Wed 20 April 2022: Men’s tennis world number two Daniil Medvedev is set to be barred from this year’s Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament as The Times reported organisers are to ban Russian and Belarus players. Russian and Belarusian players have been able to continue to compete in ATP and WTA events under a neutral flag. […]
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Thu 31 March 2022: Iranian authorities had made around 2,000 tickets available to women to attend the country’s soccer World Cup qualifying match against Lebanon. But when the ticketed female supporters arrived outside the Imam Reza stadium in the northeastern city of Mashhad on March 29, police blocked them from entering. When they protested, the […]
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Sat 26 March 2022: Despite a Houthi rebel strike on an oil complex in Yemen that resulted in a massive fire visible from Jeddah’s street circuit, the Saudi Arabian Formula One Grand Prix will go on as planned on Sunday. On Friday, flames blasted across the Aramco oil refinery, and race participants even smelled the […]
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Tue 22 March 2022: Swimwear maker Speedo has ended its sponsorship with Russia’s double Olympic swimming champion Evgeny Rylov after he attended a rally hosted by Putin in Moscow last week, according to Olympics news website insidethegames. “We condemn the war in Ukraine in the strongest possible way and stand in solidarity with the people […]
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Mon 21 March 2022: Legendary English footballers David Beckham, who remains to be one of the most followed footballers on social media, has come forward to help Ukraine in a unique way. Beckham, who has 71.5 million followers on Instagram, has given control of his account to a Ukrainian doctor to highlight the struggles being faced by the doctors in […]
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Sun 13 March 2022: Cristiano Ronaldo went down in history as the all-time top scorer after his hat-trick brought a 3-2 victory to Manchester United against Tottenham on Saturday. The Portuguese superstar scored in the 12th, 28th, and 81st minutes of the game, while Tottenham’s Harry Kane converted a penalty in the 35th minute at […]
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Anyone interested in buying Chelsea Football Club can contact the British government with a proposal, the government announced on Friday, after current owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned and his planned sale of the club was halted. “As the license conditions are written today, the sale would not be allowed,” Britain’s technology minister Chris Philp told Sky […]
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Tue 08 March 2022: Due to Russia’s ongoing assault on its neighbor, FIFA says foreign footballers and coaches working at Russian and Ukrainian clubs would be allowed to temporarily break their contracts and transfer abroad. Football’s world governing body said in a statement on Monday that clubs in other countries will be allowed to sign […]
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Fri 04 March 2022: According to his management company, legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne, largely considered as the best leg-spinner of all time, has died at the age of 52. Warne’s management confirmed in a statement on Friday that he died of a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand. “Shane was found unresponsive in […]
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Mon 28 January 2022: FIFA and UEFA have suspended Russia’s national and club teams from all competitions until further notice due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine, the bodies said in a joint statement on Monday. “Football is in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine. Both Presidents hope that the situation in […]
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