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It's a big day for Preston's Lillywhites
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 29/03/2025
» Outside Preston North End's Deepdale Stadium there is an eye-catching statue of the club's greatest-ever player, the late Sir Tom Finney. The statue is known as "The Splash" as it was inspired by a dramatic photograph of Finney aqua-planing while playing against Chelsea on a waterlogged Stamford Bridge pitch in 1956.
Pongsakorn wins first gold for Thais
Sports, Published on 30/08/2021
» Wheelchair racer Pongsakorn Paeyo broke the world record as he won Thailand's first gold medal at the Paralympic Games at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium on Sunday.
Hur maintains lead at LPGA Indianapolis tournament
AFP, Published on 28/09/2019
» LOS ANGELES: South Korea's Hur Mi-jung defied difficult, windy conditions to fire at two-under par 70 on Friday and maintain a two-stroke lead in the LPGA Indy Women in Tech Championship.
Brazil win, Switzerland draw to advance at World Cup
Published on 28/06/2018
» Brazil and Switzerland advanced to the last 16 in late World Cup matches Wednesday night.
Hodgson flying high again with Eagles
Sports, Published on 05/05/2018
» Roy Hodgson probably divides opinion amongst English football fans, but no one can deny his remarkable achievement at Crystal Palace this season by being on the cusp of ensuring the Eagles will enjoy a sixth successive season in the top flight, when for a long time it looked like a lost cause.
EPL high-flyers suffer down days
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/04/2018
» For most clubs, winning the league title and the League Cup would constitute an extremely satisfying season. But one suspects that when Manchester City look back on recent events they might feel just a little deflated, despite being worthy Premier League champions, a title which they will surely clinch in the coming weeks.
Slovakian skier wins first gold of Paralympics
AFP, Published on 10/03/2018
» PYEONGCHANG:, South Korea: Slovakian skier Henrieta Farkasova won the first gold medal of the Pyeongchang Paralympics on Saturday and the USA clinched a hat-trick of victories as sporting action got under away at Games marked by a rapid inter-Korean thaw.
Rangers beat Oakland to clinch AL West
AFP, Published on 24/09/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Cole Hamels threw seven shutout innings as the Texas Rangers defeated the Oakland Athletics 3-0 and clinched the American League West Division crown on Friday.
Battle of skill and egos in Manchester
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 10/09/2016
» Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson once commented, "I never really know what to expect when we play Manchester City," and that was back in the days when United were far superior to City.
Costa Rica see red in Copa America draw with Paraguay
AFP, Published on 05/06/2016
» ORLANDO - Two-times South American champions Paraguay were held to a goalless draw by Costa Rica in sultry conditions at the Citrus Bowl on Saturday in Copa America Centenario Group A.