Deportes

Have poor and troubled Paris suburbs won Olympic gold?

Less than 500 metres separate the Stade de France — the sparkling centrepiece of the Paris Olympics — and the crumbling Francs-Moisins estate plagued by poverty and crime. Samia Achoui, a secretary who lives in one of the grey blocks dogged by drug dealing, doesn’t have a ticket to see the Games. Instead she will

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Deportes

SA hockey teams withdrawn from African Games due to poor conditions

Independent specialists advised Sascoc that the playing surface could potentially harm or injure players. The SA men’s and women’s hockey sides have both been withdrawn from the African Games in Ghana, with Team SA management claiming on Monday the playing conditions were unsuitable for an international tournament. According to the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic

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Deportes

Saleng laments poor start in Pirates win against Lions

“We didn’t play our normal game in the first half. But we managed to get an early goal, even though it was an own-goal,” said the midfielder. Orlando Pirates attacking-midfielder Monnapule Saleng admits that they didn’t have a good start in the 4-0 victory against Hungry Lions in the Nedbank Cup last 16-round at Orlando

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Deportes

Scandal and poor starts have sumo in a rut in Osaka

With a reputation for producing surprise champions and upset victories, the Osaka sumo tournament has long been known as the “areru haru basho” or “stormy spring meet.” This year, however, rather than experiencing turbulence, the March tournament instead finds itself mired in the doldrums, with the real storm having taken place last month in Miyagino

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Global

Member states to restore 16% of poor buildings by 2030 under new law

European Performance of Buildings Directive aims to provide granular detail on how to decarbonise building stock, concluding a pillar of the European Green Deal. ADVERTISEMENT At least 16% of EU countries’ worst performing non-residential buildings will be targeted for renovation by 2030 and 26% by 2033 as lawmakers backed a law today (March 12) to

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Deportes

Plumtree ‘frustrated’ by another poor Sharks showing

‘Frustrating performance again from us, we were in it for 60 minutes and the last 20 minutes wasn’t good enough.’ Sharks coach John Plumtree bemoaned his side’s poor start and poor finish in their 40-10 loss to the Lions in a United Ruby Championship match this past weekend at Ellis Park. The loss to the

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Entretenimiento

The dismal state of Britain’s rivers: Interactive map reveals just how polluted your local waterway is – as experts warn nearly a quarter are in poor or bad condition

From the Thames to the Severn, Britain is home to some of the most beautiful rivers in the world.  But while these waterways might look pretty, many are hiding shocking levels of pollution.  A new interactive map from the Rivers Trust reveals the ‘desperate’ condition of the UK’s rivers – with not one stretch in England in

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