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Family and football unite to bid Diogo Jota farewell
AFP, Published on 05/07/2025
» GONDOMAR (PORTUGAL) - Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota and his brother were laid to rest on Saturday in their hometown, just days after the pair died in a car crash that shocked the football world.
From Taliban to Ronaldo's land, Afghan women footballers train again
AFP, Published on 02/10/2021
» LISBON: Forced to flee Afghanistan by the Taliban takeover, members of the Afghan women's youth football team and their families have sought refuge in Portugal and are back training in the Lisbon suburbs.
Kop joy: Local supporters on cloud nine
Sports, Published on 27/06/2020
» Liverpool fans from all walks of life in Thailand -- including controversial politicians -- celebrated the Reds' English Premier league title yesterday.
Flying the Thai flag
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 01/04/2019
» Racing driver Alexander Albon is fast becoming the pride of Thailand. The 23-year-old's recent contract with Italian Formula 1 team Toro Rosso makes him the first Thai F1 driver in 65 years, since Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh represented the Kingdom in 1954.
Badge of honour for pin enthusiasts
AFP, Published on 07/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Basketball legend Yao Ming, Prince Albert II of Monaco and a former Finnish president -- an eclectic range of people that Olympic badge enthusiast Sidney Marantz has traded pins with.
Aussie fans revel in role as World Cup party-poopers
AFP, Published on 04/10/2015
» LONDON - As the referee blew the final whistle on England's World Cup dream Saturday, crestfallen rugby fans in London drowned their sorrows while enduring taunts from joyous Australian supporters.
Right move: Chess gives Ugandan slum children hope
AFP, Published on 06/02/2013
» Sitting in a dimly lit room in the run-down Kampala suburb of Katwe, Phiona Mutesi stares at the chessboard in front of her as she ponders the next move in her improbable journey.
Africa Cup of Nations final: Live Report
AFP, Published on 13/02/2012
» ZAMBIA HAVE WON THE AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS for the first time in their history after a nail-biting 8-7 penalty-shoot-out victory over favourites Ivory Coast in the Gabonese capital Libreville.