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Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat 'stabbed to death' in Kenya
AFP, Published on 01/01/2024
» NAIROBI - Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat has been found dead in Kenya, police said Sunday, with local media reporting he had been stabbed to death.
Oscar Pistorius: Olympian hero turned killer
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» JOHANNESBURG: At the 2012 London Olympics, before 80,000 roaring fans and a constellation of camera flashes, it took Oscar Pistorius 45.44 seconds to become a global icon.
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.
Bruce suffers October sacking
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 15/10/2022
» A year ago, Steve Bruce stood on the touchline at Newcastle's St James' Park with a rather grim face -- he was waiting to be sacked.
Smith's jump to LIV biggest blow yet in golf power struggle
AFP, Published on 01/09/2022
» HONG KONG - Cameron Smith's defection to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf circuit is the biggest blow yet to the US PGA and European Tours in a power struggle threatening to rip the sport apart.
Controversy swirls as LIV Golf's first US event tees off
AFP, Published on 01/07/2022
» LOS ANGELES: The first US event in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series teed off in Oregon on Thursday amid continued protests and threats of legal action that would further divide the global game.
Biographer says Mickelson had $40m in gambling losses in four years
AFP, Published on 06/05/2022
» LOS ANGELES: US federal auditors probing Phil Mickelson’s role in an insider trading case found he had gambling losses of more than $40 million from 2010 to 2014, according to an excerpt from Alan Shipnuck’s forthcoming biography of the US golfer.
Tonga coach and ex-Wallaby Kefu 'recovering well' after stabbing
AFP, Published on 17/08/2021
» BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) - Tonga coach and former Wallabies star Toutai Kefu has undergone surgery and was "recovering well" Tuesday after being stabbed during an attempted burglary at his Brisbane home, his family said.
Belarus Olympic athlete 'happy to be in safety' in Poland
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» WARSAW: Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya said she was "happy to be in safety" in Warsaw on Thursday, a day after arriving in Poland where she took refuge after saying she feared for her life if forced to return home.
Belarus athlete leaves Japan on Vienna-bound flight
AFP, Published on 04/08/2021
» TOKYO: Belarusian Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya left Japan on a Vienna-bound flight on Wednesday and was expected to head for Poland, where she has been offered a humanitarian visa.