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Pro-Palestinian protests rock Spain's Vuelta cycling race
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» MADRID - Spain's premier cycling race, La Vuelta, has been shaken by pro-Palestinian protests which riders believe have put them at risk and threaten to derail the event.
Red faces in France over Olympic mascots made in China
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» PARIS: The choice by Paris 2024 Olympics organisers of a cuddly red Phrygian cap as the Games' mascot is proving a harder sell than expected, after critics pounced on the fact that most will be made in China -- and others couldn't help seeing a symbol of feminine sexuality.
Life on tour is difficult for golfer Kiradech
Sports, Wanchai Rujawongsanti, Published on 01/08/2020
» Sports have not been the same since they were hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced a host of events to be postponed or cancelled earlier this year.
FC Seoul get record fine over sex dolls
Sports, AFP, Published on 22/05/2020
» SEOUL: South Korea's FC Seoul were fined a record 100 million won (approximately 2.5 million baht) for using sex dolls to fill seats at a match held behind closed doors, with K-League officials saying the football club had "deeply humiliated women fans".
Piped noise, robots and sex dolls: what happens in stadiums without fans
AFP, Published on 21/05/2020
» HONG KONG: Livening up sport without fans is a challenge for competitions returning after the coronavirus, and organisers have tried several ways to make empty stadiums more appealing.
Korean football club get record fine over sex dolls in stands
AFP, Published on 21/05/2020
» SEOUL: South Korea's FC Seoul were fined a record 100 million won ($81,000) for using sex dolls to fill seats at a match held behind closed doors, with K-League officials saying the football club had "deeply humiliated women fans".
South Korean football club sorry for 'X-rated' sex doll controversy
AFP, Published on 18/05/2020
» SEOUL: One of South Korea's top football clubs apologised for causing "deep concern" Monday after being accused of using sex dolls to fill empty seats at a weekend game.
Doe-eyed superhero picked for Tokyo 2020 mascot
AFP, Published on 28/02/2018
» TOKYO - Tokyo Wednesday unveiled its long-awaited mascot for the 2020 Olympic Games: a futuristic blue-checked, doe-eyed character with pointy ears and "special powers" that was picked by schoolchildren across mascot-mad Japan.