Thu 02 December 2021: St Petersburg (USA), Dec 2 (IANS) The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has announced with immediate effect suspension of all WTA tournaments in China, including Hong Kong, till the country investigates the allegation of sexual assault made against a former senior politician by doubles player Peng Shuai in a full, fair and transparent […]
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Tue 30 November 2021: The Men’s World Team Squash Championship which was scheduled to take place from 7-to 11 December in Kuala Lumpur has been cancelled after Malaysia refused to grant entry visas to players from Israel. The World Squash Federation (WSF) announced yesterday that it “believes in an open and inclusive” event, and it was forced […]
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Tue 30 November 2021: Lionel Messi of Argentina won the Ballon d’Or award for best player in the world for the seventh time on Monday, defeating Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho to win soccer’s most prestigious trophy. After winning the Copa America for the first time with his country last July, the forward added to his […]
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Wed 24 November 2021: Malaysia has refused to grant Israeli players entry to next month’s squash championships. The Men’s World Team Squash Championship is due to be held in Malaysia on 7 December. Kuala Lumpur cited security concerns for its refusal to allow Israeli players entry. According to Israeli media reports, Squash Racquets Association of […]
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Tue 23 November 2021: Following the allegations made by Zoheb Sharif and Maurice Chambers last week, another former player of English county Essex has claimed he was subjected to racist abuse at the club. Jahid Ahmed, who bowled for Essex from 2005 to 2009, told The Cricketer that a senior coach bullied him and that […]
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Sat 20 November 2021: Formula 1 is “duty bound” to raise awareness of human rights in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, says British racing driver, Lewis Hamilton. The 36-year-old, who has a record seven world championships, urged other sporting figures to join him in calling for greater scrutiny of Gulf countries that have been newly awarded a […]
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Sat 20 November 2021: The United Nations and the US demanded evidence of Peng Shuai’s location on Friday, amid growing worry for the Chinese tennis star’s safety. The player has not been seen in public since claiming on November 2 that she was sexually assaulted by China’s former vice-premier. Tennis players, sports organizations, governments, and […]
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Fri 19 November 2021: President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that the United States is considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing in protest of China’s treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority. American athletes would still compete in the games, which begin on February 4, 2022, despite the diplomatic boycott. […]
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Wed 17 November 2021: Jordan has called on the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to launch an investigation to determine the gender of a goalkeeper on the Iranian women’s football team, France24 reported. Iran beat Jordan 4-2 on penalties after a goalless draw on September 25 to qualify for the 2022 Women’s Asian Cup for the […]
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Wed 17 November 2021: Former cricketer catalogues a culture of widespread racism at Yorkshire cricket club in testimony to British legislators. Former cricketer Azeem Rafiq has told a British parliamentary inquiry that he was “humiliated” by the racist abuse he suffered at Yorkshire cricket club. In more than an hour of testimony on Tuesday, Rafiq, […]
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