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India flexes IPL muscle in hunt for more TV riches
AFP, Published on 22/05/2018
» NEW DELHI - The head of the multi-billion dollar Indian Premier League says the glitzy tournament is taking aim at football and basketball's heartlands as India strengthens its role as world cricket's financial powerhouse.
Irish hopes intact as bad weather derails Test debut
AFP, Published on 11/05/2018
» DUBLIN - When you've waited as long as Ireland have to play your first Test match, a few more hours' delay may not seem that significant.
North America 2026 World Cup bid vows record profit
AFP, Published on 08/05/2018
» BRUSSELS: Leaders of North America's bid for the 2026 World Cup urged FIFA voters to ignore the "politics of the moment" on Tuesday as they promised to deliver a record-breaking multi-billion-dollar profit for the global football showpiece.
'You make a mistake, you die': Daring but deadly world of freestyle motocross
AFP, Published on 20/04/2018
» TOURS (FRANCE) - "It's crazy what we do, there's no limit. If you make a mistake, you can die."
UK wants Russian guarantees over World Cup fan safety
AFP, Published on 21/03/2018
» LONDON - British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Wednesday he wanted Russian guarantees over the safety of England fans at this year's football World Cup amid a diplomatic row over a spy attack.
FA chief under fire for Star of David, swastika link
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» LONDON: The chief executive of England's Football Association, Martin Glenn, faced criticism from a leading member of Britain's Jewish community after saying the Star of David was "something we don't want" in football along with the swastika.
4-minute mile pioneer Roger Bannister dies at 88
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» LONDON - Record-breaking British athlete Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, has died aged 88, his family announced on Sunday.
British athletics great Roger Bannister has died - family
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» LONDON:- Record-breaking British athlete Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, has died aged 88, his family announced on Sunday.
Undefeated 'dwarf giant' Wanheng one win from Mayweather record
AFP, Published on 27/02/2018
» Unsung outside the boxing world, a fighter nicknamed the "dwarf giant" is quietly closing in on Floyd Mayweather's undefeated 50 fight record and with it an unlikely place among the sport's greats.