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Vonn breaks leg as crashes out in brutal end to Olympic dream
AFP, Published on 09/02/2026
» MILAN (ITALY) - Lindsey Vonn broke her leg as she crashed out of the Winter Olympics downhill on Sunday to brutally end the American skiing great's improbable dream of a medal.
Despite hurdles, Toronto will be 'ready' for World Cup
AFP, Published on 27/11/2025
» TORONTO — The 2026 World Cup will be the first played across three countries -- but unlike the United States and Mexico, Canada has never hosted before.
Anti-doping body hails Yemeni drugs seizure
AFP, Published on 27/11/2025
» PARIS - The seizure of a large amount of performance-enhancing drugs in a raid by Yemeni law enforcement agents is “a landmark moment”, the head of investigations for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has told AFP.
NFL chief shrugs off Bad Bunny Super Bowl critics
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» NEW YORK - National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday stood by the choice of Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny to headline next year's Super Bowl halftime show, a decision President Donald Trump has branded "absolutely ridiculous."
Bad Bunny Super Bowl show has MAGA hopping mad
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Supporters of President Donald Trump, including a senior White House official, have lashed out after Latin megastar Bad Bunny was named as the headliner for next year's Super Bowl halftime show.
World Cup 2026 host cities say fans 'welcome'
AFP, Published on 10/06/2025
» NEW YORK - American World Cup host city officials assured Monday that overseas fans would be welcome at next year's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico despite "uncertainty" amid ongoing concerns over visas, border controls and social unrest.
France is busing homeless immigrants out of Paris before Olympics
New York Times, Published on 12/07/2024
» PARIS — The French government has put thousands of homeless immigrants on buses and sent them out of Paris before the Olympics. The immigrants said they were promised housing elsewhere, only to end up living on unfamiliar streets far from home or flagged for deportation.
Paris Olympic budget issues could force cuts, says government report
AFP, Published on 22/06/2023
» PARIS: The 2024 Paris Olympics are coming in significantly over budget because of an "incomprehensible lack of understanding of the complexity of the IOC's specifications", France's Court of Audit has found.
Police raid HQ of Paris Olympics organisers
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» PARIS: Police raided the headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Tuesday, just over a year before the opening ceremony of the quadrennial sporting showpiece.
Tour de France gets underway in rain-swept Copenhagen
AFP, Published on 01/07/2022
» COPENHAGEN - Fans braved the rain and packed downtown Copenhagen as the Tour de France got underway Friday, with Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik watching from in front of the royal palace as riders set off gingerly on the rain-slick roads.