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US women's soccer league cancels matches after abuse allegations
AFP, Published on 02/10/2021
» LOS ANGELES: The top professional women's soccer league in the United States, under fire for its handling of allegations of sexual misconduct against a head coach, announced on Friday that it was cancelling this weekend's matches.
Football fan sentenced for racist message about England players
AFP, Published on 09/09/2021
» LONDON: A football fan was handed a suspended jail term in Britain on Wednesday for posting racist comments on social media blaming three black players for England's Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy.
NFL fines Washington $10 million over bullying, harassment claims
AFP, Published on 02/07/2021
» WASHINGTON: The Washington Football Team has been fined $10 million by the NFL after an investigation into the franchise's workplace culture found evidence of sexual harassment, bullying and intimidation, the league said Thursday.
Nike says split with Neymar over refusal to cooperate with sex assault probe
AFP, Published on 28/05/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Nike said Thursday it parted ways with Neymar last year after the superstar Brazil attacker "refused to cooperate in a good faith investigation" as the company probed an employee's claim that he sexually assaulted her.
India's IPL cricket suspended over coronavirus
AFP, Published on 05/05/2021
» NEW DELHI - The Indian Premier League, the world's richest Twenty20 cricket tournament, was suspended on Tuesday and its players sent home as India battles a massive surge in coronavirus cases.
Tokyo Olympics ceremonies chief quits over comedian insult
AFP, Published on 18/03/2021
» TOKYO: The creative director for Tokyo's Olympic ceremonies will resign after making derogatory comments about a female Japanese comedian, in the latest headache for organisers of the virus-delayed Games.
Thais pull out of Thomas and Uber Cups
Sports, Published on 08/09/2020
» Thailand will not take part in next month's Thomas and Uber Cups in Denmark, the Badminton Association of Thailand confirmed on Monday.
German football plans May return but debate rages
AFP, Published on 22/04/2020
» BERLIN: German football authorities are set to announce plans on Thursday for Bundesliga matches to restart on May 9 in empty stadiums, but the potential return in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic is meeting some opposition.
French ice skating chief resigns over sex scandal
AFP, Published on 09/02/2020
» PARIS: The under-fire president of France's ice skating federation Didier Gailhaguet resigned on Saturday over his handling of accusations that a former national coach raped a top skater when she was in her teens.
Roland Garros women's finalists shrug off sexism row
AFP, Published on 07/06/2019
» PARIS: Ashleigh Barty and Marketa Vondrousova set up a Roland Garros final showdown on Friday, shrugging off complaints of sexism after their semi-finals were shifted away from the tournament's showpiece court.