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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.
Spot-on Krul saves Netherlands as Costa Rica downed
AFP, Published on 06/07/2014
» BRASíLIA - Super-sub goalkeeper Tim Krul was the hero as the Netherlands ended their penalty shoot-out jinx to beat Costa Rica and set up a World Cup semi-final showdown with Argentina on Saturday.
Holland advance on penalties
AFP, Published on 06/07/2014
» SALVADOR, Brazil - Super-sub goalkeeper Tim Krul was the hero Sunday as the Netherlands ended their penalty shoot-out jinx to beat Costa Rica and set up a World Cup semi-final showdown with Argentina on Wednesday.
Argentina advance as Brazil reels from Neymar blow
AFP, Published on 06/07/2014
» Argentina reached the World Cup semi-finals for the first time in 24 years on Saturday after a Gonzalo Higuain strike secured a 1-0 win over Belgium.
Ghana's young stars ready for USA, says Gyan
AFP, Published on 16/06/2014
» Ghana skipper Asamoah Gyan believes his young stars will prove too strong for the United States when the sides meet in Natal on Monday in what could be a key Group G clash.
Dreaming on the touchline
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/05/2014
» Zico is glad that the Thai national women’s team have qualified for the World Cup in Canada next year. The former striker-turned-national coach for the men’s national side, Kiatisak “Zico” Senamuang, admits, however, that to expect the same from their male counterparts any time in the near future is a tall order.