cup are on track but admits to delays in the construction of hotels in host cities.
German athletics chief calls for reforms after Qatar decision
AFP, Published on 03/12/2014
» BERLIN - The honorary president of the German Athletics Federation (DLV) has suggested a reform of the selection process after Qatar was awarded the 2019 world athletics championships last month.
Calls in Germany to strip Russia of 2018 World Cup
AFP, Published on 24/07/2014
» BERLIN - German politicians demanded Wednesday that Russia be stripped of the right to host the 2018 World Cup for fuelling the Ukraine conflict, although football officials quickly rejected the idea.
UEFA says Ukrainian and Russian clubs cannot meet
AFP, Published on 17/07/2014
» NYON (SWITZERLAND) - Ukrainian and Russian clubs will not be able to face each other in the Champions League, due to security fears, European football's governing body UEFA said on Thursday.