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Jamie Melham riding Half Yours wins Melbourne Cup
AFP, Published on 04/11/2025
» MELBOURNE - Jamie Melham became only the second woman jockey to win the A$10 million (US$6.5 million) Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, steering Half Yours to victory in Australia's "race that stops a nation".
Coventry's mettle tested by Russian Olympic debate, say former IOC figures
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» PARIS — International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry is in the spotlight on how she handles her "baptism of fire" over Russia, former IOC executives have told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Bach's successor needs cool head to guide Olympics through stormy seas: experts
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» PYLOS (GREECE) - Whoever succeeds Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday will need to be "cool under fire" with some members believing the very existence of the Olympic Movement is at stake.
Qatar 2022: a one-off World Cup fantasy
AFP, Published on 18/11/2022
» DOHA: Fifa's president promised the World Cup would be like "Disneyland" while rights groups say workers have been through hell, but one thing is certain — there will never be another World Cup like Qatar 2022.
Commonwealth Games defy doomsayers to remain afloat
AFP, Published on 27/07/2022
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - The Commonwealth Games are sometimes seen as a quirky relic in the modern sporting calender but former International Olympic Committee (IOC) marketing chief Michael Payne says they have consistently defied the doomsayers.
Thai star Panipak a cut above the rest
Sports, Published on 20/05/2022
» Reigning Olympic champion Panipak Wongpattanakit won her third straight SEA Games gold medal after reigning in the women's 49kg class on Thursday.
Sporting sanctions can land significant blow on Putin, say experts
AFP, Published on 28/02/2022
» PARIS: Russia hosting the 2018 World Cup, the scandal-plagued 2014 Winter Olympics and Gazprom's sponsorship of the Champions League were powerful tools for the country's global image and gained Vladimir Putin prestige amongst the Russian population.
Djokovic opens dramatic court battle to stay in Australia
AFP, Published on 10/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: Detained tennis superstar Novak Djokovic gets his day in court Monday, with an Australian judge poised to hear his make-or-break bid to avoid deportation and challenge for a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title.
Djokovic readies vaccine exemption case for Australian visa showdown
AFP, Published on 09/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic prepared his legal guns Sunday for a battle to stay in Melbourne and defend his Australian Open title, arguing he has the all-clear because of a positive coronavirus test in December.
Remembering first PGA win of Woods
Sports, Jim McCabe, Published on 08/10/2021
» It is sometimes difficult to fathom, but the media circus has travelled with Tiger Woods since before even Twitter and Facebook dominated our world.