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France calls Olympic gender test ‘a step backwards’
AFP, Published on 27/03/2026
» PARIS - France on Friday called the International Olympic Committee’s new policy on gender testing to determine eligibility to compete in women’s events a “step backwards”, but other countries welcomed the move.
Jacinda Ardern replaced as New Zealand PM at official ceremony
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» WELLINGTON - Jacinda Ardern was officially replaced on Wednesday as New Zealand prime minister, after stunning the country by announcing her abrupt departure from the role last week.
Chelsea tap Potter to improve form
Published on 08/09/2022
» LONDON: Chelsea have appointed Graham Potter as their new manager on a five-year contract, with the former Brighton & Hove Albion boss taking over from the sacked Thomas Tuchel, the Premier League club announced on Thursday.
Why is Taiwan not called Taiwan at the Olympics?
AFP, Published on 03/02/2022
» Four Taiwanese athletes are competing in Beijing's Winter Olympics next week, but they will not be announced as coming from Taiwan.
US Starbucks workers score union breakthrough
AFP, Published on 10/12/2021
» BUFFALO - Workers at two Starbucks cafes in Buffalo, New York voted to establish a union, the first at the coffee chain's company-owned shops in the United States.
'New manager bounce' faces stiff Premier League test this week
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 20/11/2021
» It has been something of a managerial merry-go–round in the Premier League in recent weeks so it may be best to gently remind ourselves of which gaffers are in charge of which clubs for this weekend's fixtures.
Djokovic conquers 'Everest,' eyes 52-year landmark at French Open
AFP, Published on 13/06/2021
» PARIS - Novak Djokovic can become the first man in 52 years to win all four Grand Slam titles twice in the French Open final on Sunday after conquering Rafael Nadal, the 'Mount Everest' of Roland Garros.
Europe's clubs caught between a financial pit and hallowed grounds
AFP, Published on 04/05/2021
» PARIS - As European football clubs struggle to make up for revenue lost in the pandemic, one untapped source of revenue is stadium naming rights, but exploiting them may not be straightforward.
Anger after Indian police cremate gang-rape victim
AFP, Published on 01/10/2020
» BOOL GARHI (INDIA) - Indian police were accused Wednesday of cremating the body of a teenaged "untouchable" Dalit woman against her family's wishes after she died following an alleged gang-rape by four upper-caste men -- the latest sexual assault to shock the country.
Happy days are here again
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 08/08/2020
» For three consecutive years, from 2013-15, the town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire was voted "the happiest place to live in Britain."