BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS: COVID-19 CASES ON THE RISE AS GAMES OPEN

Sat 05 February 2022: Beijing reported a pickup in new COVID-19 cases among those in China for the Winter Olympics on the day the games kicked off, highlighting challenges to contain the virus as more participants arrive. Official data showed 45 new cases were identified on February 4, more than double the previous day’s tally and compared […]

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UIGHURS IN TURKEY CALL FOR BEIJING OLYMPIC BOYCOTT

Mon 24 January 2022: Dozens of activists from China’s Uighur Muslim ethnic group marched in Istanbul, asking for a boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing next month in protest of the Chinese government’s treatment of the minority. Protesters gathered outside the Turkish Olympic Committee building in Istanbul on Sunday, carrying blue-and-white flags of the […]

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SOUTH AFRICA CRICKET COACH BOUCHER LOOKS FORWARD TO DEALING WITH RACISM ALLEGATIONS

Fri 21 January 2022: After former teammate Paul Adams accused him of racism, Cricket South Africa (CSA) has charged Mark Boucher, the men’s national team coach, with gross misconduct. The allegations are based on the findings of the Social Justice and Nation (SJN) Building Ombudsman, who is investigating past allegations of discrimination within the sport’s […]

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DJOKOVIC HAS 80% SHARE IN BIOTECH FIRM DEVELOPING COVID TREATMENT

Thu 20 January 2022: Novak Djokovic, the current world number one tennis player, is also a co-founder and main shareholder of a biotech company developing a coronavirus (COVID-19) cure, according to the CEO of the Danish company (January 19). Ivan Loncarevic, the CEO of QuantBioRes, said that the tennis player purchased an 80 percent ownership […]

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LEWANDOWSKI AND ALEXIA PUTELLAS WIN TOP FIFA BEST AWARDS

Tue 18 January 2022: Bayern Munich’s Polish striker Robert Lewandowski won the FIFA Best Men’s Player award for 2021 with Barcelona’s Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas winning the FIFA Best Women’s Player prize at Monday’s ceremony. Last season, the 33-year-old Lewandowski set a Bundesliga goal record and won the award over Argentine Lionel Messi of PSG […]

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“SCANDALOUS”: SERBIAN PRESIDENT SLAMS AUSTRALIA OVER DJOKOVIC DEPORTATION

Novak Djokovic prepares for his deportation flight from Melbourne Airport. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sun 16 January 2022: On the eve of the Australian Open, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic slammed Australian authorities after a federal court decided in favor of tennis star Novak Djokovic’s deportation. “They think that they have by this, this mistreatment of 10 days, humiliated […]

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MAN CITY DEFENDER BENJAMIN MENDY CHARGED WITH SEVENTH COUNT OF RAPE

Wed 22 December 2021: Benjamin Mendy, a Manchester City and France international footballer, has been charged with a further count of rape, a court heard on Wednesday. The 27-year-old defender had already been charged with six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault when he was charged with a seventh count of rape […]

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CHINA TENNIS STAR PENG SHUAI DENIES EVER ACCUSING ANYONE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

Mon 20 December 2021: Despite an earlier social media post in which she claimed a former Communist Party official forced her to have sex, Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has denied accusing anyone of sexual assault. Peng said her Weibo post had been misunderstood in comments to a Singaporean newspaper on Sunday. Peng’s interview with […]

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