NewsAFP NewsIce dancers Virtue, Moir announce retirement
Two-time Olympic ice dance gold medallists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have announced their retirement from the sport. The Canadian stars electrified the 2010 Vancouver Olympics with their triumph, ending Europe's reign in the discipline. "After 22 years, it feels like the right time to step
NewsAFP NewsPSG thrash Real in Champions League opener as Man City cruise
Paris Saint-Germain launched their latest quest for Champions League success with a statement win over Real Madrid on Wednesday, while a late Atletico Madrid comeback foiled Juventus as Manchester City eased to victory in Ukraine. French giants PSG have failed to make their mark in Europe, crashing
NewsAFP NewsLewandowski strikes again as Bayern see off Red Star
Robert Lewandowski scored as Bayern Munich eased to a 3-0 win over Red Star Belgrade in their opening Champions League group-stage match at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday. After Kingsley Coman gave Bayern a first-half lead, Lewandowski poked home ten minutes from time for his ninth goal in six matches
NewsAFP NewsUS bobsleigh pilot Meyers Taylor expecting first baby
Two-time bobsleigh world champion Elana Meyers Taylor said Wednesday she will skip the 2019-20 season as she awaits the birth of her first child, but the American star plans to be back for the 2021 worlds and the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Meyers Taylor and her husband, Nic Taylor, also a bobsledder, announced
NewsAFP NewsStanton returns to Yankees as baseball playoffs loom
New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton, who has played only nine games this year, returned to the lineup Wednesday as the perennial Major League Baseball contenders prepare for the playoffs. The Yankees welcome back the 29-year-old American outfielder as they play host to the Los Angeles Angels.
NewsAFP NewsDi Maria stars as PSG tear apart Real Madrid
Angel Di Maria scored twice against his former club as Paris Saint-Germain shrugged off the absences of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe and thrashed Real Madrid 3-0 on Wednesday to get off to the perfect start in their latest bid for Champions League success. Di Maria beat Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
NewsAFP NewsWydad lodge new appeal with CAS over CAF Champions League final loss
Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca have lodged a new appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the decision to declare Esperance the winners of their CAF Champions League final last season. "The procedure remained open, it is a natural appeal," a Wydad spokesperson told AFP on
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Non-electric Porsche 911 will live on at least 10 years
Thanks to advances in efficiency and possibly synthetic petrol.
NewsAFP NewsWizards guard Thomas has thumb surgery, out 6-8 weeks
Washington Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas, twice an NBA All-Star, will be sidelined for six to eight weeks after undergoing successful surgery Wednesday on his left thumb. The operation to repair a rupture of the radial collateral ligament of the thumb was required after Thomas suffered the injury during
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Tesla is one of the most reliable carmakers in the UK, survey says
“What Car?” checked records of 18,000 vehicles, comprising 218 models.
NewsAFP NewsAs Brees heads for surgery, Saints stay silent on who replaces him
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was set for surgery on his throwing hand Wednesday, coach Sean Payton said, while delaying announcement of his NFL replacement until game-time on Sunday. An initial recovery time for Brees indicated it would be six to eight weeks before the star passer returns
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Next-gen Kia Stinger might be an EV, or may not happen at all
More people need to buy the Stinger or a second-generation model isn't going to happen.
NewsAFP NewsKohli, bowlers star in India's T20 win over S. Africa
An unbeaten half-century from skipper Virat Kohli and disciplined bowling helped India beat South Africa by seven wickets in the second Twenty20 international on Wednesday. Kohli made 72 off 52 balls as India chased down their target of 150 in 19 overs in Chandigarh to lead the three-match series 1-
NewsAFP NewsMahmudullah fifty guides Bangladesh to tri-series final
Mahmudullah struck a quick-fire half-century as Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 39 runs to qualify for the final of their Twenty20 tri-series in Chittagong on Wednesday. The hosts will face Afghanistan in the final on Tuesday in Dhaka, while Zimbabwe will finish their campaign against the same opponents
NewsAFP NewsCurry says he plans to play for USA at Tokyo Olympics
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry says he expects to play for the United States at next year's Tokyo Olympics, telling ESPN: "That is the plan, for sure." The 31-year-old guard, a three-time NBA champion and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, has never played for a US Olympic squad
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New VW Golf spied basically camo-free in GTE trim
Looks like someone has forgotten to close the fuel cap.
NewsAFP NewsPress intrusion forced Thomas to go public about HIV
Former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas has said that he would not have revealed his HIV diagnosis if a newspaper had not threatened to publish it. The 45-year-old revealed at the weekend that he had been blackmailed prior to publicly announcing he had HIV. Thomas, who completed a 140-mile Ironman
NewsAFP NewsFrance 'suspend' League Cup to hand Ligue 1 extra European berth
The French football league (LFP) announced on Wednesday it had voted to "suspend" its League Cup competition from next season. The tournament, which was founded in 1994 and modelled on the English League Cup, includes all the clubs from France's two top divisions, augmented by a handful
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