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Rio declares financial disaster over Olympic Games
AFP, Published on 18/06/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio state authorities declared a "state of public calamity" Friday over a major budget crisis, in order to release emergency funds to finance the Olympic Games due to begin in August.
Milwaukee Bucks fall for e-mail scam, reveal financial data
AFP, Published on 20/05/2016
» CHICAGO - A Milwaukee Bucks employee was tricked by an e-mail scam and handed over financial data of players and other employees to a hacker, the NBA club admitted Thursday.
Questions over Villa's Chinese buyer
AFP, Published on 19/05/2016
» SHANGHAI - The new Chinese owner of English football club Aston Villa appears to be a highly educated, politically well-connected businessman -- but questions have been raised over Tony Xia's academic credentials and background.
Mayor frontrunner says Rome not capable of hosting Olympic Games
AFP, Published on 20/04/2016
» ROME - One of the frontrunners to be Rome's next mayor said Tuesday the city is far from being able to host the Olympics, two months after the Eternal City was short-listed for the 2024 Games.
Tough going for clubs from Nottingham
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/03/2016
» The city of Nottingham is perhaps best known in Thailand for the legendary tale of Robin Hood and his exploits in and around Sherwood Forest. But the city is also home to two football clubs with proud histories, although they are currently not experiencing the best of times.
Thunder Castle set to rise above all
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 05/03/2016
» The 2016 national league season kicks off today with a new name and a new management team but with an old horse being the outright title favourite.
Fifa reduces bans for Blatter, Platini
AFP, Published on 25/02/2016
» ZURICH - A Fifa appeal committee on Wednesday reduced bans against Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to six years but maintained they were still guilty of ethics breaches.
Spanish state to pay Heras 720,000 euros compensation
AFP, Published on 02/02/2016
» MADRID - The Spanish state has been ordered to pay over 720,000 euros in damages to former cyclist Roberto Heras for his reversed suspension for doping between 2006 and 2008, according to a court decision obtained by AFP.
Galliani, Crespo, Lavezzi targeted as police probe tax evasion
AFP, Published on 26/01/2016
» MILAN - Dozens of Serie A and B officials and players including Adriano Galliani, Hernan Crespo and Ezequiel Lavezzi have been targeted by an Italian police investigation into alleged tax evasion and false accounting, reports in Italy said Tuesday.
Electric crowds cheer All-Stars game in NY
AFP, Published on 08/11/2015
» NEW YORK - Amid a sea of Indian shirts, fluttering Pakistan flags and deafening roars, New York cricket fans turned out in their thousands to watch greats of the game face off against each other -- in a baseball stadium.