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Winter Olympics venue warns selfie tourists
Reuters, Published on 15/01/2026
» ROME - As Italy prepares to host the Winter Olympics next month, Alpine communities are sounding the alarm over social media-driven tourism that is transforming sacred landscapes into selfie backdrops and straining the fragile mountain ecosystem.
Trump to posthumously pardon baseball star Pete Rose
The New York Times, Published on 01/03/2025
» US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would grant a full pardon to Pete Rose, who was one of baseball’s greatest players before he spectacularly fell from grace for gambling on games while he was a player and manager.
England urged to boycott Afghanistan match by British politicians
AFP, Published on 07/01/2025
» LONDON - A group of more than 160 British politicians have called on the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to boycott next month's Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan as a stand against the Taliban regime's assault on women's rights.
The unlikely rise of an American takraw team
By David Gardner, The New York Times, Published on 16/09/2023
» When Ker Cha got the call about the World Cup, it had been more than two years since he had touched a takraw ball. Now he had less than two months to lose the 20 pounds he had put on during the coronavirus pandemic and get back into playing shape.
Atthaya bags fourth LET title
Sports, Thai sensation extends her advantage in the 2021 Race to Costa del Sol, Published on 13/09/2021
» HOLZHAEUSERN: Atthaya Thitikul won her fourth Ladies European Tour (LET) title at the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open on Saturday.
Ariya, Moriya back in action
Sports, Sisters Ariya and Moriya back on the greens in Scotland, Published on 13/08/2020
» Sisters Moriya and Ariya Jutanugarn returns to action on Thursday when the Ladies European Tour resumes at the Ladies Scottish Open.
RIP 'Big Jack': A true giant of the game
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 18/07/2020
» When a young Northumberland lad and son of a miner decided at an early age that making a living playing football would be more enjoyable than a life in the pits, he made a very smart decision.
Typhoon threat complicates SEA Games
The Associated Press, Published on 30/11/2019
» CLARK, Philippines: An approaching typhoon is threatening to complicate the Philippines’ efforts to stage the SEA Games, already marred by logistical foul-ups that the president has vowed to investigate.
Springboks on top of the rugby world
The Associated Press, Published on 02/11/2019
» YOKOHAMA, Japan: South Africa won the Rugby World Cup for a record-tying third time on Saturday, using its power at the set piece to seize control before scoring two clinical late tries through its wingers in a 32-12 victory over England.
Kipchoge breaks 2-hour marathon mark
The Associated Press, Published on 12/10/2019
» VIENNA: Eliud Kipchoge has become the first athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours, although it will not count as a world record.