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Winter Olympics venue warns selfie tourists
Reuters, Published on 15/01/2026
» ROME - As Italy prepares to host the Winter Olympics next month, Alpine communities are sounding the alarm over social media-driven tourism that is transforming sacred landscapes into selfie backdrops and straining the fragile mountain ecosystem.
Putting the boot in: Colombian women farmers embrace football
AFP, Published on 26/08/2025
» JENESANO (COLOMBIA) - Skirts swirl and hats fly on a soccer field in Jenesano in central Colombia, as the "Smelly Ones" face off against the "Fillies" in a football extravaganza celebrating women farmers.
Nongam is all poised to emulate Stamp's feats
Sports, Published on 09/05/2024
» Nongam Fairtex trains alongside one of the world's most recognisable mixed martial artists in Stamp Fairtex, but she now hopes to join the Thai megastar in ONE Championship.
After rocky buildup, football ready to grab World Cup spotlight
Reuters, Published on 20/11/2022
» AL KHOR, Qatar: Soccer took centre stage on Sunday as a World Cup shrouded in controversy prepares to kick off with a glitzy opening ceremony and host Qatar playing Ecuador in the first match to push aside the criticism which has dogged the showcase event.
Mira Rai: child soldier, ultra-runner, mentor
AFP, Published on 08/03/2022
» KATHMANDU: For years Nepali child soldier turned ultra-runner Mira Rai trained alone every morning, but now she leads other young women up and down the hills, hoping the sport can help them break cycles of poverty and discrimination.
Diaz loses junior-lightweight boxing crown on the scale
AFP, Published on 13/02/2021
» LOS ANGELES: American Joseph Diaz lost his International Boxing Federation junior-lightweight crown at Friday's weigh-in, failing to make weight for Saturday's bout against undefeated Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov of Tajikistan.
'No stone unturned' in quest for Breeders' Cup horse safety
AFP, Published on 31/10/2019
» ARCADIA, United States: As Santa Anita Park continues to grapple with the fallout from 36 horse deaths so far this season, Breeders' Cup chief executive Craig Fravel said Wednesday that officials have "done everything humanly possible" to forestall disaster at this weekend's $28 million racing festival.