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Verstappen hopes upgrades can boost F1 title defence in Austria
AFP, Published on 26/06/2025
» SPIELBERG, Austria - Max Verstappen leads Red Bull into their home Austrian Grand Prix this weekend hoping a major upgrades package can boost his title defence before it is too late.
Trump, Swift join Super Bowl party as Chiefs chase 'three-peat'
AFP, Published on 07/02/2025
» NEW ORLEANS — The Kansas City Chiefs chase a historic hat-trick of Super Bowl titles when they take on the Philadelphia Eagles here Sunday as New Orleans hosts the National Football League (NFL) showpiece just five weeks after a deadly attack in the city's party district.
500 days before the Paris Olympics, the race is on
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» PARIS - In 500 days on Tuesday, the 2024 Summer Olympics will burst into life in Paris as the teams float down the River Seine on barges in a unique opening ceremony.
Sudanese women footballers tackle hurdles to play the game
AFP, Published on 08/03/2022
» KHARTOUM - Sudan's women's football team is yet to win a match, but members say they have scored a victory by overcoming challenges including discrimination and a coup to play the game.
Lewis Hamilton: The world champion some find hard to like
AFP, Published on 16/11/2020
» PARIS - Lewis Hamilton has joined Michael Schumacher as the most successful driver in Formula One's history - yet despite all the acclaim, the seven-time world champion divides opinion.
Kashmir families allege brutality by Indian forces
AFP, Published on 10/09/2019
» SRINAGAR (INDIA) - Burhan Nazir Parrey, 16, had a gaping wound in his shoulder the size of a cricket ball, the latest victim of what Kashmiris say is indiscriminate brutality by Indian forces.
Romania's football derby which survived fall of communism
AFP, Published on 29/11/2016
» BUCHAREST - At 87 years old, Mircea Barbu has no qualms about braving the freezing temperatures for Wednesday's fiery Dinamo Bucharest-Steaua Bucharest derby, a holdover from the communist era that still stands long after the fall of the Iron Curtain despite the decline of Romanian football.
Future looks pink for Pakistan's ball-makers
AFP, Published on 12/10/2016
» SIALKOT (PAKISTAN) - As cricket stages its second day-night Test this week, factory workers in Pakistan will be among the avid television viewers -- they might even have made the innovative pink balls being used by their heroes.
Bangladesh army hold war game ahead of England cricket ODIs
AFP, Published on 06/10/2016
» DHAKA - Bangladeshi army commandos abseiled into the national stadium Thursday as they staged a war game designed to reassure England's cricketers over their security on the eve of the opening ODI of their controversial tour.
Pakistan barred from Kabaddi World Cup in India
AFP, Published on 05/10/2016
» NEW DELHI - The 12-nation Kabaddi World Cup kicks off this week in India, with a row over a decision to bar arch-rivals Pakistan from competing threatening to overshadow the tag-wrestling sport's showcase event.