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Six Nations set for dramatic finish as rugby shake-up looms
AFP, Published on 15/03/2019
» TWICKENHAM, United Kingdom: Uncertainty over what will happen on the field is accompanied by uncertainty off it as the Six Nations heads into this weekend's 'Super Saturday' finale.
Violence back to haunt football at Euro 2016
AFP, Published on 12/06/2016
» MARSEILLE - Hundreds of fans charging through streets holding chairs above their heads ready to throw and bloodied, bare-chested men brawling with police -- football's plague of violence has returned with a vengeance in France.
Euro 2016 kicks off despite strikes, terror threat
AFP, Published on 10/06/2016
» PARIS - The Euro 2016 football championships kicks off in France on Friday under unprecedented security and with President Francois Hollande vowing to take decisive action to stop strikes hitting the showpiece event.
French transport to be hit ahead of Euro 2016
AFP, Published on 30/05/2016
» PARIS - France braced Monday for severe disruption to trains and flights less than two weeks before Euro 2016, as unions called fresh strikes in their battle to have labour reforms scrapped.
Gatland says defence behind French flair despair
AFP, Published on 26/02/2016
» CARDIFF (UNITED KINGDOM) - Rugby fans bemoaning the absence of "French flair" have to come to terms with the marked improvement in modern-day defences according to Wales coach Warren Gatland.
UEFA will not recognise results of Crimean clubs in Russia
AFP, Published on 23/08/2014
» GENEVA - European football's governing body UEFA on Friday said that it would not recognise the results of any matches played by clubs from Crimea in competitions organised by the Russian Football Union (RFU).
Five issues for Moyes's successor to address
AFP, Published on 22/04/2014
» Less than 12 months after awarding David Moyes a six-year contract, Manchester United are searching for another new manager following the Scot's dismissal on Tuesday.
Brazil police arrest 28 over football violence
AFP, Published on 20/12/2013
» Brazilian police Thursday said they had made 28 arrests in a crackdown on football violence following a recent outbreak of hooliganism.
Belgian motorcylist to cross DR Congo before Dakar Rally
AFP, Published on 20/09/2012
» As he gears up to race in his third Dakar Rally, Belgian motorcyclist Frank Verhoestraete will travel across the conflict-ridden Democratic Republic of Congo in the hopes of burnishing his adopted land's image.