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Vonn breaks leg as crashes out in brutal end to Olympic dream
AFP, Published on 09/02/2026
» MILAN (ITALY) - Lindsey Vonn broke her leg as she crashed out of the Winter Olympics downhill on Sunday to brutally end the American skiing great's improbable dream of a medal.
Palestinian coach gets hope, advice from mum in Gaza tent
AFP, Published on 07/12/2025
» DOHA - Coach Ehab Abu Jazar is guiding a national team that carries on its shoulders all the hopes and sorrows of Palestinian football, but it is his mother, forced by war to live in a Gaza tent, who is his main inspiration and motivation.
Ukrainians to honour sporting dead by building country they 'died for'
AFP, Published on 05/11/2025
» PARIS - Ukraine's sports minister Matviy Bidnyi has told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that despite Russian forces still occupying Ukrainian territory three years after they invaded he is focusing on helping build the country that more than 600 athletes and coaches killed in the conflict "dreamed of and died for".
British Olympic medallist Proud joins drug-fuelled Enhanced Games
AFP, Published on 11/09/2025
» LONDON - Swimmer Ben Proud, who won an Olympic silver medal at Paris 2024, has become the first British athlete to join the Enhanced Games, a competition where athletes will be free to use performance-enhancing drugs.
Spain beat Germany with Bonmati extra-time goal to reach Euro 2025 final
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» ZURICH - Aitana Bonmati netted the only goal of the game late in extra time as world champions Spain edged Germany 1-0 in their Women's Euro 2025 semi-final on Wednesday to set up a title decider this weekend against England.
'We're done with Teams': German state hits uninstall on Microsoft
AFP, Published on 13/06/2025
» FRANKFURT — At a time of growing concern over the power of the world's mighty tech companies, one German state is turning its back on US giant Microsoft.
Studio Ghibli marks 40 years, but future looks uncertain
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» TOKYO - Japan's Studio Ghibli turns 40 this month with two Oscars and legions of fans young and old won over by its complex plots and fantastical hand-drawn animation.
Computer pioneer Microsoft turns 50 in the age of AI
AFP, Published on 31/03/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft has been at the heart of computing for half a century, becoming a tech stalwart almost taken for granted as lifestyles embraced the internet.
EU opens antitrust probe into Microsoft over Teams
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» BRUSSELS - The European Commission on Thursday announced an antitrust probe into Microsoft bundling its Teams communications app with its popular Office suite, on concerns the firm could be cutting out competitors.
Google, Microsoft top expectations as AI rivalry heats up
AFP, Published on 26/04/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Google parent company Alphabet beat market expectations in the first quarter of 2023 with a net profit of $15 billion, the company said on Tuesday, in a sign that the search engine behemoth is regaining its footing.