Sports — International

Choice of Saudi for Winter Games reflects worsening environment for major events

by Coralie FEBVRE Agence France Presse Lausanne, Switzerland (AFP) -- The decision to award the 2029 Asian Winter Games to…

Saudi desert megacity to host Asian Winter Games

by Robbie COREY-BOULET Agence France Presse Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia was chosen on Tuesday to host the…

Middlesbrough sack manager Chris Wilder

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Struggling Championship club Middlesbrough announced Monday they have sacked manager Chris Wilder after less than…

Major football stadium tragedies

  Paris, France | AFP | The stampede at a domestic football match in eastern Indonesia that led to at…

Perfect Jaminet gives Toulouse Top 14 victory over Montpellier

PARIS, France (AFP) - Jaminet succeeded with all five of his kicks at goal as the 21-time champions of France…

Police under fire after 125 killed in Indonesia stadium stampede

  Malang, Indonesia (AFP) by Marchio Gorbiano with Dessy Sagita in Jakarta Indonesian police came under mounting criticism Sunday after…

Montpellier’s Mercer recommends French ‘way forward’ to fellow English players

PARIS, France (AFP) - Montpellier No. 8 Zach Mercer says more of his English compatriots should head to play in…

Hamilton says failure to win this season ‘not end of the world’

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) - Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Wednesday he does not see it…

Chess champ Carlsen accuses Niemann of recent cheating

OSLO, Norway (AFP) - Chess superstar Magnus Carlsen for the first time openly accused American Hans Niemann of cheating Monday,…

Mayweather scores KO in front of watching Pacquiao

  Tokyo, Japan (AFP) Floyd Mayweather knocked out mixed martial arts fighter Mikuru Asakura in the second round on Sunday…

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