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One dead, 50,000 stranded in eastern Australia floods
AFP, Published on 22/05/2025
» SYDNEY - Torrential rain continued to lash eastern Australia on Thursday, swelling already engorged rivers, engulfing roads and leaving almost 50,000 people stranded.
Qatar to hold its first ever Formula One Grand Prix
AFP, Published on 30/09/2021
» DOHA - Qatar will hold its first ever Formula One Grand Prix in November replacing the cancelled Australian GP, organisers announced on Friday.
After 26 years and nine world titles, 'sad' Rossi calls it quits
AFP, Published on 06/08/2021
» SPIELBERG BEI KNITTELFELD, Austria: Motorcycling legend and nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi confirmed Thursday he will retire at the end of the season after 26 years in the sport, describing his decision as "a very difficult, sad moment."
Record-setting Bagnaia takes first MotoGP pole of season in Qatar
AFP, Published on 28/03/2021
» DOHA: Italian Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati grabbed the first pole position of the new MotoGP season in Qatar on Saturday after edging Frenchman Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha in qualifying.
'Almost killed me': Rossi fumes after miracle escape in 300kph MotoGP crash
AFP, Published on 17/08/2020
» SPIELBERG BEI KNITTELFELD, Austria: World motorcycling superstar Valentino Rossi said a rival's stray bike, travelling at around 300 km/h, almost "killed me" in a horrifying near-miss at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Aiming big: Ivory Coast's 'Dallas' pitches for African following
AFP, Published on 17/06/2020
» ABIDJAN - The stakes are big, and so are the egos.
How the coronavirus has hit global sport
AFP, Published on 27/03/2020
» PARIS - The Tokyo Olympics and Euro 2020 have both fallen victim to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic with global sports coming to a complete standstill.
Daily hell for squatters in Caracas's poorest areas
AFP, Published on 28/05/2019
» CARACAS - Erick Hurtado wants to escape the abandoned Caracas building that has been his home for eight years, but despite his daily nightmare, he prefers to wait there for the abode promised to him by Venezuela's embattled government.
World's first 5G phone released in South Korea
AFP, Published on 05/04/2019
» SEOUL - Samsung Electronics on Friday released the Galaxy S10 5G, the world's first available smartphone with built-in fifth-generation communications technology, as South Korea seeks to build a lead in the transformative system.
South Korea launches 5G networks early to secure world first
AFP, Published on 04/04/2019
» SEOUL - South Korea launched the world's first nationwide 5G mobile networks two days early, its top mobile carriers said Thursday, giving a handful of users access in a late-night scramble to be the first providers of the super-fast wireless technology.