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'Lucky' Yates up to second in Tour de France after arch collapse
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» LAC DE PAYOLLE (FRANCE) - Bloodied British rider Adam Yates said he was lucky to suffer only a few cuts after an inflatable arch collapsed on him at the Tour de France on Friday, knocking him off his bike.
Lions top table after flattering win over Kings
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» JOHANNESBURG - Golden Lions scored a flattering 57-21 bonus-point victory over fellow South Africans Southern Kings in Johannesburg on Friday to regain first place in the overall Super Rugby standings.
How one man spread a killer virus in hospital
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» PARIS - A single patient infected 82 people with the deadly MERS virus in an overcrowded South Korean emergency room in 2015, according to a scientific investigation released Saturday.
Miracle-man Merritt shakes out jitters at US trials
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» EUGENE (UNITED STATES) - Aries Merritt got off to a jittery start in his bid to qualify for the Olympics here Friday, qualifying in third place as heats for the men's 110 meter hurdles got under way at Hayward Field.
Coleman to call time on Wales job after 2018 World Cup
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» CARDIFF (UNITED KINGDOM) - Chris Coleman, basking in the success of Wales's run to the Euro 2016 semi-finals, said Friday the upcoming 2018 World Cup campaign will be his last as manager.
Anthony says athletes must 'demand change' after shootings
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» NEW YORK - NBA star Carmelo Anthony on Friday urged athletes to "step up" and "demand change," following the shooting deaths of two black men at the hands of police and the slayings of five law enforcement officers in Dallas.
Felix eases into 200m semis
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» EUGENE (UNITED STATES) - Allyson Felix breezed into the semi-finals of the 200 meters at the US Olympic track and field trials here Friday in her first race over the distance in 10 months.
Harper-Nelson shock exit ends Rio dream
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» EUGENE (UNITED STATES) - Former Olympic champion Dawn Harper-Nelson was left in shock here Friday after missing out on a place in the final of the 100 meter hurdles at the US track and field trials by just 0.01 of a second.
Obama to head to Dallas as shooting rocks US race relations
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» DALLAS - President Barack Obama will cut short a foreign trip and head to Dallas next week as a shooting rampage by a black army veteran bent on killing white police triggered urgent calls to mend America's troubled race relations.