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World Cup pitch invader defends 'breaking the rules'
AFP, Published on 29/11/2022
» ROME: The Italian who ran onto the World Cup pitch wearing a T-shirt in support of Ukraine and Iranian women is a football player with a history of similar stunts.
Fulham suffer shock League Cup exit against fourth-tier Crawley
AFP, Published on 24/08/2022
» LONDON: Fulham suffered an embarrassing League Cup exit as the Premier League side were beaten 2-0 by Crawley in a second round shock on Tuesday.
Newcastle takeover in sight with Saudi to lift ban on Qatar's beIN Sports
AFP, Published on 07/10/2021
» DOHA: A Saudi takeover of English Premier League club Newcastle edged closer on Wednesday with the Gulf state set to lift its ban on Qatar-based beIN Sports.
Thrifty Padres, Blue Jays go against the grain
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 18/02/2021
» With the ongoing Covid-19 crisis affecting attendance and cash flow, MLB ballclubs have tightened their belts even more this off-season.
Saudi-backed investors pull out of Newcastle deal
AFP, Published on 31/07/2020
» LONDON: A Saudi-backed consortium on Thursday announced it had ended its bid to buy Newcastle United after months of waiting for approval from the Premier League.
Coronavirus crisis presents opportunity for Saudi's Newcastle project
AFP, Published on 22/04/2020
» LONDON - A Saudi-backed takeover of Newcastle United appears to be nearing completion at a time when the rest of the football industry is on its knees due to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Kiradech: A man with a taste for exotic things
Sports, Henning Streubel, Published on 29/06/2019
» Kiradech Aphibarnrat is particularly fond of his sleek grey Ferrari F12.
How this 'Greatest Show By Surf' came about
Dave Wiggins, Published on 04/11/2018
» Hmmm, which “hook” to use for this week’s Wiggins’ World subject, the NFL’s red-hot Los Angeles Rams?
Young Afghan boxer packs a punch against patriarchy
AFP, Published on 15/03/2016
» KABUL - Nineteen-year-old Afghan boxer Sadaf Rahimi slams her punching bag deep in the bowels of Kabul's Ghazi stadium, dealing blows to gender stereotyping and doing her part to to exorcise history: it was on these very grounds that the Taliban carried out public executions.
Pirates claim playoff spot for third straight year
AFP, Published on 24/09/2015
» DENVER - The Pittsburgh Pirates scored six runs in the ninth to clinch a playoff berth for the third straight year with a 13-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies.