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Mathews in World Cup 'timed out' controversy as Sri Lanka make 279
AFP, Published on 06/11/2023
» NEW DELHI - Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews became the first player to be given "timed out" in the history of international cricket on Monday in a World Cup clash against Bangladesh.
Boycotts, Covid and controversy as Beijing Olympics count down
AFP, Published on 03/01/2022
» BEIJING: The Beijing Winter Olympics begin one month on Tuesday with diplomatic boycotts, the coronavirus and the fate of Peng Shuai all hanging heavy over the Games.
Top runners brave pollution, pandemic in Delhi half marathon
AFP, Published on 29/11/2020
» NEW DELHI: Elite runners brushed off poor air quality and a surge in coronavirus cases Sunday in India's capital for the Delhi Half Marathon, one of the country's first major sporting events since the pandemic started.
Mud stops play: after smog, wind, rain, new challenge for Aussie Open
AFP, Published on 23/01/2020
» MELBOURNE: An Australian Open that has been hit by weather extremes faced a new challenge on Thursday: dirty rain, after overnight downpours left courts muddy and unplayable.
Coco crunch for Osaka as Djokovic bowls over wildcard
AFP, Published on 22/01/2020
» MELBOURNE: Fifteen-year-old prodigy Coco Gauff set up an Australian Open blockbuster with defending champion Naomi Osaka on Wednesday, as Novak Djokovic strode towards his eighth title in Melbourne.
First smog, now rain as conditions cause havoc at Australian Open
AFP, Published on 20/01/2020
» MELBOURNE - Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka made lightning starts before rain halted day one of the Australian Open on Monday, causing further chaos after a build-up hit by haze from raging bushfires.
Aung makes it a round to remember
Sports, Published on 16/11/2019
» Gurgaon: Myanmar's Aung Ye Htet fired his career-best round of six-under-par 66 to trail first round leader Itthipat Buranatanyarat of Thailand by two shots at the Panasonic Open India yesterday.
Hamilton eyes Singapore hat-trick through the haze
AFP, Published on 18/09/2019
» SINGAPORE - Lewis Hamilton will be hoping his march towards a sixth Formula One world title around the streets of hazy Singapore this week is not affected by smoke from wildfires raging in neighbouring Indonesia.
A tale of two Delhis: Deadly air exposes rich poor divide
AFP, Published on 21/03/2019
» NEW DELHI - Walls draped in lush vertical gardens and air filtered through purifiers insulate diners at a swanky New Delhi food court from the choking haze outside in one of the most polluted places on earth.
Delhi suffers toxic smog hangover
AFP, Published on 08/11/2018
» NEW DELHI - Air pollution in New Delhi hit hazardous levels Thursday after a night of free-for-all Diwali fireworks, despite Supreme Court efforts to curb the smog-fuelling partying.