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Acts of sabotage hit French trains as Paris Olympics kick off
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/07/2024
» PARIS - Train services in France, including the international Eurostar service, were disrupted on Friday, hit by what authorities called a coordinated sabotage effort just hours ahead of the inauguration ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Liberia's football superstar president runs for re-election
AFP, Published on 10/10/2023
» MONROVIA - Liberians vote Tuesday on whether to give football legend George Weah a second term as president, with peace among voters' main concerns in a nation still scarred by back-to-back civil wars.
Flags, flares and booze: English fan frenzy ahead of Euro 2020 final
AFP, Published on 12/07/2021
» LONDON: Tens of thousands of raucous England fans descended Sunday on Wembley Stadium and central London, singing songs, drinking beer and savouring the occasion, as the football-mad country reached fever pitch ahead of its first major tournament final in over half a century.
Barca given fresh start as Laporta elected new club president
AFP, Published on 08/03/2021
» MADRID: Joan Laporta returned as Barcelona president on Sunday after winning the club's elections by a landslide, with his central pledge to try to persuade Lionel Messi to stay.
Qatar faces rocky road to 2022 World Cup after athletics test
AFP, Published on 06/10/2019
» DOHA - Despite triumphs on the track, Qatar has come under fire for its hosting of the World Athletics Championships with questions raised over Doha's ability to deliver the football World Cup successfully in three years' time.
Delhi suffers toxic smog hangover
AFP, Published on 08/11/2018
» NEW DELHI - Air pollution in New Delhi hit hazardous levels Thursday after a night of free-for-all Diwali fireworks, despite Supreme Court efforts to curb the smog-fuelling partying.
Military fans out across Pakistan ahead of election
AFP, Published on 24/07/2018
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's military fanned out across the country ahead of Wednesday's election, deploying hundreds of thousands of troops to oversee polling stations in a short but acrimonious contest that analysts say is still "up for grabs".
World Cup restrictions weigh heavy on ordinary Russians
AFP, Published on 08/06/2018
» MOSCOW: Keen to prevent a repeat of ugly scenes from previous tournaments, authorities in Russia have imposed draconian measures during the World Cup, cracking down on everything from alcohol to kebabs.
Sporting heroes and villains of 2016
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 29/12/2016
» It is that time of the year when Nobby hauls himself out of the armchair to honour the sportsmen and sportswomen who have acted above and beyond the call of duty over the past 12 months.
Seven held over violence at West Ham-Chelsea game
AFP, Published on 27/10/2016
» LONDON - London police said Thursday they were holding seven men arrested following violence at the English League Cup clash between West Ham and Chelsea.