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Dance gets world's first heavy metal ballet
AFP, Published on 28/04/2023
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - Pirouette, leap, air guitar, stomp. In a practice room in central England, dancers move gracefully in unison, combining classical ballet with new, heavy metal-inspired steps.
Football rule book from 1859 sells for B2.5m
AFP, Published on 21/07/2021
» LONDON - One of the oldest existing copies of the rule book of football has sold for almost £56,700 (2.5 million baht), auction house Sotheby's said on Tuesday.
Federer serves up memorabilia treasure trove
AFP, Published on 21/05/2021
» ZURICH: Roger Federer is auctioning t-shirts, racquets, and shoes from his trophy-laden tennis career after delving into the vast memorabilia archive stored up for years by his wife and family.
Don't like our haka? Then do your own, experts say
AFP, Published on 01/10/2015
» WELLINGTON - It's a question that's vexed the rugby world for generations -- how to respond to the foot-stomping, chest-thumping bellow of New Zealand's pre-match haka?
IOC preserves a century of Olympics history
AFP, Published on 16/07/2015
» LAUSANNE - The archives captured some of the most iconic, and curious, moments in Olympic history, from pictures of the first modern-era games in Athens in 1896 to a sack race in St. Louis, Missouri eight years later.