Reuters•53 minutes agoMajority of French back Paris Olympic bid: poll
Some 73 percent of people in France support Paris's bid to host the 2024 Olympics, a poll showed on Sunday. Some 30 percent of those polled said they fully backed the idea while 43 percent said they were favorable toward it, while 26 percent opposed it, the poll said. The Odoxa poll for RTL radio
AFP•4 hours agoBoxer Pacquiao vows to leave Australia as world champion
The "Pac Man" touched down in Brisbane late Saturday from Manila with a large entourage for his World Boxing Organization welterweight title bout at Suncorp Stadium next weekend. Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 knockouts) is a clear favourite against Horn, although the Filipino great has not stopped
- The Associated Press•6 hours ago
Pacquiao arrives in Australia, set for title fight vs Horn
Manny Pacquiao attended a church service in Brisbane on Sunday just hours after arriving in Australia for his July 2 world title fight defense against Australian Jeff Horn. The reigning WBO welterweight titleholder left his hometown of General Santos City in the Philippines and landed at Brisbane International
