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Chinese chess checks in with hushed SEA Games debut
AFP, Published on 19/05/2022
» YEN TU (VIETNAM) - When Sim Yip How first came across xiangqi as a little boy he looked on mesmerised as grandmasters puzzled over the ancient Chinese game.
Conflict zone to slalom for India's only Beijing Olympian
AFP, Published on 01/02/2022
» NEW DELHI: At the age of four, Arif Mohammad Khan put on skis for the first time, just a few kilometres from the Line of Control that divides the disputed, conflict-ridden region of Kashmir.
Verstappen blasts 'stupid idiot' Hamilton in US Grand Prix practice
AFP, Published on 23/10/2021
» AUSTIN: Road rage bubbled as the track temperature rose in the second practice session for United States Grand Prix on Friday as Max Verstappen called title rival Lewis Hamilton a "stupid idiot".
No more all-girl podium at Tour de France
Sports, Published on 21/08/2020
» PARIS: One of the Tour de France's most famous customs will end this year when the post-race podium ritual of the winner being flanked by two young, attractive women comes to an end.
A year of unfulfilled expectations
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 13/10/2018
» There were plenty of expectations on the part of fans when the Thai League 1 kicked off in February this year, but the country's top football competition petered out last week into a damp squib.
Rosberg v Hamilton - race by race
AFP, Published on 27/11/2016
» ABU DHABI - Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Formula One world championship on Sunday after a season-long duel with Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. AFP Sports looks at where the title was won and lost, race by race:
Rosberg, Hamilton differ on crew swop
AFP, Published on 25/11/2016
» ABU DHABI - Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton agreed on Friday to differ on the reasons for Mercedes' decision to swap their car crews this year.
Rosberg blocks out title talk in Mexico
AFP, Published on 27/10/2016
» MEXICO CITY - Nico Rosberg plans to block out all thoughts of a possible maiden title triumph and focus on sticking to his singular and simple approach when he bids to claim his 10th win of the year in this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix.
Future looks pink for Pakistan's ball-makers
AFP, Published on 12/10/2016
» SIALKOT (PAKISTAN) - As cricket stages its second day-night Test this week, factory workers in Pakistan will be among the avid television viewers -- they might even have made the innovative pink balls being used by their heroes.
Mercedes dismiss Lewis Hamilton's F1 'sabotage' rant
AFP, Published on 07/10/2016
» SUZUKA (JAPAN) - Mercedes offered a sharp riposte to Lewis Hamilton's bizarre claims of a team conspiracy on Friday, insisting the notion would be rejected by "anyone with an ounce of intelligence".