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Rugby opens new frontier by picking US as World Cup hosts
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» LONDON: The Rugby World Cup will be staged in the United States for the first time in 2031 after the game's governing body named the host nations for five men's and women's tournaments.
Malaysia to host 2027 SEA Games, Singapore in 2029
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» Malaysia will host the 2027 SEA Games and Singapore the 2029 edition, the two countries said on Thursday, hours ahead of the opening ceremony of the Covid-delayed 2021 showpiece in Vietnam.
Pride at stake as Hanoi lights up for show
Sports, Published on 11/05/2022
» HANOI: The SEA Games open in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Thursday after a six-month Covid delay with Southeast Asian pride at stake in everything from football to bodybuilding and eSports.
Queen to miss UK parliament opening for first time since 1963
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» LONDON: Head of state Queen Elizabeth II will miss Tuesday's ceremonial opening of the UK parliament for the first time in nearly 60 years, handing the duty to her heir Prince Charles in a clear sign of the looming transition of power.
SEA Games to light up Hanoi after Covid delay
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» HANOI: The SEA Games open in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Thursday after a six-month Covid delay with Southeast Asian pride at stake in everything from football to bodybuilding and eSports.
Djokovic entered on Indian Wells draw but status unclear
AFP, Published on 09/03/2022
» INDIAN WELLS (UNITED STATES) - Novak Djokovic was entered into the draw for this week's ATP/WTA Indian Wells tournament on Tuesday but it is unclear whether he will take part in the tournament, organisers said.
Players C'ship showcases PGA Tour legacy
Sports, Published on 09/03/2022
» A record US$20 million prize purse, a venue known as the purest test in golf to host the strongest field for any event, and a showpiece billed as the Gold Standard for the PGA Tour.
Russia facing World Cup exile after 'unacceptable' FIFA plan
AFP, Published on 28/02/2022
» PARIS: Russia's future in the World Cup teetered on a knife-edge Sunday after FIFA plans to allow them to play on neutral territory were dismissed as "unacceptable" by rivals, plunging the qualifying process for football's showpiece event into chaos.
Russia face World Cup ban threat as sport turns yellow and blue for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 28/02/2022
» PARIS - Russia faced calls to be banished from the 2022 World Cup on Sunday as Moscow edged towards becoming a sports pariah following its invasion of Ukraine.
Russia given cold shoulder by sports world due to invasion of Ukraine
AFP, Published on 27/02/2022
» PARIS - Russia was on Saturday furthered targeted by the sporting world due to the invasion of Ukraine as both Poland and Sweden said they would not play the Russian team in 2022 World Cup play-offs while the Swedish Government demanded a blanket European Union sporting ban on the country.