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Wrexham rise showcases English football pyramid in US, says Anton Ferdinand
AFP, Published on 11/07/2025
» PARIS - Wrexham's exploits since being bought by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have helped lift "the bonnet" on lower-league English football and boosted its popularity in the United States, former West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand told AFP.
Olympic triathlon postponed due to Seine pollution
Reuters, Published on 30/07/2024
» PARIS - The men’s triathlon at the Paris Olympics was postponed on Tuesday as pollution levels in the river Seine remained too high, World Triathlon said in a statement, dealing a blow to organisers and leaving athletes facing more uncertainty.
It's a welcome change of fortune for Patty
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 02/03/2024
» This time last year Thai golfer Patty Tavatanakit finished last in the Honda Thailand tournament and must have been wondering what the future would hold. Just two years earlier she had stunned the golfing world with a magnificent performance to win the Chevron Championship, a major and her first LPGA victory. It included the traditional celebratory dip in Poppie's Pond.
Dazzling Phachara delights with 63
Sports, Published on 11/11/2023
» Hong Kong: Thailand's Phachara Khongwatmai unleashed his full repertoire of shots on Friday to take the halfway lead in the US$2 million Hong Kong Open, carding a brilliant seven-under-par 63, stacked with 10 birdies.
Seine pollution forces cancellation of third Olympics test event
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» PARIS - The swimming stage of a triathlon in Paris's Seine River was cancelled on Sunday due to pollution, organisers announced, raising further questions about holding competitions there during the 2024 Olympics.
Players chasing one last leap in the desert
Sports, AFP and Bangkok Post, Published on 31/03/2022
» Rancho mirage: Half a century of golfing history will draw to a close this weekend as the Chevron Championship tees off today in the California desert for the final time.
Sport battles back to find a sense of normality
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 25/12/2021
» It is the time of the year to acknowledge the sporting heroes of the past 12 months.
It isn't the same old Ryder Cup anymore
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 03/10/2021
» The criticism in the British press on what went wrong with Europe in the Ryder Cup in Wisconsin last week will soon subside and a new captain will be named.
Inspired Patty earns plunge into Poppie's Pond
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 10/04/2021
» There cannot be a better way to open your LPGA Tour account than by winning a major, as Thailand's Patty (Paphangkorn) Tavatanakit achieved last weekend.
Cool Ko a wire-to-wire winner
Sports, Published on 19/02/2018
» Adelaide: South Korea's Ko Jin-Young led all the way to win the Australian Women's Open by three shots at Adelaide's Kooyonga golf course yesterday.