FILTER RESULTS
FILTER RESULTS
close.svg
Search Result for “franchise”

Showing 1 - 10 of 320

SPORTS

Super Bowl set for Patriots-Seahawks showdown as politics swirl

AFP, Published on 08/02/2026

» SANTA CLARA (UNITED STATES) - The biggest event in American sports kicks off Sunday as the New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks at a Super Bowl tinged by controversy over Bad Bunny's half-time show.

SPORTS

Patriots, Seahawks set up Super Bowl rematch

AFP, Published on 26/01/2026

» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Los Angeles Rams in a high-scoring shootout to set up a Super Bowl rematch with the New England Patriots in the NFL playoffs on Sunday.

SPORTS

Despite hurdles, Toronto will be 'ready' for World Cup

AFP, Published on 27/11/2025

» TORONTO — The 2026 World Cup will be the first played across three countries -- but unlike the United States and Mexico, Canada has never hosted before.

SPORTS

New frontline in Canada-US tensions: the World Series

AFP, Published on 25/10/2025

» TORONTO (CANADA) - Canada's only Major League Baseball team is looking to take the crown of "America's pastime" in a World Series matchup that opens Friday with an unusually heavy dose of national pride on the line.

LIFE

'KPop Demon Hunters' craze hits theatres after topping Netflix, music charts

AFP, Published on 23/08/2025

» LOS ANGELES — Netflix's gargantuan hit film "KPop Demon Hunters" has captured the global zeitgeist this summer, smashing streaming and music chart records. Now it is coming for movie theatres.

LIFE

'Call of Duty' to fire starting gun at Gamescom trade show

AFP, Published on 19/08/2025

» COLOGNE,Germany - Mega-selling first-person shooter franchise "Call of Duty" will blow open the Gamescom video games trade fair Tuesday, headlining a wave of new releases as the industry weathers a rough patch.

SPORTS

NBA approves $6.1bn sale of Boston Celtics

AFP, Published on 14/08/2025

» NEW YORK - The NBA on Wednesday approved the sale of the Boston Celtics to an investment group led by Bill Chisholm, five months after the deal worth a then-record $6.1 billion was agreed.

LIFE

Rare 'Hobbit' first edition auctioned for B1.85m

AFP, Published on 07/08/2025

» LONDON - A rare first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit sold for £43,000 (1.85 million baht at auction on Wednesday, after it was found during a house clearance in southwest England.

LIFE

George Lucas brings the force to Comic-Con in historic first visit

AFP, Published on 28/07/2025

» SAN DIEGO - Comic-Con fans pulled out their lightsabers Sunday to welcome "Star Wars" creator George Lucas to the prominent pop culture convention for the very first time.

LIFE

US regulators greenlight contentious $8bn Skydance-Paramount merger

AFP, Published on 25/07/2025

» WASHINGTON - United States regulators on Thursday approved an US$8 billion deal for Skydance to acquire Paramount Global amid tumult in the latter's news and late night programming on CBS, a leading American broadcaster.