Sat 12 October 2019: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged the NBA to stand up to China, wading into a row as Beijing pressures the basketball league after a team official expressed support for pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong. The top US diplomat was applauded for the comments in a speech to […]
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Sat 05 October 2019: Dalilah Muhammad of the United States stormed to a world record-breaking victory in the 400 metres hurdles as hosts Qatar celebrated a gold medal for high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim at the World Championships on Friday. On a night of high drama played out before a rare packed house at the […]
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Fri 04 October 2019: In a Guardian piece, Ben Bird recounts how Mohamed Salah inspired him to become a Muslim “I have gone from hating Islam to becoming a Muslim,” a football fan said, according to a story published in the Guardian on Thursday. Ben Bird, a season-ticket holder at Nottingham Forest, said to the Guardian reporter, “Mohamed […]
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Tue 24 September 2019: Lionel Messi won the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award as beaten rival Cristiano Ronaldo stayed away from the star-studded ceremony in Milan’s iconic La Scala Opera House on Monday. Barcelona striker Messi’s victory was a surprise as he edged out Virgil Van Dijk, who won the UEFA player’s award […]
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Fri 13 September 2019: European fans donated over 1,000 pairs of football boots to Syrian children taking refuge at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. “The footwear was collected during last season’s UEFA Europa League Trophy Tour, which stopped off in eight European cities: Geneva, Seville, Berlin, London, Milan, Moscow, Paris and Baku,” UEFA said […]
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Russian UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, choke holds UFC fighter Dustin Poirier, of Lafayette, La., during Lightweight title mixed martial arts bout at UFC 242. (Photo | AP) Sun 08 September 2019: Khabib Nurmagomedov has stopped Dustin Poirier by submission in the third round at UFC 242, retaining his lightweight title and unbeaten record. After dominating Poirier […]
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Mon 12 August 2019: A young Liverpool supporter’s attempt to get a glimpse of his hero Mohamed Salah left him with a bloodied nose but the pain was quickly forgotten when the Egyptian striker showed his compassionate side by posing for photos. Louis Fowler, 11, crashed into a lamppost and fell to the ground with […]
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Sat 10 August 2019: The week passing by would certainly leave the South African cricket fan with a hollow feeling. First Dale Steyn and now Hashim Amla — the news of the duo calling time on their Test careers could not have at a worse time for the Proteas when they are still trying to […]
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Sat 10 August 2019: Saudi Arabia will host the world heavyweight title rematch between Anthony Joshua and champion Andy Ruiz Jr in December, a controversial choice which immediately sparked accusations of the Gulf kingdom attempting to “sportswash” its tarnished human rights image. The high-profile December 7 duel, dubbed ‘Clash on the Dunes’, will see Britain’s […]
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Fri 09 August 2019: South Korean police raided a sports agency as part of a fraud inquiry after Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo sat out a friendly in Seoul, enraging thousands of fans. Police said the raid, which followed a criminal complaint, was intended to investigate whether whether the agency lied by claiming Ronaldo was guaranteed […]
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