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Wu poised to be next big name
Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 12/02/2021
» All the talk on golf's Class of 2019 has so far centred around the trio of Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland and Matthew Wolff, whose prodigious talents and youthful exuberance have seen them take the PGA Tour by storm.
EU gets vaccine boost as WHO dampens herd immunity hopes
AFP, Published on 13/01/2021
» THE HAGUE - The European Union started the approval process for its third vaccine on Tuesday as WHO scientists warned that herd immunity from coronavirus is unlikely this year even with mass inoculation schemes.
WBC fund comes to Thai fighters' rescue
Sports, Published on 15/06/2020
» The World Boxing Council team in Thailand has offered a helping hand to those in need during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic with professional boxers receiving assistance from the WBC Covid-19 Relief Fund.
USA tennis star Keys catches Olympic fever
AFP, Published on 09/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - American tennis star Madison Keys is so mad for the Olympics she wants to keep playing in the Games untill she is a senior citizen.
Bangladesh charges opposition official over Italian's murder
AFP, Published on 28/06/2016
» NEW DELHI - Bangladesh police have charged seven people including a senior opposition official over the murder of an Italian aid worker last September, an officer said on Tuesday.
Mixed heritage stars make their mark in Malaysia
Sports, Published on 14/02/2016
» Singing the national anthem of his adopted country took a while to get used to for Perth-born Matthew Davies. But almost a year since becoming a Malaysian citizen, the Pahang defender can now confidently belt out the words of the Negaraku before club and international matches.
Dakar won't extradite a Senegalese, says PM in IAAF corruption probe
AFP, Published on 23/01/2016
» DAKAR - Senegal said Friday it would not agree to extradite its own nationals, as Paris seeks the son of Lamine Diack, former president of the IAAF world athletics body now facing corruption and money laundering charges in France.
US prosecutors allege 'World Cup' of soccer fraud
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» NEW YORK - The United States accused soccer officials of corrupting a sport loved by billions Wednesday, warning the investigation is not over and seeking the extradition of suspects arrested in Switzerland.
AFP's Premier League team of the season
AFP, Published on 25/05/2015
» LONDON - As the 2014-15 Premier League season fades into the sunset, AFP's London football writers present their team of the season, playing in a 4-4-2 formation:
Mancini reignites row over non-Italian born players
AFP, Published on 24/03/2015
» MILAN - A debate over the eligibility of players born to Italians living outside the country has been reignited after criticism of coach Antonio Conte's decision to draft South American-born players into the national side.