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'True emotion': Olympic skaters create magic step by step
AFP, Published on 08/12/2025
» NAGOYA (JAPAN) - Olympic figure skaters will perform for a matter of mere minutes at February's Milan-Cortina Games but the process of creating and honing their routines takes months of consideration and effort.
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.
Europe shrugs off intense abuse to reach brink of Ryder Cup win
AFP, Published on 28/09/2025
» FARMINGDALE (UNITED STATES) - Europe battled through a torrent of insults from a raucous crowd to grab a record seven-point lead over the United States and move to the brink of retaining the Ryder Cup with a dominant display at Bethpage Black on Saturday.
Old tricks and new science in green reading
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 27/08/2025
» I have to be honest and say that the 'Feet Feeling Method' for finding the break in a putt has never excited me. This involves using your feet to feel the slope of the green while you walk around it. The Plumb Bob Method in finding the line of any putt involves using your putter as a plumb line to judge the slope. To do this, you need to stand behind your ball, at a right angle to the hole, and hold up your putter so it covers the ball. Then, you align the shaft of your putter with the ball. If the shaft seems to tilt to one side, it indicates that the green also slopes in that direction and you then allow for this.
Pacquiao held to draw by Barrios in world title return
AFP, Published on 20/07/2025
» LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao's bid to make a fairytale return to boxing at the age of 46 ended in disappointment on Saturday, as the Filipino icon was held to a draw by defending WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in Las Vegas.
When dodgy calls lit up Wimbledon
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 05/07/2025
» In addition to tackling the unprecedented hot weather, something else Wimbledon had to get used to this past week is that for the first time there are no line judges. Breaking a very long tradition they have been replaced by electronic devices, a true sign of the times.
'Strange' to play in front of 50,000 empty seats: Chelsea's Maresca
AFP, Published on 17/06/2025
» ATLANTA - Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca labelled the atmosphere in his team's opening Club World Cup game on Monday "strange" after the Blues triumphed in front of nearly 50,000 empty seats.
Club World Cup marks 'new era' for football: Infantino
AFP, Published on 13/06/2025
» MIAMI - FIFA president Gianni Infantino says the Club World Cup, which kicks off on Saturday, marks a historic "new era" for the game, comparing it to the first World Cup held in 1930.
France seen as having ‘great chance’ against All Blacks in July
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» PARIS - Former New Zealand fly-half Aaron Cruden believes France will pose a serious threat to the All Blacks in July despite sending a depleted outfit on this year’s three-Test tour.
Alignment the secret to better swing
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 19/03/2025
» Your knees and hips should be more or less parallel to the line of where you're trying to hit the ball; however, a fade or draw will need a little adjustment. Your shoulders should have the feeling of being a touch open and your right arm the same height as your left or even ever so slightly higher than your left.