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MLB permanently adopts automatic runner in extra innings
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» NEW YORK - Major League Baseball's joint competition committee made permanent on Monday a rule change putting an automatic runner on base in extra innings for regular-season games.
Shine on: campaigners save London's historic gas lamps
AFP, Published on 24/11/2022
» LONDON - Intrigued tourists watch as Paul Doy climbs a ladder outside London's Westminster Abbey and lifts the globe of a gas street lamp.
Teens Popovici and McIntosh grab world swimming golds as Dressel quits
AFP, Published on 23/06/2022
» BUDAPEST: After Caeleb Dressel, one of the veterans expected to dominate the World Swimming Championships, quit the competition on Wednesday, two teenagers, 17-year-old David Popovici and Summer McIntosh, 15, leapt to the top step of the podium.
Youngster Popovici, veteran Ledecky take glory in swimming worlds
AFP, Published on 21/06/2022
» BUDAPEST - A teenage prince grabbed his first title, while a veteran queen of swimming reclaimed her throne in the first two finals of the World Championships on Monday in Budapest.
F1 pitches up in Baku with Perez out to promote title credentials
AFP, Published on 09/06/2022
» BAKU - Sergio Perez has fond memories of last year's Azerbaijan Grand Prix and this weekend the Mexican finds himself returning to the fast and furious streets of Baku as a viable contender for the world championship.
Wikipedia creator's computer and NFT of first edit up for auction
AFP, Published on 04/12/2021
» NEW YORK - The personal computer that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales used when programming the online reference resource 20 years ago is going under the hammer, along with an NFT memorializing his first edit on the platform, auctioneers said Friday.
Lightning dominate Stars to claim second Stanley Cup title
AFP, Published on 29/09/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Brayden Point scored a powerplay goal and Andrei Vasilevskiy blocked 22 shots for a shutout as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Monday to capture their second Stanley Cup championship.
World's oldest captive alligator marks 83 years in Belgrade zoo
AFP, Published on 14/08/2020
» BELGRADE: Muja has lived through multiple bombing campaigns and several countries -- all while never leaving a tiny pool in Belgrade's zoo for 83 years, making him the world's oldest captive alligator.
Slumdog Millionaire actor Irrfan Khan dies at 53
AFP, Published on 29/04/2020
» MUMBAI - Acclaimed Indian actor Irrfan Khan, whose international movie career included hits such as Slumdog Millionaire, Life of Pi and The Amazing Spider-Man, has died aged 53, his publicist said Wednesday.
Paragliding popularity soars as Hong Kongers seek urban release
AFP, Published on 07/01/2019
» HONG KONG - On a mountain slope overlooking Hong Kong, Giovanni Lam waits for the right gust of wind to send him soaring skywards, one of a growing number of paragliders using flight to escape the dense urban sprawl below.