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France imposes smoking ban on beaches, parks
AFP, Published on 30/06/2025
» PARIS - France on Sunday banned smoking in parks and on beaches, part of efforts to protect the public from passive smoke and create the country's first non-smoking generation.
Barca call on Liga boss to quit over ref corruption affair
AFP, Published on 04/04/2023
» BARCELONA - Barcelona on Monday called on La Liga president Javier Tebas to quit over "false" accusations allegedly made by him concerning their referee corruption case.
Maradona's legend shaped by his Hand of God
AFP, Published on 26/11/2020
» BUENOS AIRES - Diego Maradona scored more than 300 goals, many touched with genius, but the two most famous came within four minutes of each other on June 22, 1986 in Mexico: one was voted Goal of the Century, the other is even more famous.
Iranian chess ref in trouble over attire
Published on 17/01/2020
» VLADIVOSTOK, Russia: An Iranian chess referee who has been accused of violating her country’s Islamic dress code while adjudicating a women’s tournament says she does not want to return home from Russia out of fear for her safety.
All Blacks hit back at Springboks in Rugby World Cup referee row
AFP, Published on 19/09/2019
» TOKYO - All Blacks coach Steve Hansen warned South Africa's Rassie Erasmus to lay off referee Jerome Garces as the war of words escalated on Thursday ahead of their crunch World Cup Pool B clash.
'Embarrassment' Kyrgios hits new low, say Aussie media
AFP, Published on 16/08/2019
» SYDNEY - Explosive tennis star Nick Kyrgios is an embarrassment to Australian sport, domestic media screamed Friday, branding his latest meltdown a "vile" new low.
Liverpool held in title blow, Chelsea humiliated
AFP, Published on 31/01/2019
» LONDON - Liverpool wasted a chance to take complete control of the Premier League title race as Leicester earned a 1-1 draw against the leaders, while Chelsea's bid for a top-four finish was rocked by a humiliating 4-0 thrashing at Bournemouth on Wednesday.
Massive Liverpool fire melts hundreds of parked cars
Reuters, Published on 02/01/2018
» LIVERPOOL: Hundreds of cars were reduced to burned-out shells in a dramatic multi-story blaze in a car park on the waterfront of the northwestern English city of Liverpool on New Year's Eve, emergency services said on Monday.