Sports — International

SEA Games: Philippine ‘Mighty Ducks’ skate for gold and history

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- A shopping mall in tropical Manila closes for the night but a once ragtag team of skaters is hitting…

RugbyU: Rona, Beale in Wallabies team to play All Blacks

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Curtis Rona will make his debut and Kurtley Beale returns for the Wallabies in the team named Thursday to…

Football: Coutinho, Dembele ‘close’ to battered Barca

MADRID, Spain (AFP) - Barca's season has been thrown into turmoil by Neymar's world record 222 million euro ($261 million) move to Paris…

Kasparov notches first win in brief return to chess

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov finally claimed his first victory Wednesday during his much-watched comeback tournament in Missouri…

Boxing: McGregor vows fast finish against Mayweather

  by Rob Woollard Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) - Conor McGregor believes he will knock out Floyd…

Gilas bows out of Asia Cup after blowout loss to S. Korea

  (Eagle  News) -- Gilas' Fiba Asia Cup journey came to an end on Wednesday after the South Korean team…

Tennis: Sharapova receives US Open wildcard for first post-ban Slam

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Five-time major champion Maria Sharapova of Russia will play her first Grand Slam event…

Chess: Kasparov suffers first loss in comeback event

ST. LOUIS, United States (AFP) -- Chess legend Garry Kasparov on Tuesday suffered the first loss of his brief but…

Cycling: Former Australian Olympic track star dies aged 39

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's track cycling community mourned the sudden death of former Olympic and world champion Stephen Wooldridge, aged just 39,…

Football: Mexico zoo names tiger cub for French star Gignac

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- French striker Andre-Pierre Gignac has received a rare tribute from hundreds of Mexican schoolchildren, who voted to name…

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