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EURO 2024: Ukraine beat Iceland to land a blow for national morale

WROCLAW: Ukraine have qualified for the Euro 2024 finals to cheered a country suffering hardship in its conflict with Russia. They came from behind to defeat Iceland 2-1 and will be in Group E with Belgium, Slovakia and Romania, who they face in their opening […]


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Bellingham strikes late to rescue England from their own blunders

KEIR RADNEDGE at WEMBLEY: England manager Gareth Southgate is finished with experimentation before he must name his squad of 23 for the European Championship finals in Germany in June and July. The Three Lions will be among the favourites but preparation was far from ideal […]


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Former Chinese FA president jailed for life in $11m bribery case

BEIJING: Chen Xuyuan, a former president of the Chinese Football Association, has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery, according to the country’s state media. In January, he pleaded guilty to taking bribes worth a total of 81 million yuan ($11.2m; £8.9m). An anti-corruption […]


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EURO 2024: Szczesny Poland’s hero as Wales’ dream ends in shootout heartbreak

JONATHAN SHALLARD REPORTING —- Wales’ dream of reaching the European Championship finals for the third successive time ended in the nightmare of a penalty shootout. Their playoff against Poland finished goalless after extra time at the Cardiff City Stadium and went to a shootout which […]


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EURO 2024: Georgia reach finals for first time after shootout defeat of Greece

TBILISI: Georgia qualified for Euro 2024 thanks to a 4-2 shootout win over Greece after a tense playoff final ended 0-0 following extra time to reach their first major tournament. Nika Kvekveskiri converted his spot kick after Greece’s Giorgos Giakoumakis put his penalty wide to […]


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WADA

WADA publishes Guidelines for Implementing the Technical Document for Sport Specific Analysis (TDSSA)  Montreal, 27 March 2024 Dear Colleagues,  The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to publish Guidelines for Implementing the Technical Document for Sport Specific Analysis (TDSSA Guidelines) that support Read More

IOC’s Coventry satisfied with Brisbane progress towards 2032 Olympics

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee has hailed the “strong foundations, exceptional work quality and extensive engagement with stakeholders” being made by the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee. Speaking afterwards a second meeting, the IOC Coordination Commission Chair, Kirsty Coventry, said: “Brisbane 2032 has made important and […]


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AIPS Sport Media Awards 2023: Video athlete profile shortlist

  LAUSANNE: The AIPS Sport Media Awards has announced the shortlist for the Video Athlete Profile category.The shortlist represents the second judging stage and is based on the preferences of the AIPS Executive Committee members.Find out more about the judging stages here.Disclaimer: All […]


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Disinformation and defamation campaign against us continues, says IOC

LAUSANNE: The International Olym;pic Committee has reported what it claims to be “a new incident in the Russian disinformation and defamation campaign against the IOC and its president [Thomas Bach].” An IOC statement explained: Fake calls purporting to be from the African Union Commission appear […]


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