Scene of the crime: Tear gas canisters fly over the playing field at Kanjuruhan Stadium after the match between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya in Malang, East Java, on Saturday. (Kompas.com/Imron Hakiki)

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Arema FC coach Javier Roca said he witnessed fans dying in the arms of players during a riot at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java on Oct. 1, 2022.

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'Fans died in players' arms,' says coach at Malang football tragedy

The disaster happened when fans of Arema FC stormed the pitch at the Kanjuruhan stadium after their team lost 3-2 to bitter rivals, Persebaya Surabaya.

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International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino.

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Football mourns 'heartbreaking' Malang stampede deaths

"Devastating to hear of the events at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Indonesia last night. Shocking news."

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Candles and flower petals are pictured during a vigil by the residents and football supporters outside the Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, East Java on October 2, 2022.

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Spanish clubs to observe silence after East Java stadium crush

At least 174 people died on Saturday in Malang, East Java, as fans were crushed trying to escape tear-gas released by police after a pitch invasion following Arema FC's defeat by Persebaya Surabaya.

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Historic shirt: A Sotheby's technician adjusts a football shirt worn by Argentina's Diego Maradona during the 1986 World Cup quarter-final match against England, during a photo-call at Sotheby's auction house in London on April 20 ahead of its sale.

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Maradona ‘Hand of God’ shirt to go on display during World Cup

The shirt that Diego Maradona wore when he scored his infamous “Hand of God” goal against England in 1986 will go on display in Qatar during the World Cup just five months after it set a record price at auction, a top official said on Saturday.

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A policeman sets up a cordon next to a torched vehicle outside Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, East Java on October 2, 2022. At least 127 people were killed when angry fans invaded a football pitch after a match in Malang, East Java late on October 1, police said.

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Major stadium disasters over the last 40 years

Indonesian police said 129 people died and 180 were injured after a stampede following crowd trouble at a football match in East Java involving Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya.

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ONE Women’s Strawweight World Champion, Xiong Jing Nan defends her title at ONE Fight Night 2 on Oct. 1 in Singapore.

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Xiong Retains World Title, Musumeci Claims Inaugural Gold at ONE Fight Night 2

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Angela Lee shows her muscles during the ONE Fight Night 2 official face-off and ceremonial weigh-in in Singapore on Friday.

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“I know what I'm here to do”: Angela Lee sends final message ahead of world title showdown

Angela Lee has one goal in mind when she steps into the Circle on Saturday.

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Mikey Musumeci speaks to the media during ONE Fight Night 2 press conference in Singapore on Sept. 28.

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Mikey Musumeci would feel ‘honored’ to face Demetrious Johnson

Mikey Musumeci is set to have the biggest show in his career when he faces Cleber Sousa for the inaugural ONE Flyweight Submission Grappling World Championship at ONE Fight Night 2 this Saturday, Oct. 1.

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India to host MotoGP for first time in 2023

The inaugural race is scheduled to take place at Buddh International Circuit in Uttar Pradesh, to the south of New Delhi.

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The Newly crowned ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion, Tawanchai PK.Saenchai.

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ONE 161: Tawanchai captures featherweight gold, Kryklia and Azizpour advance to GP final

A new World Champion was crowned at ONE 161: Petchmorakot vs. Tawanchai on Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

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Xiong Jing Nan ‘motivated’ by Tang Kai homecoming, prepares secret weapon for Angela Lee

Last week, Tang Kai got a massive homecoming in China for making history as the country’s first male World Champion in mixed martial arts (MMA), and that event serves as an added motivation for Xiong Jing Nan.

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Angela Lee attends ONE Fight Night 2 official press conference on Sept. 28 in Singapore.

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Angela Lee shares life journey in latest documentary

As the first mom-champ and the youngest-ever World Champion in ONE Championship’s history, Angela Lee has inspired martial-arts fans around the world.

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Demetrious Johnson predicts winner of Lee vs. Xiong trilogy fight

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Tayfun Ozcan uses painful childhood as fuel to become kickboxing star

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Argentina's Lionel Messi (right) dribbles past Jamaica's Damion Lowe during the international friendly football match between Argentina and Jamaica at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, on September 27, 2022.

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Messi in the 100 club as Argentina streak continues

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Messi took his international goals tally to 90 in 164 appearances after coming on as a second-half substitute at the Red Bull Arena.

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Stamp Fairtex (left) in her fight against Angela Lee at ONE X in March 2022

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‘I want to knock her out’: Stamp Fairtex reveals extra motivation to beat Jihin Radzuan

Stamp Fairtex has built a reputation as one of the most feared strikers in combat sports, and she will have a chance to prove it once again at ONE Fight Night 2: Xiong vs. Lee III on Saturday morning, Oct. 1.

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Singapore dressed up to party like it's 2019 for F1 return

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Europe’s ‘oldest active parachuter’: Ibrahim Kalesic, 88-year-old parachuter, waits to jump from an airplane during the Para Challenge Cup in Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Saturday.

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Skydiving keeps 88-year-old Bosnian in the pink

Bosnian Ibrahim Kalesic is living proof that extreme sports are not always a young man's game – at the age of 88, he keeps fit by regularly jumping out of airplanes.

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Jihin Radzuan carries Malaysia’s flag as she walks into ONE Championship’s Circle to face Itsuki Hirata at ONE X in March.

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“It isn’t right up there, but it’s good,” Jihin Radzuan Unfazed By Stamp Fairtex Striking

Jihin Radzuan is confident she can neutralize Stamp Fairtex’s striking game in a high-stacked mixed martial arts bout at ONE Fight Night 2: Xiong vs. Lee III on Saturday morning on Oct. 1 in the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

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Healthy body, healthy mind: For some people, running has functional values, such as a therapy to maintain one’s mental health. (Pexels/Daniel Reche)

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Indonesian joggers run on personal philosophy and passion

For its devotees, running is just as much about mental contentment as it is about physical health.

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Switzerland's Roger Federer (left) sheds a tear after playing his final match, a doubles with Spain's Rafael Nadal (right) of Team Europe against USA's Jack Sock and USA's Frances Tiafoe of Team World in the 2022 Laver Cup at the O2 Arena in London, early on September 24, 2022.

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Federer admits to last night nerves after emotional farewell

The 41-year-old polyglot, who has given countless on-court interviews in his 24 years at the top of the game, feared that his emotions would render him inarticulate after his final doubles match at London's O2 Arena.

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Three things you should know about ONE grappling superstar Mikey Musumeci

Mikey Musumeci made a splash in his ONE Championship debut earlier this year when he faced Japanese legend Masakazu Imanari at ONE 156: Eersel vs. Sadikovic in April.

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Stamp Fairtex weighs in on ONE Fight Night 2 headliner

ONE Championship superstar Stamp Fairtex is busy getting ready for her much-anticipated return to the Circle at ONE Fight Night 2: Xiong vs. Lee III on Saturday, Oct. 1.

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Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe.

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KFC threatens legal action over Mbappe's sponsorship stance

Alain Beral, vice president of KFC France, told the Sport Business Club website that they were considering legal action, though he did not specify whether this would be against the player or the French Football Federation.

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Three of Xiong Jing Nan’s best performances in ONE Championship

ONE Women’s Strawweight World Champion Xiong “The Panda” Jing Nan has a perfect record in the stacked division and has held the gold for over four years.

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Another notch: The jersey Michael Jordan wore in Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals, dubbed 'The Last Dance' after the ESPN/Netflix documentary, is displayed on Sept. 6 during Sotheby’s Invictus sales in New York City. The jersey sold for a record US$10.1 million on Thursday.

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Michael Jordan ‘Last Dance’ jersey sells for US$10.1 million

A jersey worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan during Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals, his last title victory, sold for a record US$10.1 million on Thursday, Sotheby's said.

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Tennis-Federer to call time on glittering career after next week's Laver Cup

Roger Federer, regarded by many as the greatest male player to wield a tennis racket and who took the sport to new heights during a career spanning more than two decades, will retire after next week's Laver Cup in London.

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