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NBA orders teams to play US anthem after Mavericks halt
AFP, Published on 11/02/2021
» NEW YORK: The NBA on Wednesday ordered its teams to play the US national anthem before games while Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban downplayed his instructions that kept it from being played at home games so far this season.
Man City threaten to turn Premier League race into procession
AFP, Published on 29/01/2021
» LONDON: This season's Premier League race has been touted as one of the most open in years but Manchester City have quietly moved through the gears and are threatening to pull away from the pack.
Footballer's 'racism' ban: an attack on a culture?
AFP, Published on 15/01/2021
» MONTEVIDEO: "Touch one Uruguayan, touch us all," grumbles Silvina Rosas as she adorns wine bottles with labels bearing the controversial phrase "Gracias Negrito".
NBA won't 'jump the line' for Covid vaccine: Silver
AFP, Published on 22/12/2020
» LOS ANGELES - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Monday the league would not "jump the line" for the Covid-19 vaccine as the league prepared to tip off its new season amid a surge in coronavirus cases across the United States.
Lyon defeat PSG as Neymar stretchered off with ankle injury
AFP, Published on 14/12/2020
» PARIS - Paris Saint-Germain surrendered top spot in Ligue 1 after losing 1-0 at home to Lyon on Sunday but potentially suffered a more devastating blow as an anguished Neymar was stretchered off with an apparent ankle injury.
'Settled' Neymar leads the way in big week for PSG
AFP, Published on 11/12/2020
» PARIS: Neymar played a leading part in the unprecedented anti-racism protest which saw Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir players leave the field in their Champions League match this week, and the Brazilian has also been living up to his status as the world's most expensive player in recent weeks.
Pfizer announces improved vaccine results as Europe deaths rise
AFP, Published on 18/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - Pharma giant Pfizer on Wednesday boosted hopes of a possible end to the coronavirus pandemic by announcing improved results for its vaccine, even as the death rate in Europe surged and protests against restrictions turned violent.
Twilight Payment wins spectator-free Melbourne Cup
AFP, Published on 03/11/2020
» MELBOURNE - Irish raider Twilight Payment won the coveted Aus$8.0 million (US$5.5 million) Melbourne Cup at an eerily quiet Flemington on Tuesday, with the "race that stops a nation" run behind closed doors for the first time.
IWF appoints 3rd leader in 3 days
Sports, Published on 17/10/2020
» LONDON: The troubled International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has appointed its third interim president in as many days, with Britain's Michael Irani taking over from Thailand's Intarat Yodbangtoey.
Intarat out after just one day at IWF
Published on 16/10/2020
» LONDON: The troubled International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has appointed its third interim president in as many days, with Michael Irani taking over from Maj Gen Intarat Yodbangtoey of Thailand.