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Barcelona axe Xavi after season of turmoil
Sports, Reuters, Published on 24/05/2024
» MADRID - Barcelona sacked manager Xavi Hernandez on Friday, four weeks after confirming their former midfielder would honour the last year of his contract and lead them through next season.
Thongchai Jaidee fires 62 to take lead at Hoag Classic
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2024
» NEWPORT BEACH - Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand matched a career low with a 9-under-par 62 to take the first-round lead at the Hoag Classic on Friday in Newport Beach, California.
Robinho arrested in Brazil to serve rape sentence
Reuters, Published on 22/03/2024
» BRASILIA - Former football player Robinho was arrested by Brazilian federal police on Thursday to serve out a nine-year prison sentence for rape after a court decision this week authorised the transfer of the sentence from Italy.
Joshua demolishes Ngannou with second-round knockout
Reuters, Published on 09/03/2024
» RIYADH - Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua floored Francis Ngannou three times in two rounds at Riyadh's Kingdom Arena on Saturday in a knockout win that put him right back in the reckoning for another title shot.
Klinsmann sacked as South Korea coach
Reuters, Published on 16/02/2024
» SEOUL - The Korea Football Association (KFA) said on Friday it had sacked national team coach Juergen Klinsmann after their semi-final exit at the Asian Cup and amid criticism of his leadership.
Marathon world record holder Kiptum dies in road accident
Reuters, Published on 12/02/2024
» NAIROBI: Kenya's marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach were killed in a traffic accident in the Rift Valley on Sunday, cutting short the promising career of the only man to have run the endurance classic in less than two hours and one minute.
Messi hopes to play in Tokyo friendly after Hong Kong letdown
Reuters, Published on 06/02/2024
» TOKYO - After disappointing a legion of fans in Hong Kong with a no-show on the pitch at the weekend, Lionel Messi left open the possibility of playing in Inter Miami's friendly in Tokyo, saying he left "much better" than he did a few days ago.
Messi misses Miami's Hong Kong friendly as organisers face govt funding cut
Reuters, Published on 04/02/2024
» HONG KONG: Lionel Messi's three days of adulation in Hong Kong ended in heartbreak for his fans as the Argentine did not take to the field in Inter Miami's 4-1 win against a local League XI in a friendly played in front of a sellout crowd on Sunday.
No handshakes as Sabalenka downs Ukraine's Tsurenko
Reuters, Published on 19/01/2024
» MELBOURNE - Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka blocked out the political overtones of her third-round match against Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko at the Australian Open on Friday to ease into the second week of the Grand Slam with an easy 6-0 6-0 victory.
Ethiopia's Assefa smashes women's marathon world record in Berlin
Reuters, Published on 24/09/2023
» BERLIN, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa shattered the women's marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday, lopping off more than two minutes from the previous best to clock an official time of two hours 11 minutes and 53 seconds.