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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.
Thailand’s skiing siblings return home for Winter Games
Reuters, Published on 28/01/2026
» MILAN, Italy - Karen and Mark Chanloung grew up in the Italian Alps where winter sports are a way of life and children are on skis almost as soon as they can stand.
'Animals in a zoo': Players back Gauff call for more privacy
AFP, Published on 28/01/2026
» MELBOURNE — Top players on Wednesday backed Coco Gauff's call for more privacy during tournaments, with world number two Iga Swiatek saying it felt like "animals in the zoo where they are observed even when they poop".
Japan's Olympic ice icons inspire new skating generation
AFP, Published on 28/01/2026
» TOKYO — Japan did not win an Olympic figure skating medal until 1992 but it is now among the sport's world powers, with kids dreaming of becoming the next Yuzuru Hanyu or Mao Asada.
ONE Championship: Takeru visits Laos school funded by Rodtang fight purse
Nick Atkin, Published on 12/12/2025
» ONE Championship superstar Takeru Segawa has returned to Laos to visit a school he helped fund using money earned from his blockbuster fight with Rodtang.
Cambodia withdraws from Thailand-hosted SEA Games
Online Reporters, Published on 10/12/2025
» All Cambodian athletes and staff have withdrawn from the 2025 SEA Games due to concerns about travel disruptions if the border conflict with Thailand worsens, according to the secretary-general of the Cambodian National Olympic Committee.
ONE Championship: Phetjeeja calls for Allycia Rodrigues title fight – ‘I can knock her out’
Nick Atkin, Published on 08/12/2025
» Phetjeeja has returned to her fearsome best in ONE Championship – and immediately called for a long-awaited showdown with atomweight Muay Thai champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues.
ONE Championship: Aung La N Sang’s ‘weird’ Hall of Fame walk in Tokyo – and the legacy he’s shaping next
Nick Atkin, Published on 19/11/2025
» Aung La N Sang’s final walk to the ONE Championship Circle didn’t feel like a farewell – but it didn’t feel familiar either.
Afghan-Pakistan peace talks push ahead
AFP, Published on 07/11/2025
» SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan - Afghan and Pakistani negotiators were locked in key peace talks in Istanbul on Friday after deadly border fighting threatened a fragile truce.
Ukrainians to honour sporting dead by building country they 'died for'
AFP, Published on 05/11/2025
» PARIS - Ukraine's sports minister Matviy Bidnyi has told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that despite Russian forces still occupying Ukrainian territory three years after they invaded he is focusing on helping build the country that more than 600 athletes and coaches killed in the conflict "dreamed of and died for".