Category: Sports

Mon 07 September 2020: The world No1 said he was ‘really sad and empty’ following his disqualification during his fourth round match with Pablo Carreno Busta Top-seeded men’s tennis player Novak Djokovic was disqualified from this year’s US Open on Sunday after accidentally hitting a ball at a female line judge, striking her in the […]

Sun 30 August 2020: Produced 11 goals in 20 appearances for Italian club last season Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced his return to Serie A club Milan on Sunday. ”Finally, everything’s sorted out and I could come back to where [I] feel at home, now we have to work and push on,” he said […]

Fri 28 August 2020: ‘They’ve become like a political organization, and that’s not a good thing,’ says US president WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump slammed the NBA on Thursday, accusing it of becoming “political” as players boycotted playoff games because of police shootings of Black men.  “I don’t know much about the NBA protest. […]

Thu 27 August 2020: Watching continued genocide of Black people at the hand of the police making me sick to my stomach, says Naomi Osaka Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka has pulled out of a major tennis competition in the US in a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in […]

Fri 14 August 2020: Jawahir Roble, 26, who came to UK when she was 10, says football is her obsession LONDON – A Somalian migrant aiming to be the first Muslim woman to become a referee in the English Premier League says she is determined to play a part in the world of football. Jawahir […]

Wed 29 July 2020: Real Madrid’s value dow 14% in 2020 versus last year due to coronavirus pandemic ISTANBUL (AA) – The Spanish sports club Real Madrid remained to be most valuable football club brand with €1.42 billion ($1.64 billion) in the world, according to an independent valuation consultancy firm’s report published on Wednesday. Real […]

Mon 13 July 2020: The Washington Redskins announced Monday they are retiring their nickname, which has long been considered derogatory by Native Americans. The American football team said on its official Twitter account it is taking the action, which also includes ending use of the team’s logo, a profile of a Native American man, following a […]

Mon 13 July 2020: European football’s governing body on Monday confirmed that English Premier League club Manchester City’s two-year ban on participating in UEFA competitions has been lifted. “UEFA takes note of the decision taken by the Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS] to reduce the sanction imposed on Manchester City FC by UEFA’s independent […]