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Liberia's football superstar president runs for re-election
AFP, Published on 10/10/2023
» MONROVIA - Liberians vote Tuesday on whether to give football legend George Weah a second term as president, with peace among voters' main concerns in a nation still scarred by back-to-back civil wars.
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The unlikely rise of an American takraw team
Published on 16/09/2023
» When Ker Cha got the call about the World Cup, it had been more than two years since he had touched a takraw ball. Now he had less than two months to lose the 20 pounds he had put on during the coronavirus pandemic and get back into playing shape.
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Arab fans' World Cup fever cooled by Qatar costs
AFP, Published on 14/11/2022
» DUBAI: Qatar's World Cup will be the first on Arab soil but despite excitement in the Middle East, the fervour is not universal in a region usually united by its passion for football.
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Hummel tones down logo on Denmark's Qatar World Cup kit
AFP, Published on 29/09/2022
» COPENHAGEN: Denmark will wear a "toned down" kit at this year's World Cup in protest at Qatar's human rights record, sportswear maker Hummel said Wednesday, setting off a furious response from the Gulf state.
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Man Utd's Antony swoop, Chelsea move for Aubameyang headline deadline deals
AFP, Published on 02/09/2022
» LONDON: Manchester United were the biggest spenders on the Premier League's transfer deadline day as they splashed out 82 million pound on Ajax forward Antony, while Chelsea's frenzied spree culminated with a swoop for Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
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Sports clubs no longer a family affair, strictly business only
AFP, Published on 08/07/2022
» NEW YORK - Time was when sports teams and franchises were largely family enterprises, but now it is investment funds and consortiums buying them despite a downturn in the global economy.
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Kicking off a new season in England that will be like no other
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 12/09/2020
» This weekend marks the start of what is likely to be one of the strangest seasons ever in English football.
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'Ticks the boxes' - Australia, NZealand favourites to host 2023 women's World Cup
AFP, Published on 23/06/2020
» SYDNEY - A decade ago Australia spent millions of taxpayer dollars on a disastrous quest to host the 2022 men's World Cup, but its football boss is quietly confident that crushing defeat will not be repeated this week.
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Create proper wrist hinge in backswing
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 26/01/2020
» If you're having problems hitting crisp iron shots, it's probably due to forgetting the importance of the wrists.
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Tournament prize money was realistic in 1967
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 27/10/2019
» Think about this for a moment. Back in 1967 Tony Jacklin finished joint fourth in the British PGA Championship and won £179 and one schilling, and winner Guy Wolstenholme claimed £975.
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