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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.
Fifa chief Infantino: disparaged yet indestructible
AFP, Published on 16/03/2023
» KIGALI, Rwanda: Disparaged and yet seemingly indestructible, Gianni Infantino is poised to start a third term at the head of Fifa on Thursday.
Fifa rebuked over 'focus on football' message
AFP, Published on 04/11/2022
» LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Fifa has called on teams at the World Cup in Qatar to "focus on football" and stop "handing out moral lessons" in a message that received a sharp rebuke from Amnesty International.
Onus on sport to confront online racism head on, says expert
AFP, Published on 13/09/2021
» PARIS: Sport cannot use the excuse that racism is "a societal issue" when it comes to stars suffering social media abuse, a leading figure at a global strategic consultancy has told AFP.
Where is the Taliban's supreme leader?
AFP, Published on 28/08/2021
» KABUL - In the days since taking power in Afghanistan, a wide range of Taliban figures have entered Kabul -- hardened commandos, armed madrassa students and greying leaders back from years of exile.
Tokyo Olympics boss resigns over sexism row
AFP, Published on 12/02/2021
» TOKYO: Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori bowed to mounting pressure and resigned on Friday over sexist remarks, leaving a leadership vacuum after opposition emerged to his favoured successor, who is even older than he is.
England hope bubble cricket can be blueprint for world game
AFP, Published on 18/09/2020
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - England showed the rest of the world that cricket could still be played during the coronavirus pandemic after a remarkable season that took place entirely behind closed doors.
From furlough to free-to-air: Premier League becomes a political football
AFP, Published on 12/06/2020
» LONDON - The green light for the Premier League's return owes much to a political will for the national game to lift spirits in the country hardest hit by coronavirus in Europe.
Liverpool blasted over virus furlough, players in £200m wage cut warning
AFP, Published on 05/04/2020
» LONDON: Liverpool were accused of betraying their "morals and values" on Saturday for their move to furlough non-playing staff during the coronavirus pandemic as Premier League stars warned of a £200 million ($245 million) shortfall in government coffers if 30 percent wage cuts were introduced.
Sainz replaces Alonso at McLaren
AFP, Published on 16/08/2018
» LONDON: Spaniard Carlos Sainz will drive for McLaren in next season's Formula One championship, filling the vacuum left by the retirement of Fernando Alonso, the team announced on Thursday.