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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.
Man U test loyalty of ‘numbed’ Chinese fans
AFP, Published on 29/05/2025
» HONG KONG - Yan Gang speaks for many Manchester United fans when he says: “We’ve been numbed by performances over the past few seasons.”
Russian athletes headed to Paris have military links, support war
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/07/2024
» HAGUE - More than half of the Russian and Belarusian athletes cleared to compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 have links to military agencies or showed support for the war in Ukraine, according to a human rights group which is urging sponsors of the Games to intervene.
Thai fans, football chief hail War Elephants after shocking South Korea with 1-1 draw
Online Reporters, Published on 22/03/2024
» The Thailand men's football team have received praise from supporters, including Football Association of Thailand (FAT) president Nualphan Lamsam, after they deservedly earned a 1-1 draw with favoured South Korea in the second round of Asia's qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday night.
Tennis star Peng Shuai reappears in Beijing, WTA not reassured
Published on 21/11/2021
» BEIJING: Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, whose whereabouts have been a matter of international concern for weeks, attended a tennis tournament in Beijing on Sunday, according to official photos published by the tournament organised by China Open.
Euro footie deal cheers Thais
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/06/2021
» The state-run NBT2HD TV channel will show every game at Euro 2020 live after a deal was struck at the last minute before the month-long football tournament.
Google briefly removes India payments app for betting violations ahead of IPL
AFP, Published on 19/09/2020
» MUMBAI - Google Friday removed one of India's biggest digital payment apps for several hours from its online store for breaching gambling rules, a day before the start of the lucrative Indian Premier League cricket tournament.
Players back Federer over tennis merger as Kyrgios hits out
AFP, Published on 23/04/2020
» PARIS - WTA founder Billie Jean King and Rafael Nadal led a wave of support on Thursday for Roger Federer's suggestion that "now is the time" to merge the men's and women's governing bodies, while tennis is at a standstill because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Koreas face off in blacked-out World Cup qualifier
AFP, Published on 15/10/2019
» SEOUL - A World Cup qualifier like no other kicks off in Pyongyang on Tuesday, with pretty much the entire world shut out of the event.
TrueVisions to air EPL games
Sports, Published on 08/08/2019
» TrueVisions Group will show live all 380 English Premier League matches in the upcoming season, the company said on Wednesday.