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Paris Games open in blaze of hope and inclusivity
Sports, Published on 30/08/2024
» Paris: The 2024 Paralympics opened in Paris on Wednesday in a colourful and hope-filled ceremony, starting 11 days of competition in a city still riding the wave of the successful Olympics.
Unseeded Zhu cruises to victory in Hua Hin decider
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 06/02/2023
» China's Zhu Lin defeated Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine in straight sets to win the US$250,000 Thailand Open at True Arena Hua Hin Sports Club yesterday.
Intriguing Premier League season comes down to final whistle
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/05/2022
» The Premier League has its fair share of critics but few could complain about a season in which the title race will not be decided until the final whistle tomorrow on the very last day.
Dramatic scoring spree earns promotion for Pirates
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/05/2022
» One of the great things about football is its never-ending capacity to surprise as witnessed by Real Madrid's extraordinary injury-time comeback against Manchester City recently.
Lukaku finds the net as Blues punch ticket to FA Cup semis
Sports, Reuters, Published on 21/03/2022
» MIDDLESBROUGH: Chelsea continued to make light of their off-pitch turmoil with another impressive display on it as they reached the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 victory at Middlesbrough on Saturday.
Sport and politics: My two experiences as an athlete at Games
Sports, Thomas Bach, Published on 28/10/2020
» Participating at the Olympic Games is an incredible experience for every athlete. But it is also humbling when you realise that you are part of something bigger. You are part of an event that unites the world.
From playing fields to the battlefields
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 02/05/2020
» The grim report read: "All sport in the country stopped because emergency regulations forbade the assembly of large crowds."
A football fan's place is not on pitch
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 16/03/2019
» When I watched Reading at Elm Park as a kid back in pre-historic times, a few minutes before the final whistle, over the public address system would come the stern message: "Please don't run on the pitch after the match." Of course as soon as the final whistle sounded, dozens of kids would run onto the pitch, for the simple reason they had just been told not to.
Let's hear those balalaikas ringing out
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 23/06/2018
» The World Cup has been going on for 10 days now and so far it has been a resounding success, both on and off the field.