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From Snoop Dogg to Tom Brady, stars flock to English second-tier clubs
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» LONDON - When Snoop Dogg sang the praises of Swansea City, it signalled the unlikely arrival of the latest celebrity owner in the once unfashionable Championship, English football’s second tier.
Atletico cash in on Real Madrid's Bernabeu concert woes
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» MADRID — Mired in legal setbacks, Real Madrid are losing the lucrative star-studded concerts for which their costly Bernabeu stadium revamp was designed -- and cross-town rivals Atletico are cashing in.
Inaugural TGL season hits high marks
Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 28/02/2025
» With the inaugural TGL presented by SoFi season approaching its climax, the scorecard for the innovative and prime time team golf league backed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy makes for some impressive reading.
New Liverpool era opens with a win
Reuters, Published on 17/08/2024
» IPSWICH, England - Second-half goals from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah allowed new Liverpool coach Arne Slot to get off to a 2-0 winning start at newly promoted Ipswich Town in the Premier League on Saturday.
PGA-LIV deal has US lawmakers asking for more details
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - US lawmakers began an investigation Thursday into the shock merger of the PGA Tour and DP World Tour with Saudi backers of LIV Golf, taking aim at tax breaks.
Athletics high jump legend Dick Fosbury dead at 76: agent
AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Athletics legend Dick Fosbury, who revolutionised high jumping with his signature "Fosbury flop" has died, his agent confirmed on Monday. He was 76.
Fans, family, famous to bid Shane Warne farewell at state memorial
AFP, Published on 30/03/2022
» MELBOURNE: Shane Warne's son said there is no better place to bid farewell to his late father than the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where more than 50,000 people are to attend a state memorial service Wednesday featuring stars such as Elton John and Ed Sheeran.
Shane Warne's body prepared for autopsy ahead of repatriation
AFP, Published on 06/03/2022
» SURAT THANI: Authorities were preparing on Sunday to conduct an autopsy on the body of Australian cricket superstar Shane Warne, who died of a suspected heart attack, before flying him home where he will receive a state funeral.
Saudi motorsports chief says F1 debut is 'signal to the world'
AFP, Published on 30/11/2021
» JEDDAH (SAUDI ARABIA) - Saudi Arabia's debut Formula One race will showcase the country to the world, its motorsports chief told AFP, hitting back at criticism over human rights and calls for singer Justin Bieber to cancel his headline act.
Super League crumbles as contrite clubs battle to hold off sanctions
AFP, Published on 22/04/2021
» PARIS: The European Super League crumbled on Wednesday with 10 of the 12 founding clubs turning their backs on the three-day old project despite mastermind Florentino Perez insisting the widely-condemned breakaway tournament was not dead, but merely "on stand-by".