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In seven World Cup tournaments, four countries have claimed the title – New Zealand, Australia, South Africa (twice each) and England. Here’s a look at the previous editions of rugby’s signature event, held every four years:—1987Final: New Zealand 29, France 9The New Zealand All Blacks were favorites to win the inaugural World Cup, as they …

Wang Dan is a genial 34-year-old man with a soft, bulldog-like face and a quiet enthusiasm for the next thing coming. His heroes were forged in garages, dorm rooms and cheap flats. They are the Chinese strivers who have transformed Beijing into a city of startup dreams – entrepreneurs such as Robin Li, who rose …

        Victor Moses and Diafra Sakho struck as West Ham beat Manchester City 2-1 to end City’s 11-match run of consecutive Premier League victories at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.Without injured centre-half and captain Vincent Kompany, City conceded goals for the first time this season and looked uncharacteristically vulnerable in defence. After …

Tech companies are moving beyond making motherboards and semiconductor chips to trying their hands at working up wearable devices that meld function and fashion, and the smarter clothing has even found its place in New York Fashion Week. At a MADE Fashion Week runway show Friday, Intel-enabled smart gear made its way down the catwalk …

Manchester City’s history books are filled with the names of players who caught the eye and captured the imagination, from past heroes such as Colin Bell, Mike Summerbee and Dennis Tueart to modern superstars such as Yay Touré, David Silva and Sergio Agüero, but it’s arguable none have left the club’s followers in more of …

ZURICH (AP) — The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will start on Monday, Nov. 21, kicking off a 28-day tournament that will finish on Sunday, Dec. 18. FIFA’s executive committee confirmed the 2022 dates on Friday, six months after picking Dec. 18 — Qatar’s national holiday — for the final. In March, FIFA finally decided …

Football’s crisis-hit world governing body has dramatically released its secretary general, Jérôme Valcke, Sepp Blatter’s right-hand man since 2007, from his duties “until further notice” in the wake of allegations involving the resale of World Cup tickets. Fifa, in turmoil since a series of dramatic arrests in May and subsequent US corruption charges, said in …

I n Alaska, President Obama was in a very good mood. He visited the state in late summer to draw attention to the looming climate catastrophe the world faces, but with the exception of one big policy speech when he sounded as apocalyptic as any hemp-growing activist, he spent most of his three days up …

Back in 2009, coolcole93 figured he was the best Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars player in the world. He joined the Psyonix forums, where he met Doomsee and Fyshokid, the latter by spamming one of his own replays under a post. Fyshokid had his revenge. “It turned out very quickly that I wasn’t the best player …

It was a Monday morning in central Johannesburg – September, early spring. Inside the church hall, a cold light streamed on to the hard tile floor. The walls were raw plaster, stained and grey; bars were on the windows. In the centre of the small room were 12 or so plastic garden chairs. Occupying them …