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China issues 73 life bans, punishes top football clubs for match-fixing
AFP, Published on 29/01/2026
» BEIJING - China's football association issued lifetime bans to 73 people, including former national team head coach Li Tie, and punished 13 top professional clubs for match-fixing and corruption, it said Thursday.
Iranians' World Cup dream crushed by US travel ban
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» TEHRAN — A year out from kick-off, Iranian football fans are watching their World Cup dream slip away after a US travel ban barred them from entering the land of "Great Satan" to cheer on their team.
Thai-owned Sheffield Wednesday faces more sanctions
Reuters and Online Reporters, Published on 04/06/2025
» LONDON - The English Football League (EFL) has charged Thai-owned Sheffield Wednesday with multiple breaches of regulations after the second-tier club failed to pay players’ wages on time.
Rugby Australia hits out at French clubs poaching young talent
AFP, Published on 17/04/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia has complained to World Rugby about cashed-up French clubs "poaching" teenage talent, with chairman Daniel Herbert urging the global governing body to beef up its rules.
Brazil awarded 2027 Women’s World Cup
Reuters, Published on 17/05/2024
» Brazil was declared host of the 2027 Women’s World Cup after winning a vote at the annual Fifa Congress on Friday in Bangkok, beating the joint bid of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany to become the first South American country picked to stage the tournament.
Fifa to award 2027 World Cup on Friday
Sports, Published on 17/05/2024
» Football's world governing body Fifa will decide the hosts for the 2027 Women's World Cup at its congress in Bangkok on Friday.
Niger celebrates unity in wrestling arena
AFP, Published on 02/01/2024
» AGADEZ, Niger - The winner falls to his knees, arms raised triumphantly. After just eight minutes, his opponent's knee and elbow have touched the sand, handing "Issaka Issaka" an historic win in Niger's king of sports.
North Korean weightlifters clean up in Hangzhou
AFP, Published on 07/10/2023
» HANGZHOU, China - The superheavyweight giants wrap up the Asian Games weightlifting on Saturday but it was the North Koreans' stunning return after four years that raised eyebrows in Hangzhou.
Anti-doping agency fumes over N. Korean flag at Asian Games
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» HANGZHOU, China: The World Anti-Doping Agency warned the Olympic Council of Asia of "consequences" on Friday for allowing the North Korean flag to be repeatedly flown at the Asian Games, saying they were treating it "extremely seriously".
Maiden over: Afghan cricket escapes sanctions despite women's team woes
AFP, Published on 04/10/2023
» PERTH (AUSTRALIA) - While cricket fans in Afghanistan excitedly prepare for the World Cup in India, most of the country's women players are in limbo abroad.