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Attack and never give up: Inside Japan's deadly boxing scene
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» TOKYO — Drastic weight loss, ferocious sparring and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, as the sport battles for its future in the country after two fighters died.
Deaths could spell end for Japanese boxing
AFP, Published on 26/08/2025
» TOKYO — Japanese boxing is at "a crucial moment" and could cease to exist if it does not radically improve safety, the head of the country's boxing commission told Agence France-Presse (AFP) following the deaths of two fighters.
Jubilant PSG parade Champions League trophy in Paris
AFP, Published on 02/06/2025
» PARIS - Tens of thousands of football fans packed the Champs-Elysees on Sunday to cheer the Paris Saint-Germain players and staff as they paraded the Champions League trophy in the French capital before a major celebration at their home stadium.
ONE Championship star survives horror crash, learns to ‘eat and walk again’ after coma
Nicolas Atkin, Published on 28/01/2025
» Former ONE Championship title challenger Danial Williams has had to “learn to eat and walk again” after a horror car crash in Australia which put him in a coma for several days.
Muay Thai's Olympic quest slowed by safety concerns
AFP, Published on 31/10/2022
» The ancient combat sport of Muay Thai has set its sights on Olympic glory, but a recent death has highlighted safety concerns that could slow its path to a Games debut.
Cricket legend Shane Warne dies on Samui
Reuters, Published on 04/03/2022
» The Australian cricket legend Shane Warne has died at the age of 52, Fox Sports reported on Friday evening.
Tiger mishap forces trip down memory lane
Sports, Published on 28/02/2021
» Tiger Woods' accident brought back memories of July 24th, 1983 when Jack Newton walked into the spinning propeller of a Cessna airplane which he was about to board at Sydney Airport.
French motorcyclist dies after Dakar Rally fall
AFP, Published on 15/01/2021
» PARIS: French motorcyclist Pierre Cherpin has died from his injuries after a fall during the Dakar Rally, becoming the notoriously perilous race's first fatality this year, organisers said on Friday.
Maradona mourned, Kobe's tragedy: Sports deaths in 2020
AFP, Published on 19/12/2020
» PARIS - Diego Maradona's death last month shook the world of sport in a year which began with the tragic loss of basketball hero Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash.
Ex-Colombian rebel heading for paralympics in Tokyo
AFP, Published on 12/12/2020
» GRANADA (COLOMBIA) - Maimed in a horrific bombing, Colombian athlete Juan Jose Florian emerged from South America's longest conflict with three missing limbs and one clear goal -- to win gold at next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo.