Top Israeli derby called off after rioting fans tangle with Tel Aviv police
TEL AVIV: Police in Israel have called off a city derby between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv after riots broke out in and around the Bloomfield stadium. Fans were reported as throwing objects at officers and hurled flares and smoke bombs onto the […]
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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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AFC
AFC Member Associations and Regional Associations Presidents’ and General Secretaries’ Conference 2025 concludes with renewed drive for Asian football —- The AFC Member Associations (MAs) and Regional Associations (RAs) Presidents’ and General Secretaries’ Conference 2025 closed today in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with […]
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World Athletes lists nominees announced for Field Athlete of the Year 2025
MONACO; The voting process for the World Athletes of the Year continues this week and World Athletics is pleased to confirm the nominees for Women’s Field Athlete of the Year and Men’s Field Athlete of the Year, as part of the World Athletics Awards 2025. […]
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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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