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Mexico's violence-hit Guadalajara to host World Cup games
AFP, Published on 24/02/2026
» GUADALAJARA — The city of Guadalajara erupted with cartel violence this past weekend, alongside other parts of Mexico, after an army raid left a notorious drug lord dead.
Exiled Afghan women footballers find hope on the pitch in Morocco
AFP, Published on 04/11/2025
» CASABLANCA, Morocco- Manoozh Noori said she "wanted to die" when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. That meant she could no longer do what she loved most: playing football.
Man City hit six to reach Club World Cup last 16, Real Madrid win with 10 men
AFP, Published on 23/06/2025
» PHILADELPHIA - Manchester City hit Al Ain for six on Sunday to secure a place in the last 16 of the Club World Cup after Real Madrid shrugged off an early red card to beat Mexican side Pachuca 3-1.
ONE Championship: Nico Carrillo eyes Haggerty fight at The Hydro in Glasgow; will be ‘no love lost’
Nicolas Atkin, Published on 17/04/2025
» Nico Carrillo has buried the hatchet with Jonathan Haggerty – for now – but insists there will be “no love lost” if they become rivals again in ONE Championship, and “dreams” of a showdown at The Hydro in Glasgow.
ONE Championship’s Aung La N Sang mobilises aid for Myanmar earthquake victims – ‘we must stand together’
Nicolas Atkin, Published on 31/03/2025
» ONE Championship legend Aung La N Sang is mobilising aid for his beloved home country of Myanmar after the devastating effects of the recent earthquake.
Spassky: legendary loser of 'match of the century' dies at 88
AFP, Published on 28/02/2025
» MOSCOW - Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated in the so-called match of the century at the height of the Cold War, has died aged 88, the Chess Federation of Russia said Thursday.
Keys stuns Sabalenka in thriller to win Australian Open
AFP, Published on 25/01/2025
» MELBOURNE - Underdog Madison Keys upset Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final on Saturday to win her first Grand Slam crown at the age of 29.
Maruyama past heroics can fire up spirits
Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 25/09/2024
» Twenty six years have passed since Shigeki Maruyama produced a performance for the ages by going a perfect 5-0-0 in his Presidents Cup debut at Royal Melbourne in Australia which sparked what has since become the lone International Team victory to date against the United States Team in the biennial competition.
ONE Championship's Haggerty, Harrison end feud and 'put differences aside'
Nicolas Atkin, Published on 20/09/2024
» ONE Championship stars Liam Harrison and Jonathan Haggerty have buried the hatchet after more than a year of simmering bad blood had threatened to boil over in Denver.
Rugby pioneer Webb-Ellis embraced by French resting place
AFP, Published on 05/09/2023
» MENTON (FRANCE) - William Webb-Ellis may or may not have been the creator of rugby but the residents of the French Riviera town of Menton where he is buried have embraced the Englishman as one of their own.