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Doping whistleblower Stepanova to appeal Rio exclusion
AFP, Published on 27/07/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Yuliya Stepanova, the Russian 800m runner who lifted the lid on systematic doping and corruption in Russian athletics, is making one last-gasp appeal of her ban from the Rio Olympics.
Ex-Cavs center Varejao could be Golden State's 'inside man'
AFP, Published on 02/06/2016
» OAKLAND (UNITED STATES) - Brazilian center Anderson Varejao, the first man to play for both NBA Finals teams in the same season, could give Golden State an inside scoop on his former Cleveland teammates.
Turkmenistan spends billions for sporting glory
AFP, Published on 03/12/2014
» ASHGABAT (TURKMENISTAN) - The Turkmenistan capital of Ashgabat is the world's biggest user of marble with huge expanses of the luxuriant rock adorning a $5 billion Olympic complex being built to boost the isolated Central Asian state's international ambitions.
Saturday night fever as Messi, Barca mobbed in Israel
AFP, Published on 04/08/2013
» Lionel Messi and his fellow Barcelona stars were mobbed on their arrival in Israel on Saturday where the Spanish giants are staging two "training camps for peace".