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NBA back in China after six-year absence sparked by democracy tweet
AFP, Published on 08/10/2025
» MACAU — The National Basketball Association (NBA) returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Bundesliga faces reckoning as Premier League flexes financial muscle
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» BERLIN - The Premier League's record transfer summer has had an acute impact on Germany, where even Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have felt the impacts of English football's growing financial muscle.
Bayern's Bundesliga crown up for grabs after rocky summer
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» BERLIN - Pretenders to the crown Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and cup holders Stuttgart are priming themselves for a run at Bayern Munich's Bundesliga title after a frustrating summer transfer window for the Bavarian giants.
Djokovic player union launches legal blitz against governing bodies
AFP, Published on 19/03/2025
» MIAMI GARDENS (UNITED STATES) - A tennis union co-founded by Novak Djokovic on Tuesday announced a series of legal actions aimed at the sport's governing bodies, alleging "anti-competitive restraints and abusive practices".
IOC candidate Samaranch says experience key to handling 'complex world'
AFP, Published on 27/02/2025
» PARIS - International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential candidate Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior told Agence France-Presse (AFP) he has the experience to deal with heads of state in a rapidly changing world where previously undisputed truths such as "universality, fraternity and unity" are now disputed.
Andreescu, Zakharova to face off
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 02/02/2023
» Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu of Canada will face Russia's Anastasia Zakharova in the last 16 of the Thailand Open in Hua Hin today.
Djokovic, Jabeur on committee of controversial tennis players body
AFP, Published on 11/01/2023
» MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic and women's world number two Ons Jabeur were named Wednesday on the first executive committee of the controversial Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA).
Motor racing-F1 drivers barred from political statements unless approved
Reuters, Published on 20/12/2022
» LONDON: Formula One drivers will need prior written permission from the sport's governing body to make 'political statements' from next season following an update of the International Sporting Code.
Singapore dressed up to party like it's 2019 for F1 return
AFP, Published on 27/09/2022
» SINGAPORE: With tickets selling fast and party suites costing up to $70,000 a night, Singapore is putting the pedal to the metal when it hosts Asia's first Formula One race this weekend since the pandemic.
'We've done it, Brisbane!': Australian city awarded 2032 Olympics
AFP, Published on 21/07/2021
» TOKYO: Brisbane was awarded the 2032 Olympics on Wednesday, triggering wild celebrations and fireworks as it became the third Australian city to host the Summer Games after Melbourne and Sydney.