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Serbia denounces Djokovic 'witch hunt', father says star 'crucified'
AFP, Published on 07/01/2022
» BELGRADE: Novak Djokovic is a victim of a "political witch hunt", claimed Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday, as the father of the tennis superstar said his son had been "crucified" like Jesus Christ.
Verstappen crowned world champion despite Mercedes' protests
AFP, Published on 13/12/2021
» ABU DHABI: Max Verstappen emerged from a Formula One season like no other as a worthy world champion, the Dutch driver prising the crown from Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the final race on Sunday.
Australia swimmer Groves says she was molested as a teenager
AFP, Published on 08/12/2021
» SYDNEY: An Australian swimmer who pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics to protest "misogynistic perverts" said Wednesday she was molested from the age of 13 by someone still working in the sport.
Idea of US 'diplomatic boycott' of Beijing Olympics resurfaces
AFP, Published on 17/11/2021
» WASHINGTON: The idea of a "diplomatic boycott" by the United States of the winter Olympic Games in Beijing in February -- to protest human rights violations by China -- is gaining traction among some lawmakers in Washington.
Olympic flame arrives in China ahead of 2022 Beijing Games
AFP, Published on 20/10/2021
» BEIJING: The Olympic flame arrived in China early Wednesday for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, state media reported, following a ceremony in Athens overshadowed by protests over China's human rights record.
200 passengers to leave Kabul in first airlift since US pullout
AFP, Published on 09/09/2021
» KABUL - Some 200 passengers, including US citizens, were set to leave Kabul airport on Thursday, on the first flight carrying foreigners out of the capital since a US-led evacuation ended on August 30.
Records tumble from pool to track as Tokyo Paralympics hits day six
AFP, Published on 30/08/2021
» TOKYO - China's youngest Paralympian broke her own world record in the pool in Tokyo on Monday, a day after Norwegian former refugee Salum Ageze Kashafali ran the fastest Paralympic Games 100 metres in history.
Liverpool held by 10-man Chelsea
AFP, Published on 29/08/2021
» LONDON: Ten-man Chelsea held on for a 1-1 draw at Liverpool after Reece James' controversial dismissal, while Mikel Arteta urged his Arsenal flops to "look in the mirror" after a dismal 5-0 thrashing at Manchester City on Saturday.
Ronaldo return puts Solskjaer on the clock at Man Utd
AFP, Published on 28/08/2021
» MANCHESTER: Cristiano Ronaldo's sensational return to Manchester United on Friday capped a transfer window that has made fans quickly forget the disappointment on the field, and uprising off it, that ended last season.
Solskjaer: Don't turn the game into rugby
Sports, Published on 24/08/2021
» London: Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has warned football is in danger of becoming as physical as rugby if the current lenient guidelines are kept in place.