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Athletics

MVP Track Club announces Jamaican coach Francis dead

Jamaican athletics coach Stephen Francis, who trained such stars as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Asafa Powell, died on Saturday, his MVP Track & Field Club announced on...

More sports
/ 3 years ago

‘So expensive’ – Paris Olympics ticket prices mar image of Games for all

Athletes have joined the clamour of criticism at the high cost of tickets for the 2024 Paris Olympics, decried as undermining...

By AFP
Cycling
/ 3 years ago

Cycling star Cavendish to retire at end of season

Mark Cavendish said on Monday he will retire at the end of the season, bringing the curtain down on the career...

By AFP
Boxing
/ 3 years ago

Heavyweight champ Fury looking at bout in Australia

Britain’s world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says he is seriously exploring the possibility of a fight in Australia. The unbeaten Fury...

By AFP
More sports
/ 3 years ago

Medvedev wins maiden clay court title at Italian Open

Daniil Medvedev beat Holger Rune 7-5, 7-5 to win the Italian Open on Sunday, his first trophy in a clay court...

By AFP
Horse Racing
/ 3 years ago

Gambit Brodde wins Premier semi-final

Meeting abandoned after eighth race due to inclement weather Gambit Brodde won Sunday’s major event at the Marsa Racetrack. This was...

By Kenneth Vella
Cycling
/ 3 years ago

Cavendish calls press briefing, feeding retirement speculation

As Mark Cavendish celebrated his 38th birthday on Sunday slogging up hills in the Giro d’Italia, local newspapers said that he...

By AFP
Cycling
/ 3 years ago

American McNulty wins tight Giro sprint

Brandon McNulty of the United States won stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia in Bergamo on Sunday in a three-up sprint...

By AFP
More sports
/ 3 years ago

Bad weather delays start of men’s tennis final in Rome

Rain and thunder on Sunday delayed the start of the men’s final at the Italian Open with third seed Daniil Medvedev...

By AFP
Athletics
/ 3 years ago

Watch: Kerley calls out Jacobs after first 100m of season

American sprint star Fred Kerley said it was “on and popping” ahead of his much-anticipated showdown with Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs...

By AFP
Boxing
/ 3 years ago

Watch: Haney downs Lomachenko to retain undisputed crown

American Devin Haney retained his undisputed lightweight world title on Saturday, defeating Ukrainian former champion Vasiliy Lomachenko by a unanimous points...

By AFP