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South Korea averts team boycott of Women’s Asian Cup
AFP, Published on 10/02/2026
» SEOUL - A dispute that saw South Korea’s players threaten to boycott next month’s Women’s Asian Cup over “discriminatory conditions” has been resolved, football officials in the country said on Tuesday.
What next for Vonn after painful end to Olympic dream?
AFP, Published on 10/02/2026
» CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (ITALY) - Lindsey Vonn's hopes of claiming the fourth Olympic medal of her career vanished at the first attempt on Sunday after a brutal crash in the Milan-Cortina downhill final which left her with a broken leg.
'Empowering': Ireland's first female sumo wrestler blazes a trail
AFP, Published on 01/02/2026
» BELFAST - Sweat darkened the white "dohyo" ring mat as Ireland's first female sumo wrestler shoved and strained, learning a freshly-discovered sport.
Winter Olympics venue warns selfie tourists
Reuters, Published on 15/01/2026
» ROME - As Italy prepares to host the Winter Olympics next month, Alpine communities are sounding the alarm over social media-driven tourism that is transforming sacred landscapes into selfie backdrops and straining the fragile mountain ecosystem.
Ukrainians to honour sporting dead by building country they 'died for'
AFP, Published on 05/11/2025
» PARIS - Ukraine's sports minister Matviy Bidnyi has told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that despite Russian forces still occupying Ukrainian territory three years after they invaded he is focusing on helping build the country that more than 600 athletes and coaches killed in the conflict "dreamed of and died for".
Senator slams SEA Games prep
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/11/2025
» A senator has slammed preparations for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, warning that venues are still incomplete with just over a month to go.
With 100 days to go, Milan Winter Olympics chiefs 'can see finish line'
AFP, Published on 29/10/2025
» MILAN — With time ticking down to the start of an unusually intricate and spread-out Winter Olympics, organisers of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games say that they are on track.
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.
Deadlines loom for Milan's Olympic village as Winter Games near
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» MILAN (ITALY) - Milan's 2026 Olympic village for the upcoming Winter Games risks not being fully ready for athletes with four months to go until the opening ceremony at the city's iconic San Siro stadium.
Milan's San Siro football stadium on course for demolition
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» MILAN - One of the world's most famous stadiums is set for demolition after Milan city hall early Tuesday approved the sale of San Siro, nicknamed football's La Scala, to the city's two football giants.