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Super Bowl set for Patriots-Seahawks showdown as politics swirl
AFP, Published on 08/02/2026
» SANTA CLARA (UNITED STATES) - The biggest event in American sports kicks off Sunday as the New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks at a Super Bowl tinged by controversy over Bad Bunny's half-time show.
Wimbledon: England’s garden Grand Slam
AFP, Published on 26/06/2025
» LONDON - Wimbledon head gardener Martyn Falconer is the only man at the All England Club who welcomes a drop of rain.
World Cup set for lift-off with women's football at all-time high
AFP, Published on 17/07/2023
» AUCKLAND - The first 32-team Women's World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand on Thursday, with the United States favourites to win an unprecedented third consecutive title in a landmark month for women's football.
Man City see off Atletico in fiery clash to reach semi-finals
AFP, Published on 14/04/2022
» MADRID: Manchester City secured the goalless draw they needed to edge out Atletico Madrid and advance to the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday but the match was marred by a mass brawl late in the game that continued to rage in the tunnel after full-time.
Pogacar slays Jumbo's Goliath to rise above the Tour doubters
AFP, Published on 21/09/2020
» PARIS - As Tadej Pogacar celebrated his 22nd birthday on Monday, a day after becoming the youngest winner of the Tour de France in more than a century, two members of his UAE Team Emirates backroom staff could warn him how easily cycling careers become tarnished with suspicion.
Sport in 2019: Ten offbeat stories
AFP, Published on 18/12/2019
» PARIS - Matches held up by wildlife and underwear protests, chickens in danger in Croatian football and offside armpits.
Neymar is star attraction as fans swarm to Brazil training
AFP, Published on 12/06/2018
» SOCHI (RUSSIA) - Brazil attracted an army of excited youngsters -- including one who managed to break onto the pitch for a selfie -- as they held their first training session on Russian soil ahead of the World Cup.
Buffon rages as Ronaldo's late penalty puts Real into semi-finals
AFP, Published on 12/04/2018
» MADRID (SPAIN) - Gianluigi Buffon's Champions League career looks likely to end in a red mist of rage after Cristiano Ronaldo's late penalty on Wednesday rescued Real Madrid from a pulsating Juventus comeback.