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NFL Washington Football Team bans headresses, face paint
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» WASHINGTON: The NFL's Washington Football Team, which dropped the controversial nickname "Redskins" last year, said Wednesday it will ban spectators from wearing Native American ceremonial headresses or face paint at home games.
France finally reap Olympic reward for Gay doping
AFP, Published on 05/07/2015
» PARIS - France were on Saturday belatedly awarded bronze medals for the men's 4x100m relay at the 2012 Olympics after the United States were disqualified due to Tyson Gay's doping ban.
IOC relaxes rule on athlete sponsors for Olympics
AFP, Published on 27/02/2015
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The International Olympic Committee is to relax regulations barring athletes from promoting non-official sponsors during the Olympics following an outcry over attempts to enforce the rule at the London 2012 Games, a spokesman said.
Fans rock as World Cup rolls on
AFP, Published on 25/02/2015
» SYDNEY - Forget leather, willow and lazy afternoons, the World Cup's storyline is legions of passionate Indian fans, 'light-up' cricket stumps, officials keeping tabs on bookies...and even the back catalogue of Gary Glitter.
Sochi's spartan digs don't detract from perfect pistes
AFP, Published on 04/02/2014
» Racks of skis and bundles of blue and red slalom poles litter the entrance to the Austrian ski team's basic accommodation in Rosa Khutor -- the location for Alpine events at the Sochi Winter OIympics.
Warner's Trott comments 'out of order', says Waugh
AFP, Published on 29/11/2013
» Former Australia Test captain Steve Waugh says cricketer David Warner's comments about England batsman Jonathan Trott were "out of order" and had crossed the line.
Yankees faced with enviable problem
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 21/05/2013
» What started out as a serious problem for the New York Yankees before the start of the season, has developed into a pleasant predicament two months into the campaign.