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'Spy' chopper and 'old tricks' as Australia, England clash at World Cup
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» SYDNEY - A "spy" helicopter and warnings they are entering "the jungle" are a taste of the national fervour England must overcome when they face Australia in the Women's World Cup semi-finals in Sydney on Wednesday.
Champion Vingegaard leads Tour de France back to Paris
AFP, Published on 23/07/2023
» PARIS - Champion-in-waiting Jonas Vingegaard leads the Tour de France peloton into Paris on Sunday on the final day of a storied race animated by a tense tussle with two-time former winner Tadej Pogacar.
'Euphoric' Vingegaard targets third Tour de France triumph
AFP, Published on 23/07/2023
» LE MARKSTEIN (FRANCE) - Jonas Vingegaard said he felt "euphoric" after surviving Saturday's penultimate stage of the Tour de France to virtually clinch his second successive title.
'Unique' Ronaldo gets rapturous welcome at new Saudi club
AFP, Published on 04/01/2023
» RIYADH - Cristiano Ronaldo described himself as a "unique player" and insisted his career was not over as he received a thunderous welcome at his new club in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
Ronaldo signs for Al Nassr in deal worth over €200m
AFP, Published on 31/12/2022
» RIYADH: Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday signed for Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia, the club announced, in a deal believed to be worth more than €200 million.
VAR still troubled by the 'human factor'
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 19/03/2022
» It is now the third season that the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system has been operating in the Premier League but nearly every weekend it seems to create controversy.
'No war': Sport turns blue and yellow for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 07/03/2022
» PARIS: Players draped in Ukraine flags, pledges of aid and placards demanding "No War" and "United in Peace", international sport turned blue and yellow in support of Ukraine this weekend.
Messi muted as 10-man PSG draw with Marseille
AFP, Published on 25/10/2021
» PARIS: Lionel Messi was kept quiet as 10-man Paris Saint-Germain settled for a 0-0 draw with bitter rivals Marseille in a heated atmosphere in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
The days when No.10 played at inside left on English grounds
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/08/2021
» Last Saturday, a rare event took place at Anfield when Burnley took to the field against Liverpool with a starting squad numbered 1-11 -- the first Premier League team to do so in 23 years.
Sport's tempestuous 2020 in 15 moments
AFP, Published on 23/12/2020
» PARIS - AFP Sport picks out 15 moments in sport during an extraordinary, coronavirus-disrupted 2020: