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Djurgarden eyeing Chelsea upset in historic Conference League semi-final
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» PARIS — Djurgarden are targeting a seismic Conference League shock against Chelsea on Thursday, when they will become the first Swedish team to play in a European semi-final for 38 years.
Australian Rugby League criticised for Trump invite
AFP, Published on 27/02/2025
» SYDNEY - A leading domestic violence charity severed ties Thursday with Australia's National Rugby League after it invited US President Donald Trump to its season-opening games in Las Vegas this weekend.
Robinho arrested in Brazil to serve rape sentence
Reuters, Published on 22/03/2024
» BRASILIA - Former football player Robinho was arrested by Brazilian federal police on Thursday to serve out a nine-year prison sentence for rape after a court decision this week authorised the transfer of the sentence from Italy.
Brazil's Dani Alves sentenced to prison for rape, will appeal
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2024
» BARCELONA - Brazilian footballer Dani Alves was convicted of raping a woman in the restroom of a Barcelona nightclub in 2022 and sentenced to four and a half years in prison on Thursday, which he will appeal.
Djokovic to host Serbia tournament a year after Covid fiasco
AFP, Published on 18/04/2021
» BELGRADE - World number one Novak Djokovic will relaunch the Serbia Open tournament in Belgrade on Monday, less than a year after a charity event he organised in the city ended in fiasco.
England cricket fan waits 10 months for Sri Lanka Test - and gets kicked out
AFP, Published on 14/01/2021
» GALLE (SRI LANKA) - An England cricket fan who waited 10 months in Sri Lanka to watch his team play was ushered away by police before a ball had been bowled in the first Test on Thursday.
2020: Sport battles through a year like no other
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/12/2020
» Sport has experienced some difficult times over the years, but nothing has created so much havoc in the world's sporting calendar as the Covid-19 virus. No sport escaped the wrath of the pandemic. Little did we know back in March that the disruption would go on for so long and take such a toll.
Man Utd captain Maguire gets suspended prison sentence for Greek assault
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» ATHENS: Manchester United captain Harry Maguire was on Tuesday given a suspended prison sentence of 21 months and 10 days on assault charges by a court in Greece.
#Djokovid: tennis star mauled over coronavirus 'horror show'
AFP, Published on 24/06/2020
» PARIS - World number one Novak Djokovic was widely condemned on Wednesday for hosting a tennis exhibition where he was one of four players to test positive for the coronavirus, a lapse that sent shudders through a sport struggling to get back on its feet.
Djokovic positive for coronavirus, questions over return of tennis
AFP, Published on 24/06/2020
» BELGRADE: World number one Novak Djokovic tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing a premature end to the exhibition tournament he hosted during the pandemic and raising serious questions about the sport's planned return in August.