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'Empowering': Ireland's first female sumo wrestler blazes a trail
AFP, Published on 01/02/2026
» BELFAST - Sweat darkened the white "dohyo" ring mat as Ireland's first female sumo wrestler shoved and strained, learning a freshly-discovered sport.
'Heartbroken' Timberwolves resume NBA play amid Minneapolis turmoil
AFP, Published on 26/01/2026
» MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said the NBA team was "heartbroken" by events unfolding in Minneapolis, where federal agents shot dead a second US citizen amid the Trump administration's mass immigration crackdown.
Piastri hails 'mega' McLaren as both Ferraris disqualified at Chinese GP
AFP, Published on 23/03/2025
» SHANGHAI - Oscar Piastri hailed his "mega" McLaren after winning a Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday later overshadowed by the disqualifications of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc for technical infringements.
Maradona medical team on trial four years after icon's death
AFP, Published on 11/03/2025
» BUENOS AIRES - Seven medical professionals who cared for Argentine football legend Diego Maradona during his final days go on trial Tuesday accused of criminal negligence over his death.
Baseball superstar Ohtani announces marriage
Reuters and Kyodo News, Published on 29/02/2024
» Shohei Ohtani, the dual-threat Major League Baseball megastar and a national hero in Japan, has announced his marriage to a Japanese woman he did not identify.
Battling England succumb as Australia clinch second Ashes Test
AFP, Published on 20/12/2021
» ADELAIDE (AUSTRALIA) - Australia ground down a battling England to win the second Test in Adelaide Monday and go 2-0 up in the Ashes series, leaving the visitors' dreams of winning back the hallowed urn in tatters.
Cameroon refugee achieves Olympic dream after UK ordeal
AFP, Published on 27/07/2021
» LONDON - Cyrille Tchatchet II is preparing to make history at the Tokyo Olympics -- seven years after finding himself homeless and penniless on Britain's streets.
Doctors 'killed' Maradona via negligence, says nurse's lawyer
AFP, Published on 17/06/2021
» SAN ISIDRO, Argentina: A lawyer for a nurse under investigation in the death of Argentine football great Diego Maradona said Wednesday that doctors killed him through negligence.
Poet Amanda Gorman opens Super Bowl
AFP, Published on 08/02/2021
» NEW YORK: Amanda Gorman, the young poet who delivered a captivating performance at President Joe Biden's inauguration, opened the Super Bowl on Sunday with a new work celebrating essential workers.
'Incredible' Van der Breggen powers to rare double win at worlds
AFP, Published on 27/09/2020
» IMOLA (ITALY) - Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen on Saturday capped a stellar season by winning the women's road race world title after claiming time-trial gold in Imola two days ago.