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The Italian job: 2026 Winter Olympics will be staged in Milan/Cortina d'Ampezzo
AFP, Published on 25/06/2019
» LAUSANNE - Milan/Cortina d'Ampezzo was named as hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Monday, beating off a bid from Stockholm/Are in Sweden and giving Italy the showpiece event for the third time.
Holocaust survivor pities anti-Semites who 'waste life' hating
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» LAUSANNE - Facing a world where anti-Semitism is resurgent again, Holocaust survivor Edith Eger, who watched her mother marched to the gas chamber, said she pities those who "waste" their life hating.
Qatar World Cup to be played with 32 teams: FIFA
AFP, Published on 23/05/2019
» LAUSANNE - The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be played with 32 teams after a proposed expansion of the tournament to 48 sides was scrapped, FIFA announced on Wednesday.
FIFA drops plans for 48-team 2022 World Cup
AFP, Published on 23/05/2019
» LAUSANNE - FIFA shelved a proposed expansion of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams on Wednesday, dealing a blow to the world football body's president Gianni Infantino.
Semenya loses landmark challenge against IAAF testosterone rules
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» LAUSANNE - South African runner Caster Semenya on Wednesday lost her court challenge against IAAF rules forcing some female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels, but judges voiced concern with the "discriminatory" regulations.
Semenya loses landmark challenge against IAAF testosterone rules
AFP, Published on 02/05/2019
» LAUSANNE: South African runner Caster Semenya on Wednesday lost her court challenge against IAAF rules forcing some female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels, but judges voiced concern with the "discriminatory" regulations while the Olympic champion insisted that the decision will only make her "stronger".
Landmark verdict due in Semenya's case against IAAF
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» LAUSANNE - The world's sports court will decide Wednesday on South African runner Caster Semenya's challenge against rules regulating testosterone in female athletes, a verdict expected to have a profound impact on the future of women's sport.
Cancer deaths falling for half decade in EU: study
AFP, Published on 19/03/2019
» PARIS - The death rate from cancer has been falling for half a decade in the EU, researchers said Tuesday, although the overall number is expected to rise to 1.4 million this year due to an expanding population.
IAAF aiming to violate women's bodies: S. Africa on Semenya hearing
AFP, Published on 22/02/2019
» LAUSANNE - South Africa's sports minister accused the IAAF on Thursday of seeking to violate women's bodies as she visited Switzerland to back Caster Semenya's fight against proposals to restrict female athletes' testosterone levels.
Challenges lie ahead as UEFA president Ceferin set for re-election
AFP, Published on 06/02/2019
» LAUSANNE - Two and a half years after becoming UEFA president in the wake of the scandal that brought down Michel Platini, Aleksander Ceferin will win a new four-year term at the head of European football's governing body on Thursday.