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Osaka crushes Gauff in US Open showdown, Swiatek into quarters
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» NEW YORK - Naomi Osaka delivered a statement win at the US Open by thrashing home favourite Coco Gauff in the last 16 on Monday as Iga Swiatek rolled into the quarter-finals.
Swiatek reaches US Open quarters ahead of Gauff-Osaka blockbuster
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» NEW YORK - Iga Swiatek booked her place in the US Open quarter-finals on Monday as Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka prepared to face off in a blockbuster clash of former champions.
Australia announces new Brisbane stadium for 2032 Olympics
AFP, Published on 25/03/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia will build a 63,000-seat stadium and an indoor swimming venue for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane, officials said on Tuesday after shelving contentious earlier plans.
World Cup chance to 'blow lid off' business of women's sports: Rapinoe
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» LOS ANGELES: United States veteran Megan Rapinoe said the upcoming Women's World Cup feels like a "paradigm shift" in the global business of women's sports even as inequities persist.
Major League Baseball cancels more games after labour talks stall
AFP, Published on 10/03/2022
» NEW YORK:- Major League Baseball cancelled a further slate of fixtures on Wednesday after a fresh round of marathon labor talks with players ended in deadlock.
MLB season delayed after labor talks end in stalemate
AFP, Published on 02/03/2022
» MIAMI: The start of the Major League Baseball season was delayed on Tuesday after marathon labor talks between team owners and players ended in deadlock.
Australia poised to decide on Djokovic deportation
AFP, Published on 13/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: Australia was poised Thursday to decide if it will deport Novak Djokovic following a sensational legal battle over the tennis superstar's arrival in the country without a Covid-19 vaccine.
US Starbucks workers score union breakthrough
AFP, Published on 10/12/2021
» BUFFALO - Workers at two Starbucks cafes in Buffalo, New York voted to establish a union, the first at the coffee chain's company-owned shops in the United States.
MLB lockout sets up March showdown in union talks
AFP, Published on 03/12/2021
» NEW YORK: Major League Baseball's first dispute with players since a strike wiped out the 1994 World Series could drag on long enough to jeopardize the start of the 2022 season.
Damaged Amazon rainforest teetering on the brink
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» SAO FELIX DO XINGU (BRAZIL) - Something is wrong.