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Eibar, Spain, April 8 (AFP/APP): Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel grabbed the overall lead on the Tour of the Basque Country on Friday after finishing third in the fifth and penultimate stage behind Spanish winner Carlos Rodriguez. Rodriguez, 21, made his break 14km from the line […]

Augusta, United States, April 8 (AFP/APP):Tiger Woods resumed his remarkable comeback from severe leg injuries in Friday’s second round of the Masters, but an opening bogey left him four strokes behind the leaders. The 15-time major champion found a massive fairway bunker with his starting […]

Paris, April 8 (AFP/APP):Henry de Bromhead and Rachael Blackmore may have had, in the former’s words, “plenty of tough moments” this season, but also some magical ones and Saturday may bring another if Minella Times wins a second straight Grand National at Aintree. De Bromhead, […]

Melbourne, April 8 (AFP/APP):Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc said Friday there was still work to do despite going quickest in second practice at the Australian Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, with Lewis Hamilton only managing 13th. Monaco’s Leclerc, the early season championship leader, was […]

Augusta, United States, April 7 (AFP/APP):Tiger Woods was three adrift through nine holes on Thursday in his unlikely quest for a record-equalling sixth Masters title, 14 months after a car crash left him with injuries so severe he feared he might lose a leg. The […]

TOKYO, April 7 (Xinhua/APP) –: Japan will host the 2022 Hansa Class Asia Pacific Championships and Para World Sailing Championships on October 20-23 at Hiroshima Kannon Marina. The move marks a major milestone in Asia – it’s the first time ever these championships for able-bodied […]

Augusta, United States, April 6 (AFP/APP): With Tiger Woods set to tee off at the Masters just 14 months after suffering severe leg injuries in a car crash, AFP looks at other athletes who beat the odds and returned to action after being involved in […]

The Hague, April 6 (AFP/APP): Former Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman will take over as Netherlands boss from Louis van Gaal after this year’s World Cup, the Dutch football federation said on Wednesday. Van Gaal announced at the weekend that he had been receiving treatment for […]