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Mind games: How football stars are fuelling chess boom
AFP, Published on 31/03/2026
» LONDON — Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah are among the Premier League stars "addicted" to chess, helping to spark a surge in the game's popularity among younger people.
Premier League fans feel the pinch from ticket price hikes
AFP, Published on 30/03/2026
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) — The Premier League's global appeal is built on packed stadiums and electric atmospheres but as the arms race for talent intensifies, fans are feeling the pinch.
Oldest dog DNA suggests 16,000 years of human companionship
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» PARIS - The discovery of the oldest ever dog DNA suggests they have been our best friends for nearly 16,000 years — 5,000 years earlier than had previously been thought, new research said Wednesday.
Ex-midwife becomes first female Archbishop of Canterbury
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» CANTERBURY, England - A former nurse made history Wednesday when she was enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to lead the centuries-old mother church of the world’s 85 million-strong Anglican community.
Liverpool, Chelsea slip up in Champions League race
AFP, Published on 22/03/2026
» LONDON - Chelsea failed to take advantage of another Liverpool stumble in the race to qualify for next season's Champions League on Saturday, thumped 3-0 by Everton to remain outside the top five.
Trump says other countries 'must take care' of Hormuz
AFP, Published on 15/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump on Saturday said countries that rely on oil carried through the Hormuz strait should take responsibility for keeping the passage open, with American help.
Fantastic Mr Stowaway: fox sails from Britain to New York port
AFP, Published on 13/03/2026
» NEW YORK — A red fox that managed to slip onto a US-bound ship in Britain was discovered by customs officers in the Port of New York, a zoo in the city has said.
All-conquering Mullins lands Champion Chase in UK
AFP, Published on 12/03/2026
» CHELTENHAM, England - Irish trainer Willie Mullins's juggernaut motored on as Il Etait Temps won the Queen Mother Champion Chase, the feature race on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival, on Wednesday.
No Mbappe, no chance? Real Madrid on ropes against Man City
AFP, Published on 10/03/2026
» MADRID - Rarely do record 15-time winners Real Madrid enter a Champions League clash as underdogs but this is the situation when Manchester City visit the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.
Liverpool go back to Galatasaray cauldron in Champions League last 16
AFP, Published on 09/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - AFP Sport looks ahead to Tuesday's Champions League last-16, first-leg clashes, as Liverpool go to Istanbul for the second time this season and Newcastle United prepare to host Barcelona again: