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US lawmaker demands FIFA pay World Cup transport bill amid ticket hikes
AFP, Published on 15/04/2026
» NEW YORK - A top US lawmaker called on FIFA to pay for World Cup public transportation costs on Tuesday following a report that local authorities in New Jersey are planning massive price hikes during the tournament.
Karate hoping to land killer Tokyo blow before Olympic knockout
AFP, Published on 03/08/2021
» TOKYO: From Cobra Kai to Chuck Norris, karate is known around the world -- but practitioners of the Japanese martial art are hoping the Tokyo Olympics can bring an even wider audience.
Woods returns, Mickelson marches on, back-to-back Cups: golf talking points
AFP, Published on 20/10/2020
» HONG KONG - The build-up to next month's US Masters is in full swing, while men and women are teaming up for a match play feast. Here are AFP Sport's golf talking points this week:
NBA backs free speech after Hong Kong tweet furore
AFP, Published on 08/10/2019
» TOKYO: The NBA has insisted it backs free speech, after US politicians accused it of caving to China in a row over a pro-democracy tweet that has cost the Houston Rockets lucrative Chinese sponsors and airtime.