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Uefa 'reluctantly' approves European league games in US, Australia
AFP, Published on 07/10/2025
» LAUSANNE - European football governing body Union of European Football Associations (Uefa) on Monday said it had "reluctantly" approved the staging of a Spanish La Liga and an Italian Serie A match in the United States and Australia respectively despite fan protests.
International Paralympic Committee lifts partial suspensions of Russia, Belarus
AFP, Published on 29/09/2025
» MUNICH (GERMANY) - Ukraine reacted with outrage on Saturday after the International Paralympic Committee lifted a partial suspension of Russia and Belarus imposed since Moscow's incursion into Ukraine in 2022.
International Paralympic Committee lifts partial suspensions of Russia, Belarus
AFP, Published on 27/09/2025
» MUNICH — The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) decided on Saturday to lift a partial suspension of Russia and Belarus imposed since Moscow's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Kenyan athletes shine in Tokyo, but anti-doping efforts remain in the dark
AFP, Published on 22/09/2025
» NAIROBI - Kenyan athletes may have shone at the world championships in Tokyo, winning seven golds, but persistent allegations of doping still cast a shadow as the global anti-doping agency threatens to sanction the east African country.
McLaughlin-Levrone powers to 400m world gold in second fastest time ever
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» TOKYO — US track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran the second fastest time ever to win a stunning gold in the women's 400 metres at the world championships on Thursday.
US sprint star Kerley joins drug-fuelled Enhanced Games
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» LOS ANGELES — Fred Kerley, a two-time Olympic 100-metre medallist currently serving a suspension, has become the first US man and first track and field athlete to sign up for the Enhanced Games, where competitors will be free to use performance-enhancing drugs.
Rojas, McLaughlin-Levrone go for gold at world champs
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» TOKYO - Charismatic Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas and American star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone go for gold in the triple jump and 400 metres flat in Thursday's action at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
Chebet delights Tokyo crowd with 10,000m win
AFP, Published on 13/09/2025
» TOKYO - Beatrice Chebet won the 10,000 metres world title while the cream of sprinting delighted a sellout 55,000 crowd at the world championships on Saturday — a stark contrast to the empty stadium at the Covid-affected Tokyo Games in 2021.
Puripol, Subenrat Japan-bound
Sports, Published on 11/09/2025
» Two Thai athletes Puripol Boonson and Subenrat Insaeng will participate in the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
Lyles leads US medal charge in Tokyo, Kipyegon eyes fourth title
AFP, Published on 10/09/2025
» TOKYO - Noah Lyles and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone lead the US medal charge at the world championships in Tokyo that get under way on Saturday, while Armand Duplantis is expected to cement his legacy as the greatest pole vaulter in history.