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Rivals must gang up on Pogacar, says Tour de France legend Hinault
AFP, Published on 06/07/2022
» CALAIS (FRANCE) - Five-time Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault believes defending champion Tadej Pogacar will be difficult, but not impossible to beat.
Anger after Indian police cremate gang-rape victim
AFP, Published on 01/10/2020
» BOOL GARHI (INDIA) - Indian police were accused Wednesday of cremating the body of a teenaged "untouchable" Dalit woman against her family's wishes after she died following an alleged gang-rape by four upper-caste men -- the latest sexual assault to shock the country.
Indian police accused of forcing cremation of gang rape victim
AFP, Published on 30/09/2020
» NEW DELHI: Indian police were accused Wednesday of cremating the body of a 19-year-old woman against her family's will after she was allegedly gang-raped by four men in the country's latest horrific sexual assault.
Perils of playing out from the back
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 05/10/2019
» In recent years the sight of Premier League teams "playing from the back" has become increasingly prevalent. It looks very nice when it works, but as everyone has witnessed, it can so easily end in tears with farcical goals.
England's Kane gang eye last 16, Japan face Senegal
AFP, Published on 24/06/2018
» NIZHNIY NOVGOROD, Russia: Harry Kane-inspired England will aim to seal their place in the knockout phase of the World Cup on Sunday while Japan bid to edge closer to a last 16 berth when they take on Senegal.
Will Rio Olympics be a security 'hell'?
AFP, Published on 13/07/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Right as a top Brazilian official was confidently guaranteeing safety at next month's Olympics, Rio cops were about to head to their latest nerve-jangling assignment: body parts discovered on Copacabana beach.
Springbok Habana pays tribute to murdered school rugby coach
AFP, Published on 20/10/2015
» GUILDFORD (UNITED KINGDOM) - Springbok great Bryan Habana paid tribute Tuesday to a South African schoolteacher and rugby coach who was brutally killed in a gang attack.
All Blacks dismiss Wallabies tandem tearaway plan
AFP, Published on 07/08/2015
» SYDNEY - The All Blacks upped the psychological pressure on the Wallabies on Friday ahead of their Rugby Championship decider, warning the tandem attack of Michael Hooper and David Pocock could backfire.
FIFA dominoes fall, but does the trail lead to Blatter?
AFP, Published on 04/06/2015
» WASHINGTON - The US investigation into world football governing body FIFA is modeled after an operation against an organized crime gang.
Haunted 'Heysel' faces the wrecking ball
AFP, Published on 27/05/2015
» BRUSSELS - Forever tainted by the deaths of 39 football fans 30-years ago this week there is movement afoot to demolish the old Heysel stadium altogether and build a brand new one nearby.