FIFA WORLD CUP Easy does it as five-goal England are first Europeans into the finals
RIGA; England found it almost too easy on the night to reach the World Cup finals as they despatched hosts Latvia 5-0 in Riga, led by two goals from Harry Kane. The second of the captain’s goals was his 24th successful penalty out of 28 […]
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FIFA WORLD CUP Saudi Arabia and Qatar join Asian continent in finals
DOHA/JEDDAH: Asia’s World Cup playoff group hosts Qatar and Saudi Arabia are back in the finals, following the earlier regional examples of Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, South Korea and Uzbekistan. Qatar, seeded hosts in 2022, qualified on the pitch for the first time after beating […]
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FIFA WORLD CUP South Africa, Ivory Coast and Senegal all join the party
CAIRO: Ivory Coast, Senegal and South Africa completed the list of group winners in African qualification and CAF’s lineup of nine automatic qualifiers for next year’s World Cup finals in central and north America. Ivory Coast beat Kenya 3-0 at home in Abidjan to finish […]
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Obviously . . . sport still fighting a rearguard action in the worldwide battle with politics
JAMES DORSEY at Play The Game 2025 —- One of the first panels in Tampere, Finland, focused on ‘Protest and play? The upcoming battles between sport and politics on US soil,’ featured as speakers Professor Jules Boykoff, Human Rights Watch’s Minky Worden, Canadian-Egyptian journalist Karim […]
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UEFA club events rights up for grabs
NYON; UC3 and Relevent Football Partners have launched the media rights tender process for the UEFA Men’s Club Competitions beginning from the 2027-28 season, introducing several industry firsts for some of the world’s most prestigious sports properties. Following UC3’s board meeting last Tuesday, held during […]
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World Volleyball
IOC President Kirsty Coventry visits Volleyball House and celebrates conclusion of first-ever Beyond the Court Programme with Athletes — Olympic and Global Volleyball Movements united in supporting athletes both on and beyond the court —— IOC President Kirsty Coventry recently visited the Volleyball House in […]
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World Athletics sets out track athlete of the year awards nominees
MONACO; World Athletics has confirm the nominees for Women’s Track Athlete of the Year and Men’s Track Athlete of the Year. There are five nominees for these two categories, and a vote will take place to identify the two finalists for each. The nominations reflect […]
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Kejelcha’s record for the world half-marathon ratified by World Athletics
MONACO: The world half marathon record set by Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha in Valencia last year has been ratified by World Athletics. The world 10,000m silver medallist clocked 57:30 at the Medio Maratón de Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich on October 27, 2024, taking one second off […]
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