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Wembanyama scores 15 in NBA debut but Spurs fall
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» SAN ANTONIO - French prodigy Victor Wembanyama scored 15 points on his much-anticipated NBA debut on Wednesday but it was not enough to prevent the San Antonio Spurs slipping to a 126-119 defeat to Dallas.
Irish look to finally bury World Cup under-achievers tag
AFP, Published on 13/10/2023
» PARIS - Ireland will seek to at last break through their World Cup glass ceiling by beating New Zealand to reach the semi-finals for the first time on Saturday.
India fires first world record of Asian Games as Japanese teen dazzles
AFP, Published on 25/09/2023
» HANGZHOU, China: India claimed the first world record of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday as hosts China snapped up more gold medals and 15-year-old skateboarder Hinano Kusaki triumphed for Japan.
Biggest-ever Asian Games ready for liftoff in China after Covid delay
AFP, Published on 21/09/2023
» HANGZHOU (CHINA) - The biggest Asian Games in history, boasting about 12,000 competitors -- more than the Olympics -- will open on Saturday in the Chinese city of Hangzhou after a year's delay because of Covid.
Kohli, Rahul star as India crush Pakistan in rain-hit Asia Cup ODI
AFP, Published on 12/09/2023
» COLOMBO - Virat Kohli and returning KL Rahul hit unbeaten centuries to lead India's 228-run thrashing of Pakistan in a rain-hit Super Four clash of the Asia Cup on Monday's reserve day.
Rugby World Cup kicks off as France faces key test
AFP, Published on 08/09/2023
» PARIS - Hosts France kick off the Rugby World Cup against three-time champions New Zealand on Friday in a mouth-watering appetiser to a tournament that will provide a key test of the country's organisational skills ahead of the 2024 Olympics.
Alcaraz through at US Open as Sabalenka, Vondrousova advance
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» NEW YORK - World number one Carlos Alcaraz edged closer to a US Open rematch with Italy's Jannik Sinner on Thursday as Grand Slam winners Aryna Sabalenka and Marketa Vondrousova booked their places in the third round.
Djokovic pulls off US Open escape
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic rallied from two sets down against compatriot Laslo Djere to avoid his earliest US Open exit since 2006 on Friday, while Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff closed in on a blockbuster clash.
Djokovic ramps up US Open bid as Swiatek, Gauff stroll
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic sailed into the US Open third round Wednesday in his quest for a 24th Grand Slam triumph as Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff stayed on a quarter-final collision course in New York.
Rugby is king in France's oval world
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» PARIS: There is a region in south-west France where the walls of bars and bedrooms are adorned not with pictures of Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele but Antoine Dupont, Cyril Baille and Romain Ntamack.