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From samurai threat to Asian Games as Japan cricket fights obscurity
AFP, Published on 13/06/2025
» SANO (JAPAN) - Legend has it that death threats from disgruntled samurai warriors were behind Japan's first cricket match in 1863 and the sport has battled for recognition in the baseball-mad country ever since.
NFL teams' off-season gambles: Winners and losers for tests ahead
Sports, Published on 26/07/2024
» The NFL's off-season is over. Rookies have been drafted, new players have been traded for and free agents have been brought onboard by teams.
Singapore to end 180 years of horse racing
AFP, Published on 06/06/2023
» More than 180 years of horse racing in Singapore is set to come to an end, with the city-state's only racecourse closing and being redeveloped for housing.
Qatar bid for Man Utd as Saudis linked with takeover
AFP, Published on 18/02/2023
» LONDON: The race to buy Manchester United became a little clearer on Friday when a consortium led by Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), announced that it had submitted an offer to take full control of the Premier League club.