UK soccer club sheikhs the world

By Cecilia Brabin | January 10, 2018

Sept 3 – The super rich owners of the English soccer club Manchester City say they want trophies and championship victory. The Abu Dhabi United Group for Development wants to turn City into the top club in the league ahead of arch rivals Manchester United. City have long lived in the shadow of United and…

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Honda exits F1

By Cecilia Brabin | October 20, 2017

Dec 5 – Japan’s No.2 carmaker Honda is pulling out of F1 racing, in a roadsign of tough economic times. CEO Takeo Fukui, who joined Honda because of its F1 ties, said Friday the tough decision to leave the racing track was dictated by the financial considerations. Dan Sloan reports. check your answers home  …

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Ancient games re-enacted in Greece – news bulletin

By Berni | September 13, 2017

Ancient games re-enacted in Greece Close to one thousand people from 20 countries came to the town of Nemea, 108 km southwest of Athens on the Peloponnese peninsula, to take part in the revival of the Nemean Games. The modern games were born from the ancient games in the Greek town of Olympia in 776…

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US women speedsters

By Cecilia Brabin | August 28, 2017

Aug 14 – The US won 25 track medals in Athens, eight of them gold, with the women’s team looking to improve on that in Beijing.   Double world champion Allyson Felix is among a number of gold hopefuls, looking to defeat 200-metre rival and defending Olympic champ Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown. Dan Sloan reports. check…

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