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Mind games: How football stars are fuelling chess boom
AFP, Published on 31/03/2026
» LONDON — Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah are among the Premier League stars "addicted" to chess, helping to spark a surge in the game's popularity among younger people.
Phony AI clickbait stealing fans away during baseball playoffs
AFP, Published on 20/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Baseball fans are facing an onslaught of phony AI content on Facebook, pushed by a clickbait network in Southeast Asia capitalizing on interest in the lead-up to the sport's World Series, an AFP investigation has found.
World Cup host Morocco under pressure to save stray dogs
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» TANGIERS, Morocco - Animal welfare groups have accused Morocco of culling stray dogs as it prepares to host football's 2030 World Cup, but the kingdom denies the accusations, vowing to protect the canines.
Real Madrid vulnerability evident ahead of Arsenal clash
AFP, Published on 07/04/2025
» MADRID - Real Madrid's attacking superstars need no introduction but behind them lies a soft, vulnerable underbelly which Arsenal aim to exploit on Tuesday in a Champions League quarter-final first leg clash.
Anntonia and players to exhibit Thai silk dresses
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 17/01/2024
» Miss Universe first runner-up Anntonia Porsild will spearhead a stroll down the catwalk by international tennis stars attired in world-famous Thai silk dresses ahead of this year's Thailand Open in Hua Hin.
One in five players at Women's World Cup suffer online abuse: study
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» LAUSANNE - One in five players at this year's Women's World Cup were targeted by online abuse, according to a study released Monday by FIFA and the FIFPRO global players body.
ESPN signs deal to create branded US gambling sportsbook
AFP, Published on 09/08/2023
» NEW YORK: Sports broadcaster ESPN announced Tuesday it has signed a licensing deal with Penn Entertainment to create a branded sportsbook for audiences in the United States that will launch later this year.
Fifa chief pleased with politics-free play
Published on 16/12/2022
» AL RAYYAN, Qatar: The Qatar World Cup kept political messaging away from football so that fans could enjoy “a little moment of pleasure and joy”, Fifa president Gianni Infantino said on Friday.
Argentina look to Messi to salvage Cup bid
AFP, Published on 26/11/2022
» DOHA: Argentina face a battle to stay alive at the World Cup on Saturday, with Lionel Messi and his teammates preparing to take on Mexico in a match they cannot afford to lose.
Panpayak defeats Michael, earns grand prix final slot
Sports, Published on 02/09/2022
» ONE Championship star Panpayak Jitmuangnon scored an incredible victory this past weekend to earn his place in the ONE flyweight Muay Thai world grand prix championship final.