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Mourinho returns to the fray as Man City face tough Chelsea test
AFP, Published on 22/11/2019
» LONDON: Jose Mourinho will inevitably be the centre of attention as he takes charge of Tottenham for the first time this weekend while Manchester City look to get their Premier League title challenge back on track against Chelsea.
Olga Tokarczuk, Peter Handke win Literature Nobels
AFP, Published on 10/10/2019
» STOCKHOLM: Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk on Thursday won the 2018 Nobel Literature Prize, which was delayed over a sexual harassment scandal, while Austrian novelist and playwright Peter Handke took the 2019 award, the Swedish Academy said.
WWII Pacific battlegrounds now site of US-China tug of war
AFP, Published on 12/08/2019
» MAJURO, Marshall Islands: Pacific islands that were key World War II battlegrounds but largely neglected for the past 30 years are now back in the spotlight as China challenges traditional US supremacy in the region.
Barty looks to end 46-year Aussie drought in Paris
AFP, Published on 08/06/2019
» PARIS - Ashleigh Barty aims to end Australia's 46-year wait for a Roland Garros women's singles champion on Saturday when she faces Czech teenage breakout star Marketa Vondrousova.
Bertens triumphs in Madrid, halts Halep push for top spot
AFP, Published on 12/05/2019
» MADRID: The Netherlands' Kiki Bertens pulled off a surprise 6-4, 6-4 victory over Simona Halep to win the Madrid Open on Saturday, denying the Romanian a return to the top of the world rankings.
Irishman reported brutally murdered in Malaysia
AFP, Published on 06/03/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: An Irishman has been brutally murdered in Malaysia, with his body found tied up and covered with stab wounds in a high-end condominium, reports said on Wednesday.
Transfer window quietly closes with Almiron biggest deadline deal
AFP, Published on 01/02/2019
» PARIS - The January transfer window shut in Europe's leading leagues at 2300 GMT on Thursday, with Newcastle United's signing of Miguel Almiron the biggest deal to go through on a deadline day almost devoid of activity at the Premier League's biggest clubs.
Climate, development tipped for Nobel economics prize
AFP, Published on 08/10/2018
» STOCKHOLM - The 2018 Nobel season, marked by the lack of a literature award for the first time in 70 years, winds up Monday with the economics prize which experts say could go to research on the climate or development.
Global leaders, or grassroots campaigners? Nobel Peace Prize wide open
AFP, Published on 05/10/2018
» OSLO - The bookies' odds point towards the Koreans, or Donald Trump. The experts are betting on the fight against sexual violence or defenders of the press. But all speculation ends Friday when the Nobel Peace Prize is unveiled in Oslo.
Rose No.1 reign over after FedEx Cup win
AFP, Published on 24/09/2018
» ATLANTA - Justin Rose may have scooped the FedEx Cup trophy with a fourth place finish at the Tour Championship on Sunday but it was not enough to prevent him from surrendering the coveted top spot in the world rankings.