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Paris Olympic torches, other memorabilia auctioned off
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.
Trump to posthumously pardon baseball star Pete Rose
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.
Brazil says final farewell to 'King' Pele
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.
World Cup winners get hero's welcome at home
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.
College game now trapped in a wicked web
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 31/08/2022
» US college football, at least at its highest level, has deteriorated into a money-making mess.
'We're here for you,' Klopp tells fans
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.
Maradona's 'hand of God' World Cup jersey auctioned for $9.3m
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.
Bryant items fetch premium prices, Trout card sets record
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.
Game-worn Air Jordan sneakers sell for record-breaking $560,000
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.
Season-opening Australian Grand Prix cancelled over virus fears
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.