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Premier League fans feel the pinch from ticket price hikes
AFP, Published on 30/03/2026
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) — The Premier League's global appeal is built on packed stadiums and electric atmospheres but as the arms race for talent intensifies, fans are feeling the pinch.
War, politics clouding World Cup on 100-day countdown
AFP, Published on 04/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Donald Trump's brutal immigration crackdown, polarised politics and a war unleashed on Iran have tarnished the global image of the United States just under 100 days before millions of fans are expected to visit for the World Cup.
World Cup marks 100-day countdown amid political upheaval
AFP, Published on 01/03/2026
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - The 100-day countdown to the biggest World Cup in history gets under way on Tuesday against a chaotic backdrop of global unrest, from US-Israeli strikes on Iran to surging violence in Mexico and anxiety over Donald Trump's domestic agenda.
Fifa boss 'very reassured' about World Cup in Mexico despite violence
AFP, Published on 25/02/2026
» BARRANQUILLA — Fifa boss Gianni Infantino told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Tuesday he was "very reassured" about Mexico's hosting of games in the football World Cup, in his first comments on the violence triggered by the killing of a drug cartel leader.
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.
Double gold and a big heart: Preyahathai's inspiring ride
Sports, Published on 28/10/2025
» Preyahathai Aroonvanichporn underlined her rising status in Thai equestrian sport with a double triumph at the 2025 King's Cup Thailand Championship Dressage and Pony Dressage Final at the Royal Thai Army Riding Club, Sanam Pao, Bangkok, last month.
Mexican boxer Chavez Jr. deported from US over alleged cartel ties
AFP, Published on 20/08/2025
» MEXICO CITY - Former champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been detained in Mexico after deportation by the United States to face shock charges of involvement with a drug cartel, Mexican authorities said Tuesday.
Supreme Pogacar wins Tour de France for fourth time
AFP, Published on 28/07/2025
» PARIS - Tadej Pogacar closed out a supreme 21-day performance to win the Tour de France in Paris on Sunday, crushing his rivals in the 3,400km slog to rack up a fourth title.
2025 Tour de France adds Montmartre suspense
AFP, Published on 21/05/2025
» PARIS - The Tour de France will make three circuits of the historic Paris district of Montmartre on its last stage this year in what organisers said Wednesday would add a competitive finale to the world's greatest bike race.
Swiss Pellaud wins the first stage in Thailand Tour
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 25/03/2025
» Swiss cyclist Simon Pellaud from the Li Ning Star Cycling team won the first stage of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Cup Men's Tour of Thailand on Monday.