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LA Lakers to be sold in record-breaking $10-billion deal
AFP, Published on 19/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold in a record-breaking $10 billion deal that makes the iconic franchise the highest-valued sports team in US history, ESPN reported Wednesday.
Ferrari target third straight Le Mans triumph
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» LE MANS, France - Ferrari's Formula One fortunes may be flagging but the Italian constructor start this weekend's Le Mans 24 Hour Race as favourites targeting a third consecutive triumph in motorsport's fabled endurance classic.
'Fantastic' Ferrari triumph at Le Mans on return after 50 years
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» LE MANS (FRANCE): Ferrari made a triumphant return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans after a 50-year absence on Sunday.
Children lost for 40 days in Colombian Amazon found alive
AFP, Published on 10/06/2023
» BOGOTá: The four Indigenous children who had been missing for more than a month in the Colombian Amazon rainforest after a small plane crash have been found alive, President Gustavo Petro announced Friday.
Le Mans - 100 years of man and machine, and midnight oil
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» PARIS - The Le Mans 24 Hours celebrates its centenary on Friday - the mythic race's history marked by triumph and tragedy, and a hefty sprinkling of Hollywood stardust.
Hertz to buy some 175,000 GM EVs through 2027
AFP, Published on 21/09/2022
» NEW YORK: US rental car giant Hertz will buy up to 175,000 electric vehicles from General Motors by the end of 2027, the companies announced Tuesday, as the auto industry grapples with concerns over climate change and petroleum dependency.
Elvis wedding crackdown leaves Las Vegas all shook up
AFP, Published on 03/06/2022
» LOS ANGELES: Every year thousands of visitors to Las Vegas can't help falling in love -- at least long enough to get married by an Elvis impersonator.
General Motors hits the gas on electric, autonomous push
AFP, Published on 17/06/2021
» NEW YORK: General Motors is hitting the accelerator on its drive towards electric autos, significantly boosting its near-term investments as it unveils new models and builds production capacity.
Prince Philip's car becomes Sri Lankan royal artefact
AFP, Published on 16/04/2021
» COLOMBO: An almost 90-year-old car that once belonged to Britain's late Prince Philip is now the centrepiece of a seaside museum in Sri Lanka.
Trump 'offered Kim Jong Un a ride home on Air Force One'
AFP, Published on 22/02/2021
» SEOUL: Donald Trump offered North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a ride home on Air Force One after a summit in Hanoi two years ago, according to a new BBC documentary.