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British billionaire Ratcliffe agrees deal to buy 25 percent of Man Utd
AFP, Published on 25/12/2023
» LONDON - British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has agreed a deal to buy a 25 percent stake in Manchester United for about $1.3 billion, vowing to return the Premier League club to the "top of world football".
Heaven can wait: How the super-centenarians live
AFP, Published on 10/02/2022
» TOULON (FRANCE) - Her 118th birthday wish is "to die soon". But in the meantime, Lucile Randon, better-known as "Sister Andre", always keeps her door open for any visitor who might want to say hello.
Clubs need to be more adaptable in such testing times
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 03/05/2020
» Thank you all for your feedback and comments on my thoughts on how clubs are going to fare after Covid-19.
Life after Bolt: new-look Jamaica fail Commonwealth test
AFP, Published on 16/04/2018
» GOLD COAST (AUSTRALIA) - As sprint legend Usain Bolt partied into the early hours and hung out with movie stars at the Commonwealth Games, it wasn't so much fun for the Jamaica track team he left behind.
Wales and N Ireland join the ‘big boys’
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/11/2015
» In the 54-year history of the European Championship, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have never qualified for the finals at the same time.
When the great Jonah Lomu came to town
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/11/2015
» Along with millions of rugby fans around the globe, I watched in awe as an up-and-coming All Black by the name of Jonah Lomu thundered through the opposition seemingly at will during the 1995 World Rugby Cup in South Africa.
Qatar bid succeeded for compelling reasons
Sports, Published on 06/07/2014
» This has been an incredible World Cup. We have seen wonderful individual performances, great games, major upsets — and both jubilation and disappointments for supporters.
A year on, Olympics yet to solve East London's woes
AFP, Published on 26/07/2013
» A year after hosting the Olympics, London is trumpeting the economic benefits of the Games. But residents living near the Olympic Park are still waiting for the promised benefits as rents soar.
Wimbledon responds to calls to share the wealth
AFP, Published on 24/04/2012
» Wimbledon chiefs have increased the total prize money on offer at the grass-court tournament to
Out with the old, in with the new
Sports, Published on 01/01/2012
» The approach of the New Year is often a time to take mental stock: to consider and reflect on what has past, while at the same time anticipating and renewing energies for what the next 12 months will bring.