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Aussie softballers first team to arrive in Japan for Olympics
AFP, Published on 01/06/2021
» NARITA, Japan: Australia's softball team on Tuesday became the first athletes to land in Japan for the Olympics, in a major milestone for the pandemic-postponed Games, which continue to face controversy.
Cricket stars leave IPL as India virus toll grows
AFP, Published on 26/04/2021
» NEW DELHI - Two Australian cricketers became the latest stars to pull out of the Indian Premier League on Monday as top bowler Pat Cummins said he was told the competition was being kept going to provide "a few hours of joy and respite" during India's growing coronavirus crisis.
Virus surges fuel fears 100 days before Tokyo Olympics
AFP, Published on 14/04/2021
» TOKYO: The Olympic flame is on its way across Japan and athletes around the world are ramping up training, but 100 days before Tokyo 2020 opens, organisers still face monumental challenges.
Most Japanese support overseas Olympic fan ban: poll
AFP, Published on 22/03/2021
» TOKYO: The vast majority of Japanese agree with the decision to bar overseas spectators from the Tokyo Olympics, a new poll found Monday, with support for the Games still low but growing.
Australia defend 'heartbreaking' decision to scrap S. Africa tour
AFP, Published on 03/02/2021
» SYDNEY - Cricket Australia denied Wednesday it was only interested in lucrative series against India and England after scrapping next month's Test tour to South Africa over coronavirus fears.
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.
FA Cup holders Arsenal beat Newcastle as Chorley shock virus-hit Derby
AFP, Published on 10/01/2021
» LONDON: FA Cup holders Arsenal beat Newcastle 2-0 on Saturday as non-league Chorley knocked out coronavirus-ravaged Derby and West Brom suffered an embarrassing third-round exit against Blackpool.
Calm before the storm? Racing braces for virus impact on sales
AFP, Published on 29/09/2020
» LONDON - Racing needs to "keep calm and carry on" in the middle of the greatest crisis the industry has faced, according to Henry Beeby, group chief executive of leading auction house Goffs.
Rebooted Roland Garros struggles to escape shadow of coronavirus
AFP, Published on 22/09/2020
» PARIS: Having been pushed back four months to September to escape the worst of the coronavirus, the French Open gets underway on Sunday still struggling to loosen the grip of the deadly pandemic.
Vaccine trial resumes as virus continues grim march
AFP, Published on 13/09/2020
» PARIS - Clinical trials of one of the most advanced experimental Covid-19 vaccines resumed Saturday after a brief safety pause, as infection numbers continued to march upward in countries across the globe.