Thu 02 February 2023: Qatar and Saudi Arabia have won seats on the FIFA Council, the decision-making committee of world football’s governing body. The election wins on Wednesday came during the annual meeting of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) which also confirmed Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2027 Asian Cup. Qatar Football Association […]
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Mon 30 January 2023: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian athletes should not compete at the 2024 Olympics in Paris because it would show that “terror is somehow acceptable,” the BBC reported on Monday. Zelenskyy said he condemns the idea of neutrality in sports at a time when his country’s athletes have fought and died in war, while […]
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Thu 26 January 2023: He was the only batter in international cricket who managed to cross more than 2,500 runs in all formats last year. Islamabad, Pakistan – National cricket team captain Babar Azam became the second Pakistani player to win the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Sir Garfield Sobers award for cricketer of the year. Azam […]
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Tue 24 January 2023: Despite discussions between the Russian federation RFU and the entity that governs European football, UEFA, Russian football teams continue to be banned from participating in European competitions for the time being. A Russian delegation met with UEFA representatives on Tuesday in Nyon, Switzerland, according to information from the dpa. The RFU […]
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Tue 24 January 2023: Farah Abu Al-Qomsan, 15, practices her punches and jabs with the other girls training with teacher Osama Ayoub at the Palestine Boxing Centre, Gaza’s sole female boxing club. Since starting the sport at the age of nine, Farah has discovered a way to cope with the pressures of daily life in […]
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Mon 23 January 2023: Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, is reportedly prepared to sell the Washington Post in order to purchase the NFL’s Washington Commanders. The New York Post is now alleging that Bezos is ‘looking to clear the way’ to obtain the Commanders from troubled owner Dan Snyder. The billionaire purchased the Washington […]
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Thu 19 January 2023: Two people have been killed after a stampede broke out outside a football stadium in Iraq hours before the Gulf Cup final between Iraq and Oman, which was due to kick off at 7pm (16:00 GMT). The Iraqi interior ministry has confirmed two deaths and about 80 injuries after a stampede […]
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Thu 19 January 2023: Ronaldo’s signing for Al Nassr could have a significant effect on Saudi football and the kingdom’s wider vision. Saudi Arabia made headlines in November by beating Argentina at the 2022 World Cup – the only team to defeat the eventual winners in Qatar – but there was still time in 2022 for a […]
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China’s Zhao Xintong plays a shot. FILE PHOTO Wed 18 January 2023: Ten Chinese snooker players, including some of the game’s biggest stars, have been accused of match-fixing, which has caused a serious corruption crisis in the sport. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), the sport’s governing body, said in a statement on […]
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Tue 17 January 2023: Following a complaint from the Ukrainian ambassador to the country, the Australian Open organizers have banned Russian and Belarusian flags from the Melbourne Park precinct during the tournament. Fans on Monday held up the red, white, and blue flags of Russia during a first-round match between Russian Kamilla Rakhimova and Ukrainian […]
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