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Coach Maresca leaves Chelsea
AFP, Published on 01/01/2026
» LONDON — Enzo Maresca has left his role as Chelsea head coach after 18 months in charge, the Premier League club announced Thursday.
Everton advance in FA Cup after Dyche dismissal
AFP, Published on 10/01/2025
» LONDON — Everton avoided FA (Football Association) Cup embarrassment with a 2-0 victory against third tier Peterborough just hours after Sean Dyche was sacked by the struggling English Premier League (EPL) club on Thursday.
Will Man Utd become football's latest state-backed project?
AFP, Published on 16/02/2023
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Prospective new owners of Manchester United have until Friday to reveal their interest in buying one of the world's biggest clubs, with a rumoured bid from Qatar sending shockwaves through European football.
Colombia's most-wanted drug lord 'Otoniel' captured
AFP, Published on 24/10/2021
» BOGOTA - Colombia's most-wanted drug trafficker "Otoniel" has been captured, officials said Saturday, a major victory for the government of the world's top cocaine exporter.
China logs first virus death in 8 months as WHO huddles on new strains
AFP, Published on 14/01/2021
» WUHAN (CHINA) - China recorded its first Covid-19 death in eight months on Thursday, as experts huddled to discuss worrying new strains of the coronavirus that are spreading rapidly around the globe.
Premier League's international appeal faces coronavirus test
AFP, Published on 14/06/2020
» LONDON - When the 100 day-wait for Premier League football comes to an end on Wednesday, the anticipation will be felt as keenly in Mumbai and Beijing as in Manchester and Birmingham.
Premier League says two more people test positive for coronavirus
AFP, Published on 24/05/2020
» LONDON: England's Premier League on Saturday said that two more individuals from two different clubs have tested positive for coronavirus, just three weeks from a proposed restart of the season.
Coronavirus crisis presents opportunity for Saudi's Newcastle project
AFP, Published on 22/04/2020
» LONDON - A Saudi-backed takeover of Newcastle United appears to be nearing completion at a time when the rest of the football industry is on its knees due to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Premier League managers can exploit VAR: analyst
AFP, Published on 26/03/2019
» LONDON: Canny Premier League managers should be seeking to "manipulate" VAR technology to their advantage when it is introduced next season, according to analyst Rory Campbell.
French rugby deaths 'unusual spike', says World Rugby chief Gosper
AFP, Published on 28/02/2019
» PARIS: The recent deaths of four young French rugby players were an "unusual spike", according to World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper, unveiling a five-point injury-prevention plan for 2019 that includes reassessing tackle height in a bid to reduce concussions.