Showing 1 - 10 of 35
Senegal stun hosts Morocco to win Afcon title after final walk-off protest
AFP, Published on 19/01/2026
» RABAT - Senegal stunned Morocco in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final as Pape Gueye's extra-time goal gave them a 1-0 win over the hosts after a chaotic end to the match marred by the eventual champions storming off the pitch in a lengthy protest following a controversial late penalty award.
Sinner affair shows tennis anti-doping 'broken', leaves players 'scared'
AFP, Published on 17/02/2025
» DUBAI - World number five Jessica Pegula believes the handling of high-profile doping cases involving Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek has shown that the "process is completely broken".
Tennis star Sinner accepts brief doping ban
Reuters, Published on 15/02/2025
» World number one tennis player Jannik Sinner has accepted an immediate three-month doping ban after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said it had reached a settlement on its duration, making him eligible to return before the French Open in May.
Coote videos could have bad ramifications for refs
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 16/11/2024
» Making the news this week for all the wrong reasons has been Premier League referee David Coote who was suspended after a video surfaced of him appearing to make disparaging comments about former Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp.
China snooker hands lifetime bans to two players for match-fixing
AFP, Published on 21/06/2023
» BEIJING: China's national snooker body on Wednesday issued lifetime bans to two players embroiled in a match-fixing scandal that has sent shockwaves through the sport.
Chinese snooker vows crackdown after match-fixing scandal
AFP, Published on 07/06/2023
» BEIJING: Chinese snooker vowed Wednesday to crack down on betting and launch an education drive after 10 players from the country were banned from the sport, two for life.
No room for niceties as Suarez and Liverpool reunite again
AFP, Published on 18/10/2021
» MADRID: Luis Suarez reunites with Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday and for another 90 minutes, a fans' favourite and cherished former club will have to be enemies again.
Paralympic disability categories under fire over fairness
AFP, Published on 30/08/2021
» TOKYO - They're supposed to be about making parasports fair, but the category system central to disabled sports and the Paralympics, which classifies athletes according to their impairment, is increasingly under fire.
Rombauer roars to upset win in 146th Preakness Stakes
AFP, Published on 16/05/2021
» WASHINGTON: Rombauer charged late to win the 146th Preakness Stakes on Saturday as Medina Spirit, whose Kentucky Derby victory was clouded by a failed drugs test, finished third.
Golf distances itself from Trump despite his love of the game
AFP, Published on 12/01/2021
» WASHINGTON: As much as President Donald Trump loves golf, leaders of the sport are racing away from the embattled US leader for what they say is the good of the game.