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Punk laureate Patti Smith granted France's highest honour
AFP, Published on 22/05/2022
» As a child, punk-poet icon Patti Smith was instructed never to accept anything from strangers -- which meant one day she was forced to decline a campaign button she coveted and everyone else had.
Swiatek, Collins beat heat to reach semis, Medvedev needs cool head
AFP, Published on 26/01/2022
» MELBOURNE - Danielle Collins and Iga Swiatek will meet in the Australian Open semi-finals after vastly contrasting wins in the last eight on Wednesday.
Carlos Sainz wins Dakar Rally for third time
AFP, Published on 17/01/2020
» QIDDIYA, Saudi Arabia: Veteran Spanish driver Carlos Sainz won the Dakar Rally for the third time on Friday, finishing with a comfortable winning margin in Saudi Arabia.
Dakar Rally in mourning as Portuguese rider Goncalves dies in crash
AFP, Published on 12/01/2020
» WADI AD-DAWASIR (SAUDI ARABIA) - Portuguese motorbike rider Paulo Goncalves has died after a crash in the Dakar Rally on Sunday, the 40-year-old becoming the gruelling motorsport marathon's 25th fatality.
Djokovic wins third US Open, equals Sampras on 14 Grand Slams
AFP, Published on 10/09/2018
» NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic clinched his third US Open title on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 triumph over Juan Martin del Potro, taking him level with Pete Sampras's mark of 14 Grand Slams.
Djokovic wins third US Open, equals Sampras on 14 Grand Slams
AFP, Published on 10/09/2018
» NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic clinched his third US Open title on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 triumph over Juan Martin del Potro, taking him level with Pete Sampras's mark of 14 Grand Slams.
Fast and furious Paralympic 'Weirwolf' refuses to be held back
AFP, Published on 05/09/2016
» LONDON - Outspoken and fast, wheelchair racing legend David Weir is aiming to deepen his mark on the Rio Paralympics with more medals.
Nigeria, the new marathon hub?
AFP, Published on 06/02/2016
» LAGOS - The infamously congested, concrete jungle of Lagos is far from a runners' paradise, but with the launch of a new annual marathon on Saturday organisers hope to show that the city's bad reputation is undeserved.
Peterhansel wins as Peugeot dominate Dakar fourth stage
AFP, Published on 07/01/2016
» SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY (ARGENTINA) - Stephane Peterhansel kept afloat his bid for a 12th Dakar Rally crown when leading a Peugeot clean sweep in Wednesday's fourth stage around Jujuy in Argentina.
With cinema flair, Belgian electropop sensations hit US
AFP, Published on 17/10/2015
» NEW YORK - To create the dreamy electropop sound of his band Oscar and the Wolf, frontman Max Colombie watches movies -- and turns off the sound.