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Former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks dead at 67
AFP, Published on 07/02/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Former world heavyweight boxing champion Leon Spinks, who took the crown from Muhammad Ali in 1978 before losing a rematch, died on Friday, according to his publicists. He was 67.
Former Thailand forward Boonpleak dies at age 57
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 05/02/2021
» Former Thailand international Boonpleak Noonoi passed away on Thursday at the age of 57 because of kidney failure.
Covid tests for fans, limited crowds and Bayern favourites - Club World Cup kicks off in Qatar
AFP, Published on 03/02/2021
» DOHA - Bayern Munich are the overwhelming favourites to cap a remarkable last year as they head to Qatar for the delayed FIFA Club World Cup, taking place later than scheduled because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic which overshadows the tournament.
Capt Sir Tom Moore: WWII veteran who walked into record books
AFP, Published on 03/02/2021
» LONDON - Captain Sir Tom Moore, who has died aged 100, became a national hero in Britain by walking laps of his garden during last year's coronavirus lockdown to raise funds for healthcare charities.
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.
Covid deaths at record high as EU approves second vaccine
AFP, Published on 07/01/2021
» BRUSSELS - The EU cleared a second coronavirus vaccine for use Wednesday, in a relief to struggling European countries as the world reached a grim new record of 15,700 deaths in 24 hours.
'You'll never walk alone': Liverpool salute Marsden after singer dies aged 78
AFP, Published on 04/01/2021
» LONDON - Gerry Marsden, frontman of 1960s group Gerry and the Pacemakers, has died aged 78, the singer's friend Pete Price announced Sunday.
2020: Sport battles through a year like no other
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/12/2020
» Sport has experienced some difficult times over the years, but nothing has created so much havoc in the world's sporting calendar as the Covid-19 virus. No sport escaped the wrath of the pandemic. Little did we know back in March that the disruption would go on for so long and take such a toll.
Sport's tempestuous 2020 in 15 moments
AFP, Published on 23/12/2020
» PARIS - AFP Sport picks out 15 moments in sport during an extraordinary, coronavirus-disrupted 2020:
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.