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Tokyo counts cost of $15 billion pandemic Olympics 'gamble'
AFP, Published on 09/08/2021
» TOKYO: Tokyo awoke to a huge bill and soaring coronavirus cases on Monday after pulling off a mid-pandemic Olympics that at times looked impossible and had a mixed reception to the end.
Pele hails 'much more than footballer' Marta after Olympics landmark
AFP, Published on 22/07/2021
» RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian legend Pele hailed Marta as "much more than a footballer" and an "inspiration" after she scored in a fifth Olympic Games on Wednesday.
Mixed emotions in aftermath of England’s defeat at Wembley
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 18/07/2021
» The headline for this column last week read “Let’s hope Three Lions v Azzurri showdown doesn’t go to penalties” — and we all know what happened.
Home alone … a case of bad timing
Oped, Roger Crutchley, Published on 18/07/2021
» The emotional events at Wembley Stadium last Sunday inevitably stirred personal memories of a similar happening with a different outcome 55 years previously in the summer of 1966.
Eyes on the goal: women's football goes pro in Japan
AFP, Published on 17/07/2021
» TOKYO: As global interest in women's football approaches fever pitch, former champions Japan are eyeing a return to glory with the country's first professional league for female players.
Mixed emotions in aftermath of England's defeat at Wembley
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 17/07/2021
» The headline for this column last week read "Let's hope Three Lions v Azzurri showdown doesn't go to penalties" -- and we all know what happened.
Afghan woman photographer lives under daily threat
AFP, Published on 07/07/2021
» KABUL: Photographer Rada Akbar's striking self-portraits are a declaration of her independence and heritage -- but in Afghanistan that comes at a deadly risk.
Ratchaburi list 'Tono' in ACL roster
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 22/06/2021
» The 2021 AFC Champions League group stage begins on Tuesday with Thailand's Ratchaburi taking on South Korea's Pohang Steelers.
Who said what in sport this weekend
AFP, Published on 21/06/2021
» PARIS: Who said what in sport this weekend this weekend:
Norway decides against Qatar World Cup boycott
AFP, Published on 21/06/2021
» OSLO: Norway's football community on Sunday voted against boycotting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar despite pressure from its grassroots over alleged human rights abuses of migrant workers in the Gulf state.