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US athletes need domestic recognition ahead of LA Olympics -- Coe
AFP, Published on 01/09/2025
» ZURICH - The US track and field team might be "one for the ages", but they need to be better known in their own country ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, according to World Athletics president Sebastian Coe.
Coventry's mettle tested by Russian Olympic debate, say former IOC figures
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» PARIS — International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry is in the spotlight on how she handles her "baptism of fire" over Russia, former IOC executives have told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Too young? 12-year-old has swimming world talking
AFP, Published on 31/07/2025
» SINGAPORE - Swimming is a sport well used to talented teenagers, but Yu Zidi's participation at age 12 at the world championships has sparked debate about how young is too young.
SEA Games ban mooted
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 30/07/2025
» Tourism and Sports Minister Sorawong Thienthong said a decision to bar Cambodia from the in Bangkok rests with the 11 SEA Games Federation (SEAGF) member nations.
Seine reopens to Paris swimmers after century-long ban
AFP, Published on 05/07/2025
» PARIS - The River Seine reopened to swimmers on Saturday morning in Paris, allowing people to take a dip in the French capital's iconic waterway for the first time since 1923.
Reigning champions Alcaraz, Swiatek eyeing French Open second week
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» PARIS - Carlos Alcaraz bids to book his place in the French Open last 16 on Friday, with defending women's champion Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka also in third-round action at Roland Garros.
Premier League 2024/25: Winners and losers
AFP, Published on 26/05/2025
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Liverpool lifted the Premier League trophy at a jubilant Anfield as the curtain came down on the 2024/25 season on Sunday.
Tree planting ‘decades overdue’ in sweltering Athens
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» ATHENS - On a cloudy spring morning in one of Athens’ most densely inhabited districts, thousands of fresh saplings dotting a small hilltop park mark a fledgling effort to tackle crippling heat that critics say is long overdue.
Rory sharpens game, Hovland tweaks
Sports, Published on 28/03/2025
» When it comes to this fickle sport called golf, the old saying 'different strokes for different folks' holds true when it comes to the pursuit of perfection and golfing immortality.
Australia announces new Brisbane stadium for 2032 Olympics
AFP, Published on 25/03/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia will build a 63,000-seat stadium and an indoor swimming venue for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane, officials said on Tuesday after shelving contentious earlier plans.