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Thousands of litres of water to stop '60-degree' Tour de France roads melting
AFP, Published on 16/07/2022
» SAINT-ÉTIENNE (FRANCE) - With a heatwave building towards a sweltering peak this weekend, Tour de France organisers are ready to pour tens of thousands of litres of cold water onto a route that risks melting at road temperatures of 60 degrees.
Fraser-Pryce stuns Thompson-Herah with third fastest ever 100m
AFP, Published on 27/08/2021
» LAUSANNE: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce avenged her Olympic Games defeat to Jamaican compatriot Elaine Thompson-Herah by winning the 100m at the Lausanne Diamond League meeting on Thursday in the third fastest ever time.
Nadal into 13th Roland Garros semi-final, hits out at 'dangerous' night life
AFP, Published on 07/10/2020
» PARIS: Rafael Nadal reached his 13th Roland Garros semi-final early Wednesday with a straight sets win over Italian teenager Jannik Sinner but claimed it was "dangerous" to finish at 01:30 in the morning when the temperature had plummeted to 12 degrees (53F).
Nadal into 13th Roland Garros semi-final
AFP, Published on 07/10/2020
» PARIS: Rafael Nadal reached his 13th Roland Garros semi-final early Wednesday with a straight sets win over Italian teenager Jannik Sinner but claimed it was "dangerous" to finish at 01:30 in the morning when the temperature had plummeted to 12 degrees (53F).
Blacked-out goggles, ice baths as outdoor pool poses challenge
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» GOLD COAST (AUSTRALIA) - Some swimmers have taped over their goggles and others will be hitting ice baths as they grapple with the challenges of an outdoor pool at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Fierce heat, lack of fans overshadow Doha worlds
AFP, Published on 16/10/2016
» DOHA - Fierce heat and sparse crowds have overshadowed the first world road race championships to be hosted in the Middle East as riders act as guinea pigs in a groundbreaking trial to test the impact of extreme heat on performance.
Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins third Olympic 200m title
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Usain Bolt won a third successive Olympic 200m gold to keep alive his hopes of an unprecedented "triple triple" in Rio.
For Rio's sports-mad population, it's Olympics every day
AFP, Published on 30/07/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro's residents, or Cariocas, don't need the Olympics to prove their city is the center of the sporting world -- they know that the second they step outside.
Rain not shine the key to Quintana revival at Tour de France
AFP, Published on 22/07/2016
» ALBERTVILLE (FRANCE) - With the rain comes hope, at least that's what Tour de France fourth-placed rider Nairo Quintana believes.
Belgium seal Euro last-16 berth
AFP, Published on 23/06/2016
» NICE, FRANCE - A late goal by Premier League target Radja Nainggolan earned Belgium a last-16 berth with a 1-0 win over Sweden making superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic end his international career with a defeat.