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NewsAFP NewsHome run record falls, questions remain
Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon carved out a piece of baseball history after belting the 5,694th home run of the Major League Baseball season. Gordon's towering hit in Toronto on Tuesday night broke the previous record for home runs in a single season, set way back in 2000 in the drug-tainted
NewsAFP NewsWales bid to stage Euro 2020 matches
The Football Association of Wales has been invited to bid again to stage matches at the 2020 European Championships. The Welsh FA lost out in the original bidding process in 2014 when UEFA chose 13 cities across Europe to mark the 60th anniversary of the first European Championship. Cardiff's Principality
NewsAFP NewsFIFA investigate Chelsea over youth recruitment
Premier League champions Chelsea are the subject of a FIFA investigation, reportedly for possible breaches over the signing of foreign youth players, world football's governing said on Wednesday. "We can confirm that an investigation is ongoing," a FIFA spokesperson told AFP. "However
NewsAFP News'Unacceptable' Sampson sacked as England Women's manager
England Women's manager Mark Sampson was sacked on Wednesday after evidence of "inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour" during his time at a previous club. Sampson had been the subject of accusations of racism, harassment and bullying made by former England player Eni Aluko. "The
NewsAFP NewsDumoulin stuns Froome, Martin to win time-trial world title
Dutchman Tom Dumoulin took a stunning victory in the men's time-trial at the the world championships in Bergen on Wednesday. Slovenia's Primoz Roglic finished second almost a minute back with Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana winner Chris Froome of Britain third. Four-time world champion Tony
NewsAFP News'Raging Bull' boxer Jake LaMotta dead at 95
Jake LaMotta, the legendary former world middleweight boxing champion whose wild life and times inspired the Oscar-winning movie "Raging Bull," has died at age 95, his family announced Wednesday. LaMotta, an iconic figure from boxing's 1950s golden age best known for a brutal six-fight
