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Robbo, the man who made Forest dream
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/01/2026
» Tributes have been pouring in for the late Nottingham Forest star John Robertson who passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 72. The Scot's death brings back memories of Forest's extraordinary achievements in the late 1970s which included winning two successive European Cups (now Champions League), in which the hugely talented left-winger played such an important role.
Roger Federer, from enfant terrible to saintly global icon
AFP, Published on 15/09/2022
» PARIS: From racquet-smashing enfant terrible with a bad attitude and ill-advised ponytail to universally respected role model and modern icon, Roger Federer has attained almost saintly status.
Premier League's top four hopefuls primed for tense race
AFP, Published on 03/08/2022
» LONDON: Desperate to close the gap on Manchester City and Liverpool at the top of the Premier League, Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United have spent the close season aggressively pursuing new recruits with varying degrees of success.
'Psychic' lion in Khon Kaen a Euro predictions ace
AFP, Published on 18/06/2021
» KHON KAEN: Move over Paul the Octopus, Thailand has a new claimant to the football forecasting crown: Boy the “psychic” lion, who has so far correctly called four Euro 2020 matches.
Europe's clubs caught between a financial pit and hallowed grounds
AFP, Published on 04/05/2021
» PARIS - As European football clubs struggle to make up for revenue lost in the pandemic, one untapped source of revenue is stadium naming rights, but exploiting them may not be straightforward.
Man City radio presenters sacked over Jackie Chan jokes
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/08/2019
» Manchester City have strongly condemned the behaviour of two radio presenters who allegedly performed racist Jackie Chan jokes and Chinese accent impressions on their podcast.
Bolt takes first tentative steps on Man Utd dream
AFP, Published on 21/08/2018
» GOSFORD, Australia: Usain Bolt has taken the first tentative steps towards his Manchester United dream after the sprint king joined Australian side Central Coast Mariners for his first training session Tuesday.
Putin mixes politics, sport to open World Cup
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2018
» MOSCOW: Russia welcomed the world to the World Cup on Thursday as cheerful fans streamed into Moscow and 10 other cities and President Vladimir Putin's government derided Western efforts to isolate him.
2004 and all that: World events when Sharapova last beat Serena
AFP, Published on 04/06/2018
» PARIS: Maria Sharapova has not beaten bitter rival Serena Williams since 2004 -- before even the advent of Twitter and YouTube, two platforms which have since transformed their profiles.