Thu 27 October 2022: The match fee for men’s and women’s cricketers (contracted) would be the same, according to a major statement made by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday. In many ways, the choice to pay female cricketers the same amount as male cricketers for a match was a […]
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Fri 21 October 2022: A $100 million (£89 million) libel lawsuit has been filed by the teenage player at the center of a chess cheating scandal against the world champion and the website Chess.com. Hans Niemann, 19, was accused of widespread cheating after a Chess.com investigation determined it was “likely” that he had violated the […]
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Thu 20 October 2022: The shirt Diego Maradona wore in the match has been returned to his native country 36 years after he helped Argentina defeat Germany to win the World Cup in Mexico City, Reuters reported. German player Lothar Matthaeus, who traded shirts with Maradona, gave the jersey to the Argentine embassy in Madrid […]
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Wed 19 October 2022: Saudi dentist and certified endurance swimmer, Dr Mariam Saleh Bin Laden, has made history this week by becoming the first Arab woman to swim across the Red Sea between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. According to Scoop Empire, the Saudi swimmer completed the journey within four hours, crossing nine kilometres of open sea, […]
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Sun 16 October 2022: German sportswear giant Adidas has resolved a dispute with Morocco over a design on a football top for neighbouring Algeria, which the kingdom claimed was appropriating Morocco’s “cultural heritage” as it drew on the Zellige, a traditional style of mosaic tilework common throughout the Maghreb region. On Friday a press release issued by the company […]
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Tue 11 October 2022: A Pakistani army contingent left for Qatar yesterday to provide security at the FIFA World Cup which kicks off next month. According to Radio Pakistan, the security contingent departed from Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi and consists of army officers, Junior Commissioned Officers and other Pakistani military personnel. The move comes […]
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Mon 10 October 2022: On Sunday, Manchester United’s Ronaldo became the first player in the history of the game to score 700 club goals. Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench for Manchester United and scored the 700th club goal of his career in their 2-1 win over Everton. No player in the history of the […]
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Sun 09 October 2022: Serbian scientists have given a beetle the name of their country’s renowned tennis player Novak Djokovic crediting the insect’s speed, strength, flexibility, durability, and capacity to thrive in harsh conditions. Duvalius Dokovici is the name given to the insect by researcher Nikola Vesovic. The insect is a member of the Duvalius […]
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Sat 08 October 2022: FIFA will not penalize Indonesia for the use of tear gas by the police inside a crowded soccer stadium, which caused a crush and stampede that claimed 131 lives, including 17 children. The Under-20 World Cup, which will feature 24 nations from five continents, will continue to be held in Indonesia, […]
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Wed 05 October 2022: Paris has become the latest European city to protest against the playing of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar by cancelling the public screening of matches. Other French cities have announced a similar move and several European football federations are also looking at ways to protest against the tournament being held […]
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