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[Archive 2012-08-24] Papua New Guinea represented by two Paralympians in London

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-08-24. London, England — With the 2012 Summer Paralympics starting in less than a week, parts of Papua New Guinea's Paralympic deleg

[Archive 2008-09-07] Papua New Guinea wins Australian rules football International Cup

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-09-07. Papua New Guinea (PNG) has defeated New Zealand (NZ) in the final round of the Australian Football International Cup. They pr

[Archive 2008-09-08] Paralympic highlights: September 8, 2008

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-09-08. September 8, 2008 is the 2nd major day of the 2008 Paralympic games, the below article summaries all the highlights. Eleanor

[Archive 2012-03-24] Paralympic swim world records tumble at Australian championships

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-03-24. Thirteen world records were broken by disability swimmers at this week's Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide, which

[Archive 2012-09-01] Paralympic table tennis silver medalist Piotr Grudzien beats Poland's Richard Csejtey

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-09-01. London, England — With the table tennis event taking place in the ExCeL North Arena 1, Poland's Piotr Grudzien beat Slovakia'

[Archive 2016-08-07] Paralympics bans Russian athletes from Rio Games after doping scandal

Historical Wikinews report from 2016-08-07. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed the ban on all Russian athletes from the games in the 2016 Summer

[Archive 2016-07-06] Paris SG to strengthen defence; signs Krychowiak and Meunier

Historical Wikinews report from 2016-07-06. On Sunday French capital football club Paris Saint Germain announced they signed two players — Polish defensive midfielder Gr

[Archive 2007-11-04] Paula Radcliffe makes comeback and wins New York City marathon

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-11-04. In a comeback after two years of inactivity due to stress fractures and becoming a mother, world record holder Paula Radcliff

[Archive 2015-04-09] Plane crash in Illinois kills seven

Historical Wikinews report from 2015-04-09. A Cessna 414 twin engine aircraft crashed in an Illinois field on Tuesday while returning from an Indianapolis NCAA basketbal

[Archive 2016-08-16] Podolski announces retirement from international football

Historical Wikinews report from 2016-08-16. Yesterday, Poland-born German football player and Galatasaray S.K. forward Lukas Podolski announced retirement from internati

[Archive 2017-03-24] Podolski plays his last international match; scores the winner

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-03-24. On Wednesday, Poland-born German football player Lukas Podolski played his last international game, a friendly match, against

[Archive 2008-07-10] Poland announces Olympians for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-07-10. The Polish Olympic Committee (PKOL) announced today the list of 258 sportsmen drafted to represent Poland at the 2008 Summer

[Archive 2008-02-04] Poland defeats Finland 1-0 in friendly football match

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-02-04. The Polish national football team has defeated the Finnish equivalent in a friendly football match in Paphos, Cyprus. The mat

[Archive 2008-01-30] Police arrest former NFL player Alonzo Spellman

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-01-30. Alonzo Spellman, a former National Football League player, was arrested Tuesday in Tulsa, Oklahoma after a twenty minute car

[Archive 2007-02-03] Policeman killed in football-related violence in Italy

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-02-03. In Catania, Italy, a police officer has died as a consequence of football violence. In the hospital 40-year-old Filippo Racit

[Archive 2012-03-07] Polish footballer Włodzimierz Smolarek dies aged 54

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-03-07. Włodzimierz Smolarek, a former Polish international footballer, has died aged 54 years. According to today's announcement by

[Archive 2014-01-05] Portuguese government declares three days of mourning for Eusébio

Historical Wikinews report from 2014-01-05. As news broke today of the death of legendary Portuguese footballer Eusébio, the government of Portugal declared three nation

[Archive 2021-07-04] Post match interview with Maroochydore Rugby Union Club's James Turvey on his 100 A grade games

Historical Wikinews report from 2021-07-04. Relatively few people reach one hundred top grade games at their local football club whether they play soccer, Australian rul

[Archive 2008-03-23] Premier League 2007–08: Manchester United 3 – 0 Liverpool

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-03-23. English football club Manchester United has beat Liverpool 3–0, making it six points clear at the top of the table for United

[Archive 2006-02-22] Preparations for inaugural Bathurst International Motor Festival begin

Historical Wikinews report from 2006-02-22. The Bathurst Regional Council has begun preparing the Mount Panorama motor racing circuit for the inaugural Bathurst Internat

[Archive 2007-03-01] Professional athletes in US linked to online steroid ring

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-03-01. A steroid distribution network exposed by a New York prosecutor is reported to have connections to a number of high-profile p

[Archive 2015-08-20] Protesters in England call for change to cricket governance

Historical Wikinews report from 2015-08-20. A protest was held ahead of the start of the fifth Ashes cricket test today, seeking a higher standard of cricket administrat

[Archive 2008-04-06] Protests surround London Olympic torch relay

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-04-06. Around 25 arrests have been made by Metropolitan Police officers, during the 31 mile Olympic Torch relay in London, England.

[Archive 2009-01-18] Queensland win W-League Grand Final

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-01-18. The Queensland Roar have defeated Canberra United 2-0 in the W-League Grand Final at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane. The W-Lea

[Archive 2018-05-23] Radja Nainggolan announces international retirement after being left out of Belgian football world cup squad

Historical Wikinews report from 2018-05-23. On Monday, Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan announced his retirement from international football after he was left out of

[Archive 2016-01-06] Rafael Benítez out as Real Madrid appoints Zidane their new manager

Historical Wikinews report from 2016-01-06. On Monday, Spanish football club Real Madrid sacked their manager Rafael Benítez. They appointed Zinedine Zidane as his succe

[Archive 2014-03-04] Rail border between the Ukraine and Russia remains open

Historical Wikinews report from 2014-03-04. Despite the intervention in parts of Crimea, Ukraine by forces connected to Russia in the past few days, the rail border betw

[Archive 2007-12-22] Rajeev Bagga & Natalia Deeva named as "2007 Deaf Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year"

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-12-22. To encourage the performance of deaf athletes, the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) recently announced t

[Archive 2012-05-21] Raw Opals spend week preparing for London Games

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-05-21. Bruce, Canberra — This past week, an overstocked Australian Opals, the women's national basketball team, prepared for the 201

[Archive 2007-01-02] Raymond van Barneveld wins PDC World Darts Championship

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-01-02. Raymond "The Man" van Barneveld has won the PDC World Darts Championship 2007 in a thrilling final with Phil "The Power" Tayl

[Archive 2018-08-09] Real Madrid agrees with Chelsea FC to sign goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois

Historical Wikinews report from 2018-08-09. Yesterday, English football club Chelsea FC announced reaching an agreement with Spanish-capital club Real Madrid to transfer

[Archive 2013-01-12] Real Madrid defeats Celta Vigo 4-0 in Copa del Rey octofinals

Historical Wikinews report from 2013-01-12. Madrid, Spain — On Wednesday night, Spanish La Liga football team Real Madrid defeated Celta Vigo 4–0 in Copa del Rey octofin

[Archive 2017-06-06] Real Madrid defends Champions League title

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-06-06. After last year's victory against crosstown rivals Atlético Madrid at San Siro in Milan, Spanish capital football club Real M

[Archive 2016-05-07] Real Madrid edge Manchester City to reach fourteenth European Cup Final

Historical Wikinews report from 2016-05-07. On Wednesday, Spanish football club Real Madrid C.F. narrowly beat English club Manchester City 1–0 in the second leg of the

[Archive 2007-11-29] Records, competitiveness and creations centre-stage at 2007 Soochow International 24H Ultra-Marathon

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-11-29. Founded in 1999, and the first-ever 24 hour ultra-marathon race in Taiwan, the 7th Soochow International 24H Ultra-Marathon,

[Archive 2006-01-12] Reggie Bush to go pro

Historical Wikinews report from 2006-01-12. USC Trojans running back Reggie Bush has decided to enter the NFL draft and forfeit his final year of college football eligib

[Archive 2009-09-05] Renault charged with Formula One race fixing

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-09-05. An investigation by the FIA has led to Formula One team Renault to be called to appear before the World Motor Sport Council t

[Archive 2009-09-22] Renault F1 given suspended ban as boss barred after cheating

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-09-22. Following the Renault Formula One team's acceptance of a race-fixing charge, the team has been given a lifetime ban, suspende

[Archive 2009-09-16] Renault F1's team boss, top engineer quit as team accepts cheating claim

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-09-16. Renault F1 team boss Flavio Briatore and engineering director Pat Symonds have both split ways with the team. The move comes

[Archive 2009-09-25] Renault's F1 sponsors quit as Grosjean crashes on same corner as Piquet

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-09-25. Two of Renault Formula One's sponsors have terminated their contracts after Renault's race-fixing last year. The move comes a