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'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.
Squash desperate to end 'very weird' Olympic exile in 2028
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» HANGZHOU, China - Squash has never been in the Olympics despite decades of trying, but players and officials hope that the 150-year-old sport will finally get its big chance in 2028.
The unlikely rise of an American takraw team
By David Gardner, The New York Times, Published on 16/09/2023
» When Ker Cha got the call about the World Cup, it had been more than two years since he had touched a takraw ball. Now he had less than two months to lose the 20 pounds he had put on during the coronavirus pandemic and get back into playing shape.
Wallabies wary of complacency, Jones record, as England series kicks off
AFP, Published on 29/06/2022
» PERTH (AUSTRALIA) - Wallabies coach Dave Rennie isn't being sucked into a false sense of security by England's recent underwhelming form ahead of the first Test in Perth on Saturday, with Eddie Jones having an ominous record against his home nation.
Luis Diaz's indigenous community that breeds 'toughness'
AFP, Published on 26/05/2022
» BARRANCAS (COLOMBIA) - Running around barefooted on a dust bowl of a pitch, a young indigenous Colombian began kicking a ball more than 20 years ago. Now he is on the verge of becoming champion of Europe.
'Wait and see': Barty coy on future after shock retirement
AFP, Published on 24/03/2022
» BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) - Ashleigh Barty was coy about her future on Thursday, telling media "you'll have to wait and see" as speculation mounts about what comes next after her shock retirement from tennis.
Motorcycling-Grand Prix returns to Indonesia
Reuters, Published on 17/03/2022
» MANDALIKA: Indonesia will host a sellout crowd this weekend for its first motorcycle grand prix event in a quarter of a century, as MotoGP comes to the resort island of Lombok for the second race of the season.
Hapless England's Ashes dreams in tatters as Australia pounce
AFP, Published on 26/12/2021
» MELBOURNE - England crashed to 185 all out on day one of the third Test on Sunday, leaving their Ashes dreams on the brink of ruin in the face of a relentless Australian attack.
Australia win toss, bowl in third Ashes Test
AFP, Published on 26/12/2021
» MELBOURNE - Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bowl in the crucial third Ashes Test against England on Sunday.
Damaged Amazon rainforest teetering on the brink
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» SAO FELIX DO XINGU (BRAZIL) - Something is wrong.