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Olympics rev up Milan's renewal but locals fear price to pay
AFP, Published on 19/02/2026
» MILAN - The Winter Olympics are expected to accelerate Milan's transformation into a vibrant international metropolis, but many residents fear the effect will see them priced out.
National karate coach dies in road accident after SEA Games wins
Online Reporters, Published on 17/12/2025
» The sports community is mourning the loss of Kanokporn Donsumran, a member of Thailand’s national karate coaching staff, who died in a road accident in Loei province after completing her duties at the 2025 SEA Games in Bangkok.
Racing betting tax hike will bring 'communities to their knees': Gosden
AFP, Published on 08/09/2025
» PARIS — British racing is holding a one-day strike next week for the first time in its history in a tax dispute with the government.
Coventry's mettle tested by Russian Olympic debate, say former IOC figures
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» PARIS — International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry is in the spotlight on how she handles her "baptism of fire" over Russia, former IOC executives have told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Dejphon Chansiri and Sheffield Wednesday’s broken dream
Online Reporters, Published on 06/08/2025
» Dejphon Chansiri has come under increasing scrutiny due to the recent decline of Sheffield Wednesday. Whether it’s been stadium safety issues, questionable management decisions or financial problems, these issues have prompted the Thai businessman to announce his intention to sell the English football team for £100 million.
Fraud probe opened into Mbappe payments to police officers
AFP, Published on 18/07/2025
» PARIS — An investigation has been opened into potentially fraudulent payments made by Kylian Mbappe to five police officers assigned to protect the French national football team, the public prosecutor's office told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Thursday.
Blatter and Platini cleared in Fifa graft case
AFP, Published on 25/03/2025
» MUTTENZ, Switzerland - Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini on Tuesday were acquitted on appeal by a Swiss court in a long-running corruption case that shattered their careers as two of the most powerful figures in world football.
Out of Africa: Hard knocks the spur for history-making Coventry
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» COSTA NAVARINO - Kirsty Coventry says she has "learned the best lessons by failing" and the Zimbabwean swimming great's mantra appears to have served her well after she became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Paris return 'too soon' for Liverpool fans traumatised by 2022 Champions League final
AFP, Published on 04/03/2025
» LIVERPOOL - Liverpool's return to Paris for the first time since the 2022 Champions League final comes too soon for many supporters still scarred by the traumatic events that marred European football's showpiece event.
Blatter and Platini back in Swiss court in long-running legal saga
AFP, Published on 03/03/2025
» LAUSANNE - Sepp Blatter, the former head of FIFA, and Michel Platini, the ex-president of UEFA, will be back in a Swiss court on Monday for another examination of the charges of fraud that knocked them off the summits of global football.