Tue 16 July 2024: France has been grappling with concerns and controversies in the lead up to the Olympics 2024, which are set to get under way in Paris on July 26. Hijab ban for French athletes The host nation has barred its athletes from wearing the hijab – a headscarf worn by some Muslim […]
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Thu 13 June 2024: Inter Miami will be the last club Argentina captain Lionel Messi plays for, the 36-year-old forward said on Wednesday, adding he feels “a little bit scared” at the thought of the day he decides to retire. Messi, a World Cup winner with Argentina in 2022, has a contract with the Major […]
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Tue 04 June 2024: The World Rally Championship (WRC) is set to make a historic return to the Middle East after a decade-long hiatus, with a 10-year agreement to hold Rally Saudi Arabia starting in 2025. The deal, announced on Saturday at Rally Sardinia, which was attended by Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal, Chairman of the […]
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Sun 02 June 2024: Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur advanced to the French Open quarterfinals for the second time with a hard-fought 6-4 6-4 victory over Denmark’s Clara Tauson on Sunday, and she celebrated by singing with her fans. World number nine Jabeur broke the 72nd-ranked Tauson’s service in a close third game and nearly dropped her […]
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Thu 23 May 2024: Dennis Francis, president of the UN General Assembly, said on Wednesday that proclaiming May 25 as World Football Day was a “landmark and salutary” achievement. “More so, because I understand that today marks 100 years, to the day, since the first international football tournament – held with the participation of all […]
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Tue 21 May 2024: Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah settled the controversy over his stay on with English football team Liverpool, refuting news that he’d be heading to join the Saudi League. In a post on his social media, Salah sent a message to the Reds fans in which he hinted that he would be remaining […]
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Sat 18 May 2024: Football’s world body FIFA on Friday ordered an urgent legal evaluation of a proposal by the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) to suspend Israel over the war on Gaza, promising to address it at an extraordinary meeting of its council in July, Reuters reports. FIFA President Gianni Infantino took the decision at an […]
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Fri 17 May 2024: Cristiano Ronaldo has topped Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in his career. Spanish golfer Jon Rahm climbed to second place following his impressive move to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf. Ronaldo achieved the top spot after joining Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr, with Forbes estimating his total earnings […]
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Wed 15 May 2024: The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) has expressed that it stands in solidarity, with unwavering commitment, to seek justice for Caster Mokgadi Semenya as she is back in the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in France. The court will reportedly consider whether the double Olympic […]
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Fri 10 May 2024: World number one Novak Djokovic collapsed to the ground after he was struck on the head by a bottle at the Italian Open on Friday. Djokovic, still to win a title this year, recovered from a slow start to see off lucky loser Corentin Moutet and move into the third round […]
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