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Afghan-Pakistan peace talks push ahead
AFP, Published on 07/11/2025
» SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan - Afghan and Pakistani negotiators were locked in key peace talks in Istanbul on Friday after deadly border fighting threatened a fragile truce.
ONE Championship: Elias Mahmoudi says medication prescribed for bronchitis caused doping fail, accepts blame
Nicolas Atkin, Published on 31/01/2025
» Elias Mahmoudi has taken full responsibility for a six-month suspension by ONE Championship after a doping fail, but insisted he was prescribed medication for bronchitis which he did not know included a banned substance.
New Zealand crush England to send Southee out on a high
AFP, Published on 17/12/2024
» HAMILTON (NEW ZEALAND) - New Zealand tore through England's batting Tuesday to crush the visitors by 423 runs in the third Test and send Tim Southee into retirement on a triumphant note.
Hungary score last-minute winner to send Scots home
Reuters, Published on 24/06/2024
» STUTTGART: Hungary snatched a 100th-minute winner to beat Scotland 1-0 and put themselves in contention for a last-16 spot at the European Championship while condemning the Scots to yet another failure at a major tournament.
Spain's RFEF sorry for Rubiales scandal, fires women's coach
AFP, Published on 06/09/2023
» MADRID - Spain's football federation on Tuesday apologised for the "totally unacceptable behaviour" of Luis Rubiales over his World Cup kiss and fired the team's controversial coach, appointing a woman in his sted as part of an overhaul.
China's naturalised Olympians walk fine line between love and scorn
AFP, Published on 09/02/2022
» BEIJING: Eileen Gu and Beverly Zhu were both born and raised in the US before deciding to represent China, but their contrasting fortunes at the Beijing Olympics highlight the fine line between love and condemnation for the host nation's naturalised athletes.
Irish jockeys have whip hand in groundbreaking mental health app
AFP, Published on 26/11/2021
» DUBLIN: Irish jump racing legend Ruby Walsh gave no quarter to his rivals but in retirement he has overseen the introduction of a groundbreaking app that helps jockeys battling mental health issues.
Uncertainty, distress for Afghan cricketers after Taliban takeover
AFP, Published on 23/08/2021
» KABUL - The crack of bat on ball echoes around Kabul's international stadium as Afghanistan's top cricketers prepare for their next tour -- just days after the country fell to the Taliban.
Cameroon refugee achieves Olympic dream after UK ordeal
AFP, Published on 27/07/2021
» LONDON - Cyrille Tchatchet II is preparing to make history at the Tokyo Olympics -- seven years after finding himself homeless and penniless on Britain's streets.
Not a bad taster, now for the real thing at Euro 2020
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/06/2021
» The opening skirmishes of Euro 2020 are done and dusted without any major surprises but plenty of drama.