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Argentina sink Brazil in World Cup qualifier; Uruguay march on
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Argentina defeated Brazil 1-0 on Tuesday in an ill-tempered 2026 World Cup qualifying clash marred by pre-match crowd trouble that forced kick-off to be delayed.
Sri Lanka sacks cricket board days after World Cup thrashing
AFP, Published on 06/11/2023
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe sacked the national cricket board on Monday, days after a humiliating defeat by India at the World Cup.
Former Pakistan PM Khan vows to fight on in first rally since being shot
AFP, Published on 26/11/2022
» RAWALPINDI (PAKISTAN) - Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan told tens of thousands of supporters Saturday he would fight with his "last drop of blood" in a first public address since being shot in an assassination attempt earlier this month.
Anti-dopers wrestle with paying informants to break sports' code of silence
AFP, Published on 18/04/2022
» PARIS - Anti-doping organisations are torn over a suggestion from the director general of the International Cycling Union (ICU) to pay sports insiders to inform on their rivals or colleagues.
Indian kabaddi player shot dead during tournament
AFP, Published on 15/03/2022
» A prominent Indian athlete has been shot and killed after returning to the country from his home in Britain to organise a kabaddi tournament, police told AFP Tuesday.
Damaged Amazon rainforest teetering on the brink
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» SAO FELIX DO XINGU (BRAZIL) - Something is wrong.
Questions over policing and W.Cup bid after violent Wembley scenes
AFP, Published on 13/07/2021
» LONDON: England football chiefs and police on Monday faced questions over the chaotic and violent scenes around Wembley Stadium for Sunday's Euro 2020 final, with concerns it could affect the country's 2030 World Cup bid.
Pandemic sparks surge in Hong Kong 'devil's breath' cash druggings
AFP, Published on 17/06/2021
» HONG KONG - A spiked drink, a puff of dust, missing memories, and an empty bank account.
Premier League reveals plan to avoid Super League repeat
AFP, Published on 04/05/2021
» LONDON: England's Premier League said it was drawing up a new owners' charter designed to avoid future attempts to join a breakaway European Super League (ESL) as police launched an investigation into the protest that caused the postponement of Manchester United's match against Liverpool.
Man Utd fans' deep-rooted mistrust of Glazers simmers over
AFP, Published on 03/05/2021
» LONDON: A dramatic protest by angry Manchester United supporters that forced the postponement of a Premier League clash against historic rivals Liverpool was the result of a long-running feud with the American club's owners, the Glazer family.