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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.
Jarred Brooks begins ‘climbing Everest’ in bid for ONE Championship flyweight title with Reece McLaren matchup
Nicolas Atkin, Published on 15/11/2024
» Jarred Brooks will begin his bid to become a two-division champion in ONE Championship when he takes on Reece McLaren next month at ONE Fight Night 27.
Pakistani mountaineer races rivals, hunts funds to chase summit record
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» LAHORE (PAKISTAN) - Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif faces sub-zero temperatures and biting winds in his race to scale the world's highest peaks, but his biggest challenge is finding the money.
Mira Rai: child soldier, ultra-runner, mentor
AFP, Published on 08/03/2022
» KATHMANDU: For years Nepali child soldier turned ultra-runner Mira Rai trained alone every morning, but now she leads other young women up and down the hills, hoping the sport can help them break cycles of poverty and discrimination.
Nature Strip wins world's richest turf race
AFP, Published on 16/10/2021
» SYDNEY: Star sprinter Nature Strip, ridden by James McDonald, lived up to his billing as favourite to win the world's richest turf race, The Everest, in front of thousands of cheering punters in Sydney on Saturday.
Djokovic conquers 'Everest,' eyes 52-year landmark at French Open
AFP, Published on 13/06/2021
» PARIS - Novak Djokovic can become the first man in 52 years to win all four Grand Slam titles twice in the French Open final on Sunday after conquering Rafael Nadal, the 'Mount Everest' of Roland Garros.
Djokovic stuns 13-time champion Nadal in French Open epic, faces Tsitsipas for title
AFP, Published on 12/06/2021
» PARIS: Novak Djokovic handed 13-time champion Rafael Nadal only his third defeat in 16 years and 108 matches at the French Open on Friday to reach his sixth Roland Garros final after an epic showdown which even beat the country's Covid-19 curfew.
Covid threatens Everest climbing comeback plans
AFP, Published on 07/05/2021
» EVEREST BASE CAMP (NEPAL) - More than 30 sick climbers have been evacuated from the foot of Mount Everest, raising fears that coronavirus may scupper a hoped-for bumper season on the world's highest mountain.
Nation prepares to stop for a Melbourne Cup behind closed doors
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» MELBOURNE: Australia's "race that stops a nation" will Tuesday be staged in front of empty grandstands, devoid of the roars from tens of thousands of punters when the Melbourne Cup is run behind closed doors for the first time in its long history.
Everest barred to climbers as Nepal suspends all permits
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» KATHMANDU: Nepal on Friday barred climbers from all mountains, including Everest, because of the coronavirus pandemic, in a major blow to its tourism industry.