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UFC, the brand to beat in mixed martial arts
AFP, Published on 18/05/2016
» NEW YORK - In the space of 15 years, two brothers from Las Vegas have transformed UFC from a little known, somewhat frowned upon brand into the dominant company in mixed martial arts.
Hanyu magic gives Japan hope in Tokyo
AFP, Published on 17/04/2015
» TOKYO - Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu crushed his rivals to win the men's free programme at figure skating's World Team Trophy on Friday, ending a bruising season on a high note.
China tycoon Wang scores latest goal with Atletico Madrid
AFP, Published on 21/01/2015
» BEIJING - Chinese multi-billionaire Wang Jianlin's purchase of a 20 percent stake in Spain's reigning football champions Atletico Madrid is the latest in a series of overseas acquisitions by one of the world's richest football fans.
Prost, Heidfeld take new Formula E rivalry to Malaysia
AFP, Published on 21/11/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - Nick Heidfeld and Nicolas Prost will take their new rivalry to Malaysia this weekend after their spectacular crash threatened to overshadow the inaugural Formula E electric car race in Beijing.
French Open final hit by same-sex marriage protest
AFP, Published on 09/06/2013
» The French Open men's final was held up by a flare-carrying protestor on Sunday, who came within just a few feet of defending champion Rafael Nadal, to demonstrate against France's same-sex marriage law.
Nadal defies protest to win record eighth French Open
AFP, Published on 09/06/2013
» Rafael Nadal defied David Ferrer as well as a worrying security breach to become the first man to capture the same Grand Slam title eight times with victory in the French Open final.
Bigger than 'Slumdog': Boyle tackles the Olympics
AFP, Published on 25/07/2012
» Danny Boyle, the Oscar-winning director of "Slumdog Millionaire", is approaching the culmination of his own Olympian task: producing Friday's London 2012 opening ceremony.