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The classy player who broke transfer barrier four decades ago
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 29/07/2023
» With football transfer fees going into orbit these days the sad death of England star Trevor Francis this week at the age of 69 is a reminder of how things have changed since the days he became Britain's first £1 million player four decades ago.
Brazil's Borges outdoes Pele with emotional World Cup hat-trick
AFP, Published on 25/07/2023
» ADELAIDE (AUSTRALIA): Ary Borges has come a long way in a short time, achieving a feat not even Pele or Ronaldinho could manage and winning high praise from Brazilian superstar teammate Marta in the process.
Botham auctions off 1981 Ashes mementoes
AFP, Published on 17/07/2023
» LONDON - England cricket great Ian Botham has sold off more than 200 souvenirs from his career at a London auction, with items from his celebrated role in a 1981 Ashes triumph among the most highly-valued lots.
New releases for your streaming pleasure: July 12-18
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 13/07/2023
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
Iconic Rapinoe, champion footballer and committed activist
AFP, Published on 09/07/2023
» WASHINGTON - Megan Rapinoe's activism on such causes as gender equity, racial inequality and gay rights has ensured her iconic status as much as her US women's national team football heroics.
Influencers overtaking journalists as news source
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» PARIS: TikTok influencers and celebrities are increasingly taking over from journalists as the main source of news for young people, according to a report published Wednesday by the Britain-based Reuters Institute.
Four French children wounded in knife attack
AFP, Published on 08/06/2023
» ANNECY, France: A man armed with a knife attacked a group of preschool children playing by a lake in the French Alps Thursday, wounding four as well as an adult and sending shockwaves through the country.
Home is where the hurt is at French Open
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» PARIS: It has been 40 years since a French player last won the men's singles title at Roland Garros and Yannick Noah's 1983 achievement is unlikely to be matched this year when the second major of the season starts on Sunday.
Spain holds 4 for hate crime directed at footballer
Reuters, Published on 23/05/2023
» MADRID: Spanish police detained four men on Tuesday in connection with an incident in which an effigy representing the Brazilian football star Vinicius Jr was hung from a bridge in January, a day after a senior official said Spanish football had a racism problem.
Arman Soldin, from Sarajevo to reporting on Ukraine front lines
AFP, Published on 10/05/2023
» LONDON - Anyone who wanted to get the measure of Arman Soldin needed only to look at his recent footage for AFP from the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.