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Gary Lineker to leave BBC after antisemitism row
AFP, Published on 19/05/2025
» LONDON - Former England football captain Gary Lineker will leave the BBC at the end of the season, it was announced on Monday, days after he shared a social media post that contained antisemitic imagery.
Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan dies aged 76
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» LONDON - Flamboyant former Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan has died aged 76 after battling an "aggressive form of prostate cancer", his family announced on Thursday.
Djokovic row as Sinner, Swiatek eye Australian Open last eight
AFP, Published on 20/01/2025
» MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic was at the centre of another Australian Open row on Monday while Iga Swiatek will be desperate to avoid a major shock and Jannik Sinner is also eyeing the quarter-finals.
Arsenal primed for Emery reunion as Man City fight to end slump
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» LONDON - Arsenal's grip on the Premier League's top spot will be under threat from their old boss Unai Emery when the leaders travel to surging Aston Villa on Saturday.
Lineker left red-faced by 'sabotage' of FA Cup coverage
AFP, Published on 18/01/2023
» LONDON: Gary Lineker said the BBC's television coverage of the FA Cup clash between Wolves and Liverpool had been sabotaged after loud pornographic noises were heard during the build-up to Tuesday's match.
Match organiser: Pimrypie tickets not intended for local sale, no celebrity
Online Reporters, Published on 24/06/2022
» Organisers of the Liverpool vs Manchester United exhibition football match say tickets being offered online by Youtuber Pimradaporn "Pimrypie" Benjawattanapat were not intended for domestic buyers and do not include the special perks she has claimed they do.
BBC apologises after 'Manchester United are rubbish' gaffe
AFP, Published on 24/05/2022
» The BBC was forced to apologise to Manchester United fans on Tuesday after a message appeared on their news ticker labelling the Premier League club as "rubbish".
Fans, family, famous to bid Shane Warne farewell at state memorial
AFP, Published on 30/03/2022
» MELBOURNE: Shane Warne's son said there is no better place to bid farewell to his late father than the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where more than 50,000 people are to attend a state memorial service Wednesday featuring stars such as Elton John and Ed Sheeran.
Questions over policing and W.Cup bid after violent Wembley scenes
AFP, Published on 13/07/2021
» LONDON: England football chiefs and police on Monday faced questions over the chaotic and violent scenes around Wembley Stadium for Sunday's Euro 2020 final, with concerns it could affect the country's 2030 World Cup bid.
New Zealand weightlifter selected as first transgender Olympian
AFP, Published on 21/06/2021
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was selected as the first transgender Olympic athlete Monday after Kiwi officials made a groundbreaking call on "a highly sensitive and complex issue".