Sports — International

Golf: Five drugs found in Woods’ system after arrest

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Tiger Woods had five drugs, including the opioid painkiller hydrocodone, in his system when he was arrested in May on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to a toxicology report released Monday. A urine test revealed four other medications along with hydrocodone — which is sold under the brand name Vicodin. Also present were the powerful painkiller hydromorphone; anxiety drug alprazolam (also known as Xanax); sleep drug zolpidem (also known as […]

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Football: Celtic looking to French connection against Astana

GLASGOW, United Kingdom (AFP) — Olivier Ntcham is aiming to emulate Moussa Dembele by becoming the latest French import to make an impact at Celtic. The 21-year-old midfielder followed in the footsteps of his under-21 international team-mate as he made a £4.5 million ($5.8 million) move from Manchester City to the Scottish champions in the summer. The firm friends’ fledgling careers have followed similar paths since the pair from the suburbs of Paris met when they turned out […]

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Cricket: Sri Lanka board clears first Pakistan tour since 2009 attack

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka’s cricket board has approved a tour to Pakistan, eight years after a deadly militant attack against the team brought top international games there to a standstill, officials said Monday. Sri Lanka Cricket chief Thilanga Sumathipala said after a security assessment, the team had been cleared to play three Twenty (20) internationals including “at least one” in Lahore, scene of the 2009 attack which left eight people dead. Any tour would require […]

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Rugby: Western Force open legal fight against Super axe

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Western Force opened their legal fight to remain a Super Rugby team on Monday as they requested an appeal against the decision to axe them and won an injunction against the Australian Rugby Union. The Perth club’s parent body, Rugby WA, lodged the appeal request with the New South Wales Supreme Court, after the ARU announced their removal from the southern hemisphere competition last week. Western Force have fallen victim to Australia’s decision to […]

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English football team’s eco dream as first vegan club

NAILSWORTH, United Kingdom (AFP) — English football club Forest Green Rovers, run by a former nomad turned renewable energy entrepreneur, are proudly boasting their credentials as a pioneer in environmental sustainability. As at every football ground in the country, chips, pies and beer are on offer at New Lawn, their 5,000-capacity, eco-friendly ground in Nailsworth, a 6,000-strong town in the picturesque rolling Cotswold Hills of Gloucestershire, southwest England. But there are no hot dogs — […]

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Football: Paulinho’s Barcelona move boosts China league – Villas-Boas

SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Brazil international Paulinho’s imminent move to Barcelona from Guangzhou Evergrande is proof of the strength of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Shanghai SIPG coach Andre Villas-Boas said. The 29-year-old midfielder Paulinho is reportedly poised to sign for the Spanish giants for 40 million euros and he could be unveiled as a Barcelona player as early as Monday. Paulinho would be Barcelona’s first signing since losing Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain in a world-record 222-million-euro move. […]

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McGregor’s sparring partner quits, says Mayweather can easily defeat “scumbag” boxer

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Former boxing champ Paulie Malignaggi says he has no regrets about quitting Conor McGregor’s training camp, describing the mixed martial arts fighter as a “scumbag” who surrounds himself with “a bunch of yes men.” McGregor is preparing to face boxing star Floyd Mayweather in a Las Vegas boxing ring on August 26 in what could be one of the richest fights in history. The 36-year-old Malignaggi, who retired […]

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Neymar offers to pay $2.5 million fine to Brazil tax authorities

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazilian football star Neymar is willing to pay a fine of $2.5 million to settle tax evasion allegations in his country, his lawyer said Friday. The 25-year-old wants to leave the fight with Brazilian authorities behind him as he prepares for a new professional life with Paris Saint-Germain after his record $261 million (222 million euro) transfer buyout from FC Barcelona, Neymar’s lawyer Marcos Neder told a press conference. “This […]

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PHL eyeing 50 gold medals in SEA Games

(Agence France Presse) — The Philippines is targeting 50 gold medals at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia, one of their biggest tallies on foreign soil, the head of the country’s delegation said Friday. Chef de mission Cynthia Carrion-Norton said 50 was a “reasonable” target based on estimates by the national commissions of each sport which will compete from next week in Kuala Lumpur. “The president of each sports commission promised me and it […]

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Vindication for PHL: Gilas Pilipinas beats defending champ China in 2017 FIBA-Asia Cup

  (Eagle News) – Gilas Pilipinas won over defending champion China in the 2017 FIBA-Asia Cup on Wednesday, August 9, in Lebanon. With a 96-87 win, Philippines scored big over China which beat the Philippines two years ago, in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship with a score of 78-67. It was also a vindication for the Philippines which had also experienced successive defeats from China in the Asian Games of 2014, and the FIBA Asia […]

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SEA Games: Don’t boo Schooling, Malaysians urged

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s sports minister has urged fans not to boo Olympic swimming champion Joseph Schooling at the Southeast Asian Games, after the Singaporean sparked a furor by vowing to “teach (Malaysians) a thing or two.” Schooling, who won Singapore’s first gold medal at last year’s Rio Olympics, caused controversy with his remarks last week, before insisting he meant no offense and that his comments were taken out of context. Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin […]

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NBA: Celtics to play 76ers in London

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Boston Celtics will meet the Philadelphia 76ers at the O2 Arena in London in January for a regular NBA game, league officials announced Thursday. The game, to be played January 11, will be the Celtics’ second trip to London, having played Minnesota there in a 2007 pre-season contest, and the first for the 76ers, whose prior British experience was a 2013 pre-season game at Manchester against Oklahoma City. The league announced […]

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