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Auckland City's amateurs take unpaid leave for Club World Cup adventure
AFP, Published on 10/06/2025
» HONG KONG — The revamped Club World Cup starting on Saturday brings together some of the most celebrated teams and players in global football. And Auckland City.
Wood spearheads Forest revival: From relegation battles to top 3
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/11/2024
» Take a glance at the Premier League table and the club which immediately catches the eye are Nottingham Forest sitting up there in third place. They are not really supposed to be there cheekily looking down on the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal and Aston Villa. Okay, it probably won't last but they will enjoy it while they can.
NHL players will not compete at Beijing Olympics: reports
AFP, Published on 22/12/2021
» NEW YORK: National Hockey League players will not compete in February's Beijing Winter Olympics in the wake of 50 NHL games being postponed over Covid-19 issues, according to multiple reports Tuesday.
Sudaporn has revenge on her mind
Sports, Bangkok Post and AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» TOKYO: Thai boxer Sudaporn Seesondee will be out for revenge when she takes on Ireland's Kellie Harrington in the women's 60kg semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.
Is McIlroy really easing up?
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 06/12/2020
» Although Rory McIlroy protested his innocence from the unkind words he received recently from Tom Weiskopf, it's hard to believe a man who's won around US$60 million and whose net worth is estimated to be $122 million practises as hard as he did when he was just starting out, trying to earn his first cheque.
Fan-free baseball opens in Japan
Published on 19/06/2020
» TOKYO: Opening Day at the 55,000-person capacity Tokyo Dome, home of Japan’s most successful and popular baseball team the Yomiuri Giants, is usually a raucous, festive affair but this year the season began on Friday in almost total silence.
Liverpool blasted over virus furlough, players in £200m wage cut warning
AFP, Published on 05/04/2020
» LONDON: Liverpool were accused of betraying their "morals and values" on Saturday for their move to furlough non-playing staff during the coronavirus pandemic as Premier League stars warned of a £200 million ($245 million) shortfall in government coffers if 30 percent wage cuts were introduced.
New cars, tattoos: the lifestyles of India's kabbadi millionaires
AFP, Published on 17/09/2019
» NEW DELHI - Siddharth Desai grew up in humble surroundings but now he's living the life of a millionaire sportsman, driving a souped-up jeep and taking selfies with fans -- and it's all thanks to kabaddi.
England star Stokes travels rocky road from zero to hero
AFP, Published on 26/08/2019
» LEEDS (UNITED KINGDOM) - Many sporting careers contain their share of ups and downs but few can match the highs and lows that have come the way of England's Ben Stokes.
The Tangerine Army is on the march
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/03/2019
» Blackpool supporters are planning a major celebratory parade from the seafront to their Bloomfield Road stadium before today's match against Southend after winning a crucial victory... off the pitch. The festivities featuring the mighty Tangerine Army have been prompted by the news that the extremely unpopular owners, the Oyston family, have finally been ousted from the club following a High Court order.