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AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» PARIS - Torches used in the 2024 Paris Olympics, and numerous other official memorabilia were auctioned off on Sunday, with fans and a museum among the keen bidders.
The New York Times, Published on 01/03/2025
» US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would grant a full pardon to Pete Rose, who was one of baseball’s greatest players before he spectacularly fell from grace for gambling on games while he was a player and manager.
AFP, Published on 03/01/2023
» SANTOS, Brazil: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva led the tributes on Tuesday as Brazil said its final farewell to football legend Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time.
Sports, AFP and Reuters, Published on 21/12/2022
» BUENOS ARIES: Thousands of ecstatic fans gave Argentina's football squad a hero's welcome in the early hours before dawn on Tuesday after the plane carrying Lionel Messi and his World Cup-winning teammates touched down at Ezeiza airport.
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 31/08/2022
» US college football, at least at its highest level, has deteriorated into a money-making mess.
Sports, Published on 11/07/2022
» Liverpool arrived in Bangkok on Sunday ahead of their first pre-season friendly match -- against Manchester United at Rajamangala National Stadium on Tuesday.
AFP, Published on 04/05/2022
» NEW YORK: The jersey that Argentina football legend Diego Maradona wore while scoring twice against England in the 1986 World Cup, including the infamous "hand of God" goal, was auctioned for $9.3 million, a record for any item of sports memorabilia, Sotheby's said Wednesday.
AFP, Published on 22/05/2020
» NEW YORK: A Hollywood moment for NBA legend Kobe Bryant proved a big draw in a Beverly Hills auction of sport memorabilia, his handprints in concrete selling for $75,000.
AFP, Published on 18/05/2020
» NEW YORK: A pair of Air Jordan sneakers worn in a game by Michael Jordan sold Sunday for $560,000 at Sotheby's auction house, an all-time record for basketball shoes.
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» MELBOURNE - The season-opening Australian Grand Prix was cancelled just hours before the action was due to start on Friday over fears about the spread of coronavirus after a McLaren team member tested positive.