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Putting the boot in: Colombian women farmers embrace football
AFP, Published on 26/08/2025
» JENESANO (COLOMBIA) - Skirts swirl and hats fly on a soccer field in Jenesano in central Colombia, as the "Smelly Ones" face off against the "Fillies" in a football extravaganza celebrating women farmers.
Djokovic shines at 'holy grail' Wimbledon as Russians return
AFP, Published on 04/07/2023
» LONDON - Novak Djokovic launched his bid for an eighth Wimbledon title and 24th Grand Slam triumph on Monday with his 40th successive win on Centre Court as Russian players defiantly marked their return from a controversial 2022 ban.
Lack of action makes MLB less interesting
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 08/07/2021
» Chicks dig the long ball, they say. If that's so, in their attempt to win over the ladies, big league baseballers are ruining the grand old game.
Toothpaste trip sidelines Augsburg coach from Bundesliga restart
AFP, Published on 15/05/2020
» BERLIN: Augsburg coach Heiko Herrlich will have to sit out the Bundesliga resumption this weekend after breaking quarantine rules to go and buy a tube of toothpaste.
'Warrior' Springboks parade World Cup through streets of Soweto
AFP, Published on 08/11/2019
» SOWETO, South Africa: World Cup winners South Africa began their homecoming tour on Thursday with a victory parade steeped in symbolism through the streets of Soweto, the township near Johannesburg where they were once reviled.
Australia win the inaugural 'Ashes' of jousting against England
AFP, Published on 03/11/2019
» LEIGH CREEK (AUSTRALIA) - Australia and England took their storied sports rivalry to another level, and another century, this weekend as the two nations faced off in a jousting tournament, won by the Australian side Sunday.
Big Three losing their lure in modern era
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 09/12/2018
» 'It's the beautiful game," pundits have often rhapsodised about soccer (Americans employ that term -- and they also say to-may-to, while the rest of the world says football and to-mah-to).
Teenage Atthaya to rub shoulders with the best in Taipei
Sports, Published on 25/10/2018
» Fresh from winning a Youth Olympic gold medal, Thai teenage sensation Atthaya Thitikul is making a return to the top professional circuit this week.
Ascot glitz hides problems for British racing
AFP, Published on 17/10/2018
» LONDON - Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday carries pound sterling4.35 million ($5.7 million) in prize money, with the size of the purse suggesting British racing is in rude health.