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Windsurfing makes waves in Turkmenistan
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» AVAZA (TURKMENISTAN) - Better known for its inhospitable desert plains than beach breaks, isolated ex-Soviet Turkmenistan this month welcomed an unlikely group of visitors: a sun-tanned crop of the world's top windsurfers.
Argentina stalwarts left to rue golden chance
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Argentina's loss to Germany in the World Cup final may have represented the last opportunity for the country's storied '2005 generation' to claim the sport's biggest prize.
Mixed-race 'Rola' changing the DNA of Japanese pop culture
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» In celebrity-obsessed Japan with its conveyor belt of 15-minute stars, fashion icon 'Rola' is blazing a meteoric trail at the forefront of a galaxy of mixed-race stars changing the DNA of Japanese pop culture.
Mixed-race 'Rola' changing the DNA of Japanese pop culture
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» TOKYO - In celebrity-obsessed Japan with its conveyor belt of 15-minute stars, fashion icon 'Rola' is blazing a meteoric trail at the forefront of a galaxy of mixed-race stars changing the DNA of Japanese pop culture.
Argentina a hotbed of talent - for Europe
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» BUENOS AIRES - Football has become a huge export industry for World Cup finalists Argentina with Lionel Messi the leader of a huge flock of talent that has fled abroad to seek riches.
World Cup fever, even in Brazil's Amazon rainforest
AFP, Published on 26/06/2014
» Even in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil, the World Cup is big news -- and big business.
Japan fans drown sorrows after World Cup exit
AFP, Published on 25/06/2014
» Groggy Japan fans reacted with sadness early Wednesday after watching their team exit the World Cup, some deciding to numb the pain after the horror show with one more drink.
Brazil press slam Selecao 'horror show' against Mexico
AFP, Published on 18/06/2014
» Brazilian media on Wednesday urged their World Cup favorites to pull their socks up after a goalless draw with Mexico held up passage to the second phase.
Argentina expects as Messi enters World Cup fray
AFP, Published on 15/06/2014
» Four-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi enters the World Cup fray on Sunday, hoping he can at last add a major team title to all the individual honours he has accrued over the years.
Gutierrez leads line for Colombia opener
AFP, Published on 14/06/2014
» Teofilo Gutierrez will lead the forward line for Colombia in their World Cup Group C opener against Greece in Belo Horizonte on Saturday and try and fill the sizeable gap left by the injured Radamel Falcao.