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McLaren blunder in Qatar sets up final race title showdown
AFP, Published on 01/12/2025
» DOHA - Max Verstappen boosted his late bid for a fifth successive drivers' world championship on Sunday when he took full advantage of a McLaren strategic blunder to complete a sensational hat-trick of victories at the Qatar Grand Prix.
WNBA players to receive ‘big increase’ in salaries
AFP, Published on 22/10/2025
» LOS ANGELES - National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver said on Tuesday WNBA players will receive a “big” salary increase when their new collective bargaining agreement is finalised.
Bezzecchi grabs pole at Thai MotoGP
Published on 01/10/2022
» BURI RAM: Marco Bezzecchi set a lap record to lead a Ducati front-row lockout in Thai MotoGP qualifying, with Yamaha’s MotoGP world championship leader Fabio Quartararo managing fourth on the grid.
Ferrari's Leclerc grabs pole and praises 'crazy' Miami fans
AFP, Published on 08/05/2022
» MIAMI: World championship leader Charles Leclerc praised the enthusiasm of Ferrari's many American fans Saturday, but warned of a tense battle ahead after leading the Italian team to a front-row lockout at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix.
Iran again bans women from football stadium
AFP, Published on 31/03/2022
» TEHRAN: Iran has once again denied women entry to a football stadium to watch an international match, leaving hundreds of ticketed fans locked out, Iranian media said Wednesday.
Shortstop is where interest, big money lies
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 23/03/2022
» For the longest time in MLB, shortstops were of the diminutive, good field-little or no hit variety -- think Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto of New York Yankees fame.
Major League Baseball cancels more games after labour talks stall
AFP, Published on 10/03/2022
» NEW YORK:- Major League Baseball cancelled a further slate of fixtures on Wednesday after a fresh round of marathon labor talks with players ended in deadlock.
MLB owners, players 'deadlocked' amid fears more games will be lost
AFP, Published on 07/03/2022
» LOS ANGELES: Major League Baseball's latest negotiations with players yielded little progress on Sunday, sparking fears that the start of the season could be further delayed.
MLB season delayed after labor talks end in stalemate
AFP, Published on 02/03/2022
» MIAMI: The start of the Major League Baseball season was delayed on Tuesday after marathon labor talks between team owners and players ended in deadlock.
MLB lockout sets up March showdown in union talks
AFP, Published on 03/12/2021
» NEW YORK: Major League Baseball's first dispute with players since a strike wiped out the 1994 World Series could drag on long enough to jeopardize the start of the 2022 season.