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US athletes using Winter Olympics to express Trump criticism
AFP, Published on 10/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics is in danger of developing into a Cold War between the athletes and US President Donald Trump with several competitors voicing criticism of his administration.
Gattuso begins Italy football salvage operation
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» MILAN - Gennaro Gattuso begins his reign as Italy coach on Friday with the visit of Estonia and a contested fixture with Israel as he bids to stop the Azzurri from missing out on a third consecutive World Cup.
Italian to be first transgender athlete at Paralympic Games
Reuters, Published on 13/08/2024
» PARIS - Valentina Petrillo is set to become the first openly transgender athlete to participate in the Paralympic Games after the visually impaired sprinter was selected to represent Italy in the women's 200 and 400 metres races in Paris.
Pacquiao to fight Thai icon Buakaw
Sports, Post Reporters, Published on 22/07/2023
» The world will witness an epic showdown between two legendary fighters in The Match of Legends: Manny Pacquiao v Buakaw Banchamek, in January next year in Thailand.
US ice dancers deny Japanese 'legend' Takahashi to win Four Continents gold
AFP, Published on 22/01/2022
» TALLINN: US ice dancers Caroline Green and Michael Parsons won gold in the Four Continents Figure Skatings Championships on Friday, denying Japanese figure skating legend Daisuke Takahashi who gave his country a first silver medal in the discipline with partner Kana Muramoto.
Tale of two cities: 'Sensational' for Bayern fans, sadness and tear gas in Paris
AFP, Published on 24/08/2020
» MUNICH (GERMANY) - Fans celebrated Bayern Munich's Champions League final win in a socially-distanced open-air cinema in the Bavarian city on Sunday.
Everyone welcome? Gay football fans prepare for Qatar
AFP, Published on 16/12/2019
» DOHA: World Cup 2022 host Qatar has given the clearest indication yet that LGBT fans will be welcome, engaging with gay supporters as it hosts the Club World Cup -- despite criminalising homosexuality.
From Reagan to Zelensky, stars who went into politics
AFP, Published on 22/04/2019
» PARIS - Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky, whom exit polls showed winning Sunday's presidential election in Ukraine, follows several celebrities -- from US actor Ronald Reagan to Liberian footballer George Weah -- who nabbed top political jobs in their countries.