Fri 22 December 2023: Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat is set to take full control of McLaren Group after the British supercar and racing group’s shareholders approved a full recapitalisation of the Woking-based company. According to a report by Sky News, the Gulf state’s investment fund is “on the brink of a deal” which would see […]
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Thu 21 December 2023: Roman Abramovich, a billionaire Russian and the former owner of Chelsea, a Premier League team, has lost a legal battle to have his name removed from the list of individuals subject to EU sanctions as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The 27-member bloc sanctioned Russian officials and businessmen, freezing […]
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Sun 19 October 2023: At the International Olympic Committee’s recent session in Mumbai, India it officially ratified five sports being added to the existing 28 core sports for the 2028 Los Angeles summer games. Of these five, several will be making their first-ever appearance, namely squash and flag football, while others have had a long gap between inclusion […]
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Tue 31 October 2023: Lionel Messi won the eighth Ballon d’Or of his remarkable career, while Spain’s World Cup-winning star Aitana Bonmati took the women’s prize at a glittering ceremony in Paris. For Messi, the trophy awarded to him on Monday rewards, above all else, his inspirational performances at last year’s World Cup in Qatar, when […]
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Sun 29 October 2023: President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the Springboks after their historic 2023 Rugby World Cup victory at the Stade de France on Saturday night. The Springboks claimed their Rugby World Cup victory over New Zealand, making South Africa the first country to win the championship four times. The President offered his congratulations […]
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Sat 28 October 2023: South Africans across the country are gripped by the green and gold fever ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup final on Saturday, which will pit South Africa’s Springboks against the All Blacks from New Zealand. If the semi-final is anything to go by, the final game promises to be a […]
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Fri 27 October 2023: President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to be in the crowd when the Springboks take on New Zealand, known as the All Blacks, in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday evening. The much-anticipated showpiece will be held at the Stade de France in Paris. “The President will… travel to Paris to support […]
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Sun 15 October 2023: Countries that exclude athletes from competing for political rea-sons risk harming their plans to host an Olympic Games, the IOC said on Sunday. The “growing politicization of sport” was flagged as a problem by International Olympic Committee member Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, the former president of Croatia, in an update to global sports […]
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Thu 12 October 2023: The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has been suspended with immediate effect for recognising regional sport organisations from four territories annexed from Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said. The IOC added on Thursday that the ROC would not be eligible for any funding after it recognised Olympic Councils from the regions of […]
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Wed 04 October 2023: The growing bedbug crisis, which is now seen as a serious public health issue, has prompted the French government to call for urgent meetings. With reports of infestations aboard trains, the Paris metro, and movie theaters, bedbugs—previously a laughingstock—have evolved into a controversial political issue. Bedbug infestation in Paris, France. pic.twitter.com/TosPmRx51e […]
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