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Thailand wants faster inflation
News, Daniel Moss, Published on 06/06/2024
» It's hard to find a leader anywhere these days who will argue the case for faster inflation. Politicians would rather drink hemlock than call for a renewed acceleration; they are often too busy nodding sympathetically at what their opponents call a cost-of-living crisis. But there is a kingdom where calling for more elevated prices, sooner, isn't off limits. In fact, the government embraces the concept.
Brazil to stage 2027 Women's WC
Sports, Published on 18/05/2024
» The Women's World Cup will take place in South America for the first time after Brazil was chosen to host the 2027 edition at the 74th Fifa Congress yesterday.
Can't come soon enough
News, Published on 11/05/2024
» The road to writing a brand-new charter promises to be long and winding.
Bulgaria cries foul as its football hits rock bottom
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» SOFIA - Bulgaria's failure to qualify for Euro 2024, extending the 1994 World Cup semi-finalists' absence from major finals to two decades, has sparked demands from fans and analysts for radical change at the helm of the football federation.
Sri Lanka sacks cricket board days after World Cup thrashing
AFP, Published on 06/11/2023
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe sacked the national cricket board on Monday, days after a humiliating defeat by India at the World Cup.
African Football League set for modest launch
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - The African Football League (AFL) kicks off in Tanzania on Friday, bearing little resemblance to the original concept.
Seven and hell: Pakistan's losing World Cup record against India
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» KARACHI - It is cricket's fiercest rivalry, watched by millions, sparking raucous celebrations in victory and wild accusations in defeat, but when India and Pakistan clash at the World Cup, there has been only one winner.
China snooker hands lifetime bans to two players for match-fixing
AFP, Published on 21/06/2023
» BEIJING: China's national snooker body on Wednesday issued lifetime bans to two players embroiled in a match-fixing scandal that has sent shockwaves through the sport.
Chinese snooker vows crackdown after match-fixing scandal
AFP, Published on 07/06/2023
» BEIJING: Chinese snooker vowed Wednesday to crack down on betting and launch an education drive after 10 players from the country were banned from the sport, two for life.
Hats off as intelligence operatives hound matchfixers
AFP, Published on 04/04/2023
» PARIS - A spectator removing their hat or taking off their jacket at a sporting event sounds innocuous but it can be a sign the match in question is fixed, Sportradar's Director of Intelligence and Investigations told AFP.