IRANIAN WOMEN ALLOWED TO WATCH FOOTBALL MATCH AFTER FIFA PRESSURE

Thu 25 August 2022: Iranian authorities had publicly contradicted each other on whether FIFA and AFC’s letter made it compulsory for them to allow women into stadiums. Tehran, Iran – A limited number of Iranian women have been allowed into a stadium in Tehran to watch a league football match for the first time after pressure […]

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SA GOVERNMENT INCREASES BANYANA BANYANA PLEDGE TO R15M

Thu 25  August 2022: Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, has announced that Banyana Banyana’s pledge of R5.8 million following the team’s recent 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) victory has been increased to R15 million. “I am pleased to announce that the National Government’s contribution to the team [has been increased] […]

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QATAR 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP HOSPITALITY SITE LISTS PALESTINE INSTEAD OF ISRAEL

Thu 11 August 2022: The official Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup hospitality booking website has listed Palestine as a country option instead of Israel. The listing previously displayed “Palestinian Territory, Occupied” before being changed to “Palestine” and has received mixed reactions across social media, with Palestinian and pro-Palestine activists praising the move and Israelis and […]

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ERDOĞAN HOSTS WORLD LEADERS AT 5TH ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY GAMES

Wed 10 August 2022: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday hosted the leaders and ministers present in the country’s central Konya province for the opening ceremony of 5th Islamic Solidarity Games. The president declared the games open, which will continue till Aug. 18 with the participation of more than 4,000 athletes from 56 countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Team […]

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WNBA’S GRINER GETS 9-YEAR SENTENCE AFTER BEING CONVICTED BY RUSSIAN JUDGE

Thu 04 August 2022: Brittney Griner, a prominent player for the American basketball team, was found guilty of drug possession and smuggling by a Russian judge on Thursday and given a nine-year jail sentence. The time Griner has spent in detention since her arrest in February, according to Judge Anna Sotnikova, will be applied to […]

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MUHAMMAD ALI’S ‘RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE’ BELT FETCHES $6.1M AT AUCTION

Tue 26 July 2022:  Muhammad Ali’s championship belt from his 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight title fight has been sold at an auction for $6.18 million. The winner of the heated competition for the belt on Sunday was Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, according to Heritage Auctions in Dallas. In a tweet, Irsay confirmed […]

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