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Underfire Canada stun France with dramatic 2-1 win; US, Spain advance to quarter-finals
Reuters, Published on 29/07/2024
» PARIS: Reigning champions Canada got a lifeline at the Paris Games following a 2-1 last-gasp win over hosts France, while Spain and the United States claimed wins to reach the quarter-finals on the second matchday of Olympic women's football on Sunday.
Sports chief happy with Thai haul
Sports, Published on 16/05/2023
» Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) governor Gongsak Yodmani said on Monday he was happy with his athletes' performances in "international disciplines" at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia, although it is unlikely that they will top the medal standings.
Cambodia poised for SEA Games with Chinese flavour
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia will welcome thousands of athletes from across the region when the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games begin on Friday with an opening ceremony at a new stadium built and paid for by China.
Hayes hails Berger as Chelsea stun Lyon in Champions League shoot-out
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» LONDON - Chelsea manager Emma Hayes lauded Ann-Katrin Berger as the "best pen-saving goalkeeper I've worked with" after the Germany international's heroics helped the Blues knock holders Lyon out of the Women's Champions League on Thursday.
Lord's dumps Oxford v Cambridge, Eton v Harrow cricket matches
AFP, Published on 17/02/2022
» LONDON: Two of English cricket's oldest fixtures, Oxford v Cambridge and Eton v Harrow will no longer be staged annually at Lord's after this year, ending a tradition stretching back 200 years and which once enjoyed the sight of poet Lord Byron strolling to the wicket.
Kobe Bryant inducted posthumously into Basketball Hall of Fame
AFP, Published on 16/05/2021
» NEW YORK: Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant was inducted posthumously into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday part of a star-studded group that also included Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett.
New coronavirus cases hit troubled Australian Open build-up
AFP, Published on 19/01/2021
» MELBOURNE: Three new coronavirus cases hit the Australian Open's troubled build-up on Tuesday as a backlash grew against international tennis players flown in during a raging pandemic.
Kyrgios slams 'tool' Djokovic as Australian Open tensions run high
AFP, Published on 19/01/2021
» MELBOURNE - Australia's Nick Kyrgios dismissed world number one Novak Djokovic as a "tool" as a backlash grew against tennis players flown in for the Australian Open during a raging pandemic.
Tearful Michael Jordan commemorates 'little brother' Kobe Bryant
AFP, Published on 25/02/2020
» LOS ANGELES:A tearful Michael Jordan on Monday commemorated his "little brother" Kobe Bryant at a star-filled memorial in Los Angeles for the basketball great and his daughter Gianna who died with seven others in a helicopter crash last month.
Beyonce kicks off LA memorial for Kobe Bryant and daughter
AFP, Published on 25/02/2020
» LOS ANGELES: Beyonce kicked off a star-studded memorial ceremony in Los Angeles on Monday for basketball great Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna who died along with seven others in a helicopter crash last month.