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Tougher test awaits 'serious again' Fury
Sports, Published on 13/06/2018
» For some of the eccentric and troubled characters that boxing attracts, the safest place is inside the ring.
Serena 'betrayed' as Sharapova feud fires up French Open
AFP, Published on 04/06/2018
» PARIS: Serena Williams will be fired up to tighten her 14-year grip on Maria Sharapova by a sense of betrayal as the two iconic stars play out the latest chapter of their bitter feud at the French Open on Monday.
Fury begins comeback against journeyman
Sports, Published on 06/06/2018
» Boxing's flagship division, currently riding a purple patch the likes of which have not been seen since the early 2000s, is about to get even hotter with this weekend's return of Tyson Fury.
Lance Armstrong to pay $5m settlement in US fraud case: lawyer
AFP, Published on 20/04/2018
» LOS ANGELES - Lance Armstrong has agreed to pay $5 million in order to settle the looming federal fraud case stemming from his drug-fuelled reign as king of the Tour de France, it was confirmed on Thursday.
Wiggins vows to hit back as lawmakers accuse him in drugs report
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» LONDON - British cycling great Bradley Wiggins said it was "so sad" after he and his former team were accused by MPs of manipulating drug rules before major races, including Wiggins' 2012 Tour de France victory.
Wilder answers critics with composed performance against Ortiz
Sports, Published on 07/03/2018
» I had long been one of Deontay Wilder's stronger critics. Initially it was for the poor level of competition in the formative years of his pro career. Yes, the long knockout streak helped build a buzz, but his opponents were fall guys in both the figurative and literal sense, and the ease with which Wilder blew them out meant he learned little.
More lives saved than claimed
Sports, Published on 28/03/2018
» It is never easy to watch a man get knocked literally unconscious, and even less so when he is then stretchered into a hospital after competing in the sport you love.
I'm so sorry: Five memorable sporting apologies
AFP, Published on 29/03/2018
» SYDNEY - When disgraced Australian cricketer Steve Smith faced the cameras in Sydney on Thursday with a tearful apology for a ball-tampering scandal, he joined a small club of sports stars who have very publicly said sorry.
Kim thrills, Hirscher triumphs, Saito gets kicked out
Sports, Published on 14/02/2018
» Pyeongchang: American teenager Chloe Kim and Austrian ski ace Marcel Hirscher triumphantly lit up the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics yesterday as the Games were hit by their first doping scandal.
Russian curling bronze medallist faces doping charge
Reuters, Published on 19/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: Russia could lose its chance to be reinstated before the end of the Winter Olympics because of a doping charge against curling bronze medallist Alexander Krushelnitsky.