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China's Football Association bans 43 people for life after corruption investigation

Sep. 10, 2024 03:58 AM EDT

DALIAN, China (AP) — China’s Football Association has banned 43 people for life over allegations of match-fixing and other forms of corruption in the latest effort to weed out graft in the country’s notoriously underperforming team sport. The official Xinhua News Agency on...

3 migrants killed and 17 injured when vehicle hits them on a highway in southern Mexico

Aug. 29, 2024 17:51 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Three migrants were killed and 17 were injured Thursday when they were hit by a vehicle on a highway in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca, authorities said. Officials confirmed that two of the dead — an adult and a child — were from Nicaragua. Oaxaca state...

Boxer Cindy Ngamba becomes first athlete competing as a refugee to clinch an Olympic medal

Aug. 04, 2024 13:22 PM EDT

VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Boxer Cindy Ngamba made history on Sunday by becoming the first athlete competing as a refugee to clinch an Olympic medal. The 25-year-old originally from Cameroon offered hope for the Refugee Olympic Team that was created to call attention to the plight of refugees...

Will boxer Cindy Ngamba win Refugee Team its first Olympic medal in Paris?

Jul. 31, 2024 14:30 PM EDT

VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Her name echoing around the stadium, Cindy Ngamba climbed into the Olympic ring and danced from foot to foot as she threw jabs with her bright blue Paris 2024 boxing gloves. By winning her first fight at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, the 25-year-old...

Olympic men's soccer offers underdogs hope of medals in Paris. US team back after 16-year absence

Jul. 02, 2024 14:40 PM EDT

Sure, it was fun to dream about a Paris Olympics in which Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé renew their rivalries after that epic World Cup final. But men’s Olympic soccer is more about emerging players than established stars. It's good for a few surprises, too. Past winners include...

NBA draft: Are there international prospects beyond France fans should keep an eye on? Oui!

Jun. 23, 2024 06:43 AM EDT

France isn't the only country producing top prospects for the NBA — it just sort of seems that way. Victor Wembanyama was the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft a year ago and went on to win the league's Rookie of the Year award. Two more Frenchmen — Alexandre Sarr and...