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Brazil's Dani Alves sentenced to prison for rape, will appeal
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2024
» BARCELONA - Brazilian footballer Dani Alves was convicted of raping a woman in the restroom of a Barcelona nightclub in 2022 and sentenced to four and a half years in prison on Thursday, which he will appeal.
New women's North American hockey league launches
AFP, Published on 02/01/2024
» MONTREAL - Women's ice hockey dropped the puck on the new year with the launch of a new professional league, with New York blanking host Toronto 4-0 on Monday in the debut game of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
Iconic Rapinoe to play final game for USA on Sept 24
AFP, Published on 30/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Megan Rapinoe will play her final game for the United States in a Sept 24 friendly against South Africa in Chicago, USA Soccer said Tuesday.
'Against their nature': When Brazil banned women from football
Published on 22/07/2023
» BRASILIA: Dilma Mendes does not remember how many times she was arrested as a child. Her crime? Playing football in Brazil.
Australia in rallying call for equality ahead of World Cup
AFP, Published on 17/07/2023
» SYDNEY - Australia's Matildas urged FIFA on Monday to help close international football's gender pay gap, while calling on more countries to strike collective bargaining agreements to make the women's game "as big as it can be".
Iran football boss says women can attend top league matches
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» TEHRAN: Women in Iran, who have long been barred from attending football matches except for rare occasions, will be allowed into stadiums during the upcoming season, a top official said Sunday.
FIFA predicts 2023 women's World Cup will be 'watershed' moment
AFP, Published on 11/04/2023
» SYDNEY: FIFA has predicted the women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will be a "watershed" moment that propels the game to another level, with the target to eventually rival the men's version.
Naphaswan, Savate to fly Thailand's flag
Sports, Online Reporters, Published on 23/07/2021
» Shooters Naphaswan Yangpaiboon and Savate Sresthaporn will get a once-in-a-lifetime experience when they carry the Thai flag at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.
The new kids on their blocks at the Tokyo Games
AFP, Published on 15/07/2021
» PARIS - While the Olympics emphasise their history, they also try to refresh the programme to broaden the appeal, include sports that are popular in host nations and to reflect changing attitudes.
Japan's Olympic minister takes Tokyo 2020 top job
AFP, Published on 18/02/2021
» TOKYO: Japan's Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto became Tokyo 2020's new president on Thursday, capping an embarrassing sexism row with just over five months until the virus-postponed Games.