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AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» MELBOURNE - Andy Murray faces Milos Raonic in the Australian Open semis on Friday as he aims for his fifth final in Melbourne and another tilt at a title which has so far remained tantalisingly out of reach.
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» BRATISLAVA - World champion Javier Fernandez won a fourth straight European figure skating championships title on Thursday when his free programme took him to a career best 302.77 points.
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» WASHINGTON - Ben Simmons, an Australian college basketball star playing for Louisiana State University, resists comparisons to NBA legend Magic Johnson even as he considers superstar LeBron James "like a brother."
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Super Bowl 50 punters are picking the Panthers, with an estimated 80 percent of money wagered on the NFL title showcase as of Thursday backing Carolina to beat the Denver Broncos.
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» MONTREAL - Russia's undefeated Sergey Kovalev risks three world light-heavyweight crowns Saturday against Haitian-born Canadian Jean Pascal in a rematch of a bout Kovalev won last year with an eighth-round stoppage.
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» MADRID - Gary Neville's troubled reign in charge of Valencia was given a huge boost as Los Che progressed to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey with a 1-0 win at Las Palmas on Thursday.
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» LONDON - World athletics chief Sebastian Coe insisted Thursday he was not the man who signalled allegations of bribery ahead of the vote to decide the host city for the 2017 World Championships.
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Five-time NFL Most Valuable Player Peyton Manning was at pains Thursday to damp down speculation that Super Bowl 50 between his Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers will mark the end of his career.
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» LOS ANGELES - The Women's NBA is changing the playoff format for its upcoming 20th season, hoping to add excitement for a league that hasn't grabbed the imagination of US sports fans as its creators had hoped.
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» WASHINGTON - Gusty winds proved no problem for seven players sharing the first-round lead on Thursday at the LPGA's Pure Silk Bahamas Classic at Paradise Island.