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Washington Redskins confirm name to be changed
AFP, Published on 14/07/2020
» WASHINGTON: The Washington Redskins confirmed Monday the team is changing its name following pressure from sponsors over a word widely criticised as a racist slur against Native Americans.
LeBron James opts out of wearing social justice message on jersey
AFP, Published on 12/07/2020
» LOS ANGELES - NBA superstar LeBron James said Saturday he would opt out of wearing a social justice message on the back of his jersey because it doesn't "resonate with his mission."
Playing the role of an ideal dad to a tee
Sports, Published on 25/06/2020
» The late Earl Woods epitomises the role of a father to a tee in raising his son, Tiger into becoming a living sports legend.
NASCAR exec rips 'jackass' flying Confederate flag at track
AFP, Published on 22/06/2020
» WASHINGTON: NASCAR executive Steve O'Donnell can't stop the Confederate flag from flying around the stock car racing circuit's venues, but he made it clear what he thought of the emblem on Sunday.
Premier League braces for return after virus shutdown
AFP, Published on 16/06/2020
» LONDON - The Premier League returns on Wednesday after 100 days in the deep freeze, with Liverpool on the brink of winning the title in a radically changed football universe.
Premier League approves kneeling protests, 'Black Lives Matter' on shirts
AFP, Published on 13/06/2020
» LONDON: The Premier League will support players taking a knee before or during matches in protest against racial discrimination, while "Black Lives Matter" will replace player names on the back of shirts for the first 12 games of the league's restart next week.
Bundesliga footballers Thuram and Sancho join US killing protests
AFP, Published on 01/06/2020
» BERLIN: French star Marcus Thuram and England international Jadon Sancho joined the protests over racism and police brutality in the United States on Sunday after scoring in the Bundesliga.
England's Sancho in 'Justice for George Floyd' protest
AFP, Published on 01/06/2020
» BERLIN: England winger Jadon Sancho revealed a T-shirt on Sunday demanding "Justice for George Floyd", another protest in the Bundesliga this weekend at the death of an unarmed black man in the United States.
Fifa warning doesn't worry SAT boss
Sports, Published on 09/02/2020
» Sports Authority of Thailand governor Gongsak Yodmani insists that the SAT has never meddled in the Football Association of Thailand's (FAT) presidential election.
Kashmir families allege brutality by Indian forces
AFP, Published on 10/09/2019
» SRINAGAR (INDIA) - Burhan Nazir Parrey, 16, had a gaping wound in his shoulder the size of a cricket ball, the latest victim of what Kashmiris say is indiscriminate brutality by Indian forces.