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Olympics rev up Milan's renewal but locals fear price to pay
AFP, Published on 19/02/2026
» MILAN - The Winter Olympics are expected to accelerate Milan's transformation into a vibrant international metropolis, but many residents fear the effect will see them priced out.
ONE Championship: Lumpinee Stadium passes safety inspection following Bangkok earthquake
Nick Atkin, Published on 02/04/2025
» ONE Championship will return to action at Lumpinee Stadium this week with the iconic venue passing a safety inspection following the damage caused by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake.
Sinner affair shows tennis anti-doping 'broken', leaves players 'scared'
AFP, Published on 17/02/2025
» DUBAI - World number five Jessica Pegula believes the handling of high-profile doping cases involving Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek has shown that the "process is completely broken".
Japan baseball fans leap into river as 'Curse of the Colonel' lifted
AFP, Published on 06/11/2023
» OSAKA (JAPAN) - Dozens of baseball fans in Osaka hurled themselves into a filthy city-centre river and partied long into the night after the Hanshin Tigers won the Japan Series for only the second time in their history.
What they said at the Rugby World Cup
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» PARIS - South Africa lifted the Webb Ellis Trophy for a record fourth title edging New Zealand 12-11 in a gripping final to bringing the curtain down on the seven week Rugby World Cup.
Green and gold fever grips S.Africa ahead of Rugby World Cup final
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - From restaurant cooks to street workers, Springbok jersey-wearing South Africans are ubiquitous in Johannesburg, as a frenzied mood grips the nation in anticipation of Saturday's Rugby World Cup final.
Boris Becker freed from UK prison
Reuters and AFP, Published on 15/12/2022
» LONDON: German tennis star Boris Becker has been freed from a British prison and will be deported from the country, PA Media reported on Thursday.
World Cup beer sales banned as Ronaldo jets in
AFP, Published on 18/11/2022
» DOHA: World Cup chiefs on Friday banned beer sales around stadiums in a stunning u-turn just two days before kickoff as Cristiano Ronaldo prepared to jet in to Qatar.
South Korea football superstar Son readying a goal in business with fashion brand
Pulse, Published on 25/05/2022
» SEOUL: Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean Hotspur Forward Son Heung-min is readying to launch his fashion brand dubbed “NOS7.”
Boris Becker: Tennis superstar who struggled off the court
AFP, Published on 29/04/2022
» LONDON: Boris Becker became an overnight sensation when he won Wimbledon as an unknown teenager but personal and financial troubles have dogged him since he hung up his racquet.