Category: Sports

Sat 10 August 2019: Saudi Arabia will host the world heavyweight title rematch between Anthony Joshua and champion Andy Ruiz Jr in December, a controversial choice which immediately sparked accusations of the Gulf kingdom attempting to “sportswash” its tarnished human rights image. The high-profile December 7 duel, dubbed ‘Clash on the Dunes’, will see Britain’s […]

Fri 09 August 2019: South Korean police raided a sports agency as part of a fraud inquiry after Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo sat out a friendly in Seoul, enraging thousands of fans. Police said the raid, which followed a criminal complaint, was intended to investigate whether whether the agency lied by claiming Ronaldo was guaranteed […]

In this file picture taken on July 6, 2019 Argentina’s Lionel Messi (C) talks to Paraguayan referee Mario Diaz de Vivar after he and Chile’s Gary Medel (out of frame) were sent off during their Copa America football tournament third-place match at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sat 03 August 2019: Lionel Messi […]

Fri 02 August 2019: Israeli media reported on Sunday that footballers from Spain’s Real Madrid football club have refused to work with a fitness coach, because of his use of software developed by experts at the Israeli Intelligence Corps’ Unit 8200. Unit 8200 is responsible for collecting signal intelligence and code decryption. The Israeli website Walla […]

Mon 29 July 2019: Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad smashed one of athletics’ oldest world records when she stormed to the women’s 400 metres hurdles title in 52.20 seconds at the United States championships in Iowa on Sunday. The blistering run shaved more than a tenth of a second from the previous mark of 52.34 seconds […]

Mon 29 July 2019: The Russian Boxing Federation will submit a lawsuit to organizers of the Maxim Dadashev versus Subriel Matias fight over two possible rule violations which may have led to Dadashev’s death from injuries sustained in the bout. Dadashev, 28, collapsed and later died in hospital after suffering a subdural hematoma – bleed […]

Tue 23 July 2019: Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to take liberties when he jumped onto a Chinese policeman at a Juventus training session as officers rushed to deal with a fan who had charged onto the pitch. The local interrupted Juve’s session at the Nanjing Olympic Stadium, where they are preparing to face Italian rivals Inter […]

Tue 16 July 2019: The host nation beat New Zealand in a dramatic World Cup final at the Lord’s cricket ground in London. Players Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid, however, caught the world’s attention for rushing away moments before champagne was opened. Anyone watching the aftermath of England’s Cricket World Cup triumph on Sunday may […]

Mon 15 July 2019: Caster Semenya’s battle with world athletics’ governing body over testosterone-curbing regulations for female athletes will likely have long-lasting ramifications for gender definition in sport as a whole. The South African, a two-time Olympic 800m gold medallist, is locked in a bitter dispute with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), and […]