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PSG ordered to pay 60m euros in Mbappe wage dispute
AFP, Published on 16/12/2025
» PARIS - Paris Saint-Germain were ordered by a French labour court to pay their former forward Kylian Mbappe up to 61 million euros ($71.8 million) in unpaid wages and bonuses on Tuesday.
Bolt beams as Alfred, Duplantis and Warholm light up Oslo Diamond League
AFP, Published on 13/06/2025
» OSLO - Karsten Warholm, Julien Alfred and Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis lit up Thursday's star-studded Diamond League meet in Oslo where Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt was on hand to lend further glitter to a gripping evening of track and field.
Cheptegei defends world title, Andersen bags third US gold
AFP, Published on 18/07/2022
» EUGENE: Uganda's Stephen Cheptegei produced a devastating display of controlled distance running to retain his world 10,000m crown on Friday, while Brooke Andersen bagged a third gold for the US in the women's hammer throw.
Verry Elleegant upsets hot favourite Incentivise to win Melbourne Cup
AFP, Published on 02/11/2021
» MELBOURNE - Verry Elleegant demolished red-hot favourite Incentivise to win the coveted Aus$8 million (US$6 million) Melbourne Cup on Tuesday in a party atmosphere as crowds returned for the "race that stops a nation".
Verry Elleegant wins Melbourne Cup
Reuters, Published on 02/11/2021
» MELBOURNE: Verry Elleegant won the prestigious A$8 million ($6 million) Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, storming home in the final straight to win by three-and-a-half lengths.
Goodbye, tennis: Sharapova announces retirement
AFP, Published on 27/02/2020
» PARIS - Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova, one of the world's most recognisable and highest-paid sportswomen, on Wednesday announced her retirement at the age of 32, and was immediately hailed as "a legend" and "great champion."
Muhammad shatters hurdles record as Lyles shines
AFP, Published on 29/07/2019
» DES MOINES (UNITED STATES) - Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad shattered one of the longest standing records in women's athletics on Sunday with a superb display to clinch victory in the 400m hurdles at US Championships.
No 800m, no worlds says defiant Semenya
AFP, Published on 01/07/2019
» STANFORD: Caster Semenya said Sunday she will not take part in this year's World Championships if she loses her legal battle with the IAAF over new rules governing testosterone levels in female athletes.