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Phony AI clickbait stealing fans away during baseball playoffs
AFP, Published on 20/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Baseball fans are facing an onslaught of phony AI content on Facebook, pushed by a clickbait network in Southeast Asia capitalizing on interest in the lead-up to the sport's World Series, an AFP investigation has found.
IOC is in 'best of hands', says Bach as he hands over to Coventry
AFP, Published on 23/06/2025
» LAUSANNE - Kirsty Coventry became the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the most powerful person in sport, on Monday in a handover ceremony with her predecessor Thomas Bach.
Historic upshots and heartbreaks mark 2024
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 26/12/2024
» Thailand is a football-crazy country and 2024, which is drawing to a close, had more than its fair share of stories to keep the local fans of the sport engrossed throughout the year.
Messi says Hong Kong no-show wasn't political, has affection for China
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/02/2024
» HONG KONG - Lionel Messi sought to draw a line under controversy about his failure to play in a football match in Hong Kong earlier this month, saying his absence was not due to political reasons and he has great affection for China.
West Ham's Kurt Zouma pleads guilty to kicking pet cat
AFP, Published on 25/05/2022
» LONDON: West Ham defender Kurt Zouma admitted kicking and slapping his pet cat at a London court hearing on Tuesday after disturbing footage posted online by his brother caused public outrage across Britain.
The Apprentice: One C'ship Edition back for season 2
Sports, Published on 04/05/2022
» One Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong took to social media to announce that the critically acclaimed "The Apprentice: One Championship Edition" is now seeking applications for its second season.
Drive to succeed: golfing great Pak Se-ri
AFP, Published on 08/09/2021
» CHEONGJU (SOUTH KOREA) - Five years after retiring, the woman who paved the way for South Korean golfers to dominate the ladies' game still exudes a sense of steely determination on the course.
Japan's Olympic minister takes Tokyo 2020 top job
AFP, Published on 18/02/2021
» TOKYO: Japan's Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto became Tokyo 2020's new president on Thursday, capping an embarrassing sexism row with just over five months until the virus-postponed Games.
Cameron a Champ by some distance
Brett Brasier, Published on 04/11/2018
» I think my dream of winning just one major will have to wait until my next life, because I need a little more time to work on my clubhead speed as it’s now about as fast as a tractor compared to the Bugatti Chiron’s & Hennessey Venom’s belonging to the fast swinging top players.
IOC says boxing's Olympic future in jeopardy
AFP, Published on 04/10/2018
» LOS ANGELES: Boxing risks being thrown out of the Olympics unless the sport's ruling body addresses "grave" concerns regarding its governance, the International Olympic Committee executive board said on Wednesday.