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Redknapp's Gold Cup dream sparked by late grandmother

AFP, Published on 25/02/2026

» PARIS (FRANCE) — English football icon Harry Redknapp told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that his late grandmother, the inspiration for his love of horse racing, "wouldn't believe" he had a horse that is "running in the (Cheltenham) Gold Cup".

WORLD

Division, theatre and one golden moment as Trump addresses Congress

AFP, Published on 25/02/2026

» WASHINGTON — If Donald Trump was worried about a hostile reception over his breakneck remaking of presidential norms, he did not show it — striding in six minutes late, with the unhurried confidence of a man who knew the evening belonged to him.

WORLD

Nearly an own gull! CPR performed on bird at Turkey football match

AFP, Published on 25/02/2026

» ISTANBUL - A footballer acted on a wing and a prayer when he gave emergency CPR to a seagull after it was hit by a ball during a match in Istanbul this week -- reviving the bird.

SPORTS

Three talking points from the Premier League

AFP, Published on 23/02/2026

» MANCHESTER — Arsenal responded to Manchester City applying pressure in the Premier League title race with a 4-1 destruction of Tottenham in the north London derby for the second time this season.

SPORTS

Milan-Cortina hailed as 'new kind' of Winter Olympics at closing ceremony

AFP, Published on 23/02/2026

» MILAN (ITALY) - International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry lauded Milan-Cortina 2026 as a "new kind of Winter Games" as she declared them closed on Sunday.

WORLD

'One Battle' triumphs at BAFTAs that honour British talent

AFP, Published on 23/02/2026

» LONDON - Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" continued its awards season streak by winning the top prize at the BAFTAs on Sunday, with the British awards also recognising homegrown talent across categories.

SPORTS

Gu strikes gold, USA beat Canada in men's ice hockey

AFP, Published on 23/02/2026

» MILAN (ITALY) - Eileen Gu pulled out all the stops on Sunday to win the gold medal that had eluded her at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, while the USA beat Canada in the high-stakes final of the men's ice hockey.

SPORTS

Chelsea, Aston Villa held in blow to Champions League hopes

AFP, Published on 22/02/2026

» LONDON - Burnley dented Chelsea's chances of Champions League qualification by snatching a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge, while Aston Villa also struck late to salvage a point against Leeds on Saturday.

WORLD

Russian decision is a betrayal: Ukrainian Paralympics chief

AFP, Published on 20/02/2026

» PARIS — The President of the Ukrainian Paralympic Committee told Agence France-Presse (AFP) he feels the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have betrayed Ukraine by permitting Russian athletes to compete under their own flag at the Milan-Cortina Games.

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Nakai targets Olympic skating upset as 'skimo' makes debut

AFP, Published on 20/02/2026

» MILAN (ITALY) - Japanese teenager Ami Nakai goes for a shock Olympic gold in women's figure skating on Thursday after ski mountaineering made its debut in heavy snow at the Winter Games.