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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.
Arab fans' World Cup fever cooled by Qatar costs
AFP, Published on 14/11/2022
» DUBAI: Qatar's World Cup will be the first on Arab soil but despite excitement in the Middle East, the fervour is not universal in a region usually united by its passion for football.
Six Pumas banned from Wallabies clash for Covid breach
AFP, Published on 30/09/2021
» BRISBANE: Argentina's Rugby Championship clash with Australia was thrown into chaos Thursday with six players and two staff ruled out after breaching health orders with an unauthorised trip into New South Wales from Queensland state.
WHO sounds alarm on Euro 2020 as Covid cases soar
AFP, Published on 01/07/2021
» COPENHAGEN - The World Health Organization (WHO) called Thursday for better monitoring of Euro 2020 football matches as Covid cases rise again in Europe, fuelled by the deadly Delta variant that is racing around the globe.
Australia-India Boxing Day Test 'possible Covid hotspot'
AFP, Published on 06/01/2021
» SYDNEY: A spectator at Australia's showpiece Boxing Day Test against India has tested positive for coronavirus, authorities said Wednesday, warning fans seated nearby that they must get tested and isolate.
German football returns as Spain, UK death rates fall
AFP, Published on 18/05/2020
» BERLIN: German football champions Bayern Munich played and won their first match in more than two months on Sunday as Spain and Britain recorded their lowest daily coronavirus death tolls since March, but the pandemic continued its devastation elsewhere.
No spitting, no fans: baseball leads S. Korea's sporting restart
AFP, Published on 05/05/2020
» SEOUL: South Korea's professional sport springs back into action Tuesday after the coronavirus shutdown with the opening of a new baseball season, while football and golf will soon follow suit in a ray of hope for suspended competitions worldwide.