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London plans two-day mega 100,000-runner marathon
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» LONDON - The London marathon could be split across two days next year to reportedly allow up to 100,000 runners to participate and raise millions more for charity.
Fifa chief Infantino: disparaged yet indestructible
AFP, Published on 16/03/2023
» KIGALI, Rwanda: Disparaged and yet seemingly indestructible, Gianni Infantino is poised to start a third term at the head of Fifa on Thursday.
Legendary Croatian football coach Miroslav Blazevic dies at 87
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» ZAGREB: Croatia's famed football coach Miroslav Blazevic — who led the country to a third-place finish at the 1998 World Cup — died on Wednesday, the national football federation said. He was 87.
London Marathon to include non-binary option
Reuters, Published on 14/09/2022
» LONDON: The public ballot for next year's London Marathon will have a non-binary gender option for the first time, organisers confirmed on Wednesday.
Planned payout for rich golfers raises questions
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 02/01/2022
» Phil Mickelson claims he has won the year-long Player Impact Program (PIP) and the US$8 million bonus while Tiger Woods reportedly took second place and $6 million, although the PGA Tour said the results will not be official until next month.
New Zealand Cricket silent on security threat ending Pakistan tour
AFP, Published on 18/09/2021
» WELLINGTON - New Zealand Cricket officials on Saturday threw a veil of secrecy over the security threat that forced the abrupt cancellation of their Pakistan tour.
Where is the Taliban's supreme leader?
AFP, Published on 28/08/2021
» KABUL - In the days since taking power in Afghanistan, a wide range of Taliban figures have entered Kabul -- hardened commandos, armed madrassa students and greying leaders back from years of exile.
Flags, flares and booze: English fan frenzy ahead of Euro 2020 final
AFP, Published on 12/07/2021
» LONDON: Tens of thousands of raucous England fans descended Sunday on Wembley Stadium and central London, singing songs, drinking beer and savouring the occasion, as the football-mad country reached fever pitch ahead of its first major tournament final in over half a century.
Baseball's All-Star Game moved from Atlanta over voting laws
AFP, Published on 03/04/2021
» NEW YORK: Major League Baseball moved its 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta on Friday after concerns that a new Georgia state law would negatively impact the ability of Black citizens to vote.
As Platini faces his days in court, FIFA's legal woes pile up
AFP, Published on 14/03/2021
» LAUSANNE: Michel Platini will face Swiss prosecutors on three consecutive days next week as he answers questions in two of the raft of cases that still beset global football and its leaders, past and present.