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LeBron adds Red Sox, race team to Liverpool in sport empire
AFP, Published on 17/03/2021
» LOS ANGELES: LeBron James has added ownership stakes in baseball's Boston Red Sox and a US stock car race team to England football champions Liverpool in his sports empire, according to multiple reports Tuesday.
In rarefied air... mountain villagers to lace up boots for Euro 2020
AFP, Published on 18/05/2020
» GSPON (SWITZERLAND) - Despite the postponement of Euro 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, a small Swiss mountain village -- thought to be home to the highest pitch in Europe -- is hoping to stage a scaled-down version of the tournament this summer.
Best offbeat moments in sports of 2015
AFP, Published on 15/12/2015
» PARIS - Novak Djokovic eating grass at Wimbledon, a pistol-packing referee in Brazil or a Scottish goalkeeper travelling to the wrong ground for a game. It's been a bumper year for world sports' light-hearted moments.
Alps tests to see if altitude can boost athletes' performance
AFP, Published on 04/08/2015
» CHAMONIX (FRANCE) - Researchers have taken to the peaks of France's Mont Blanc this summer to see whether the body's production of red blood cells at high altitudes has similar effects in athletes to doping agents like EPO.
Rio needs planning, not Olympic Games: US economist
AFP, Published on 25/03/2015
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro needs proper planned investment, rather than rush through improvements tailored to a three-week Olympic Games in August next year, a top US authority on major sports events planning said.
Wales rugby team opt for high altitude World Cup prep
AFP, Published on 10/09/2014
» LONDON - Wales' plans ahead of next year's World Cup will include training camps in Switzerland and Qatar, coach Warren Gatland said Wednesday.
Olympic Committee opens bidding for 2022 Winter Games
AFP, Published on 06/06/2013
» The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday opened the bidding process for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
Al-Attiyah wins stage as Peterhansel takes lead
AFP, Published on 08/01/2013
» Qatari ace Nasser Al-Attiyah won the Dakar Rally third stage here on Monday to make it three stages from three for his Red Bull Buggy team.
Crowded London fears Olympics travel meltdown
AFP, Published on 06/07/2012
» A cable car has been strung over the Thames, an athletes' terminal built at Heathrow Airport, and Olympic traffic lanes set up -- yet Londoners still fear the Games will bring their city to a standstill.