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Rahm closes gap on leader Koepka as Masters resumes
AFP, Published on 09/04/2023
» AUGUSTA (UNITED STATES) - Jon Rahm pulled within two strokes of leader Brooks Koepka as the third round of the Masters resumed Sunday at rain-softened, cold Augusta National.
Man U climb back into third place
Published on 08/04/2023
» MANCHESTER: Manchester United’s Scott McTominay and Anthony Martial secured a well-earned 2-0 victory over Everton as the hosts climbed above Newcastle United into provisional third spot in the Premier League on Saturday.
IOC: Ukrainian athletes will suffer from boycott
Published on 01/04/2023
» BERLIN: The International Olympic Committee has criticised Ukraine’s decision not to allow Ukrainian athletes to take part in qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics if they have to compete against Russians, saying it will hurt only Ukrainian sport and its athletes.
Ukraine condemns Wimbledon lifting ban on Russians
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» LONDON: Ukraine has condemned the "immoral" decision to allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players to compete at Wimbledon after tournament organisers announced Friday they were lifting a ban imposed in 2022.
Ukrainian athletes' human rights ignored by IOC, says legal expert
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» PARIS - Ukrainian athletes' human rights have been ignored by IOC president Thomas Bach and a UN expert in weighing Russia and Belarus's readmission into global sports events, a leading authority on human rights says.
Anger in Indonesia as Fifa pulls U-20 World Cup
AFP, Published on 30/03/2023
» JAKARTA: Indonesian football players, fans and pundits reacted with anger and sadness Thursday after Fifa pulled the Under-20 World Cup from the host nation weeks before it was due to kick off, following protests against Israel's participation.
Indonesia stripped of hosting rights by Fifa
South China Morning Post, Published on 30/03/2023
» BEIJING: The Federation Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) has stripped Indonesia of the right to stage this year's Under-20 World Cup, over what an Indonesian official said was a failure to honour its commitments to the tournament.
IOC backs return of Russian athletes as individuals, no timeline for Paris Olympics
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» LAUSANNE - Olympic chiefs on Tuesday recommended the return to competition of Russian and Belarusian athletes as individual neutrals, but refused to give a timeline on their potential participation at next year's Paris Olympics.
Transgender athletes condemn ban on inclusion in female events
Reuters, Published on 24/03/2023
» SYDNEY/LOS ANGELES: Transgender athletes have condemned World Athletics' exclusion of transgender women from elite female competitions, while the decision was welcomed by some sportswomen as a win for fairness.
Infantino re-elected Fifa president until 2027
AFP, Published on 16/03/2023
» KIGALI, Rwanda: Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president of Fifa until 2027 after standing unopposed at the congress of world football’s governing body on Thursday.