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Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat 'stabbed to death' in Kenya
AFP, Published on 01/01/2024
» NAIROBI - Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat has been found dead in Kenya, police said Sunday, with local media reporting he had been stabbed to death.
'Crazy for cricket': Young Afghans inspired by national team's success
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» KABUL - In a central Kabul street, the sound of kids playing was once mostly the scuff of a football against concrete. Now, it is punctuated with the crack of a cricket bat.
One in five players at Women's World Cup suffer online abuse: study
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» LAUSANNE - One in five players at this year's Women's World Cup were targeted by online abuse, according to a study released Monday by FIFA and the FIFPRO global players body.
Italy and Spain to meet in Euro 2024 group stage, England handed kind draw
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» HAMBURG - Reigning champions Italy were placed in the same group as Spain in Saturday's draw for Euro 2024, while France will come up against the Netherlands and England avoided any of the toughest opponents.
Bulgaria cries foul as its football hits rock bottom
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» SOFIA - Bulgaria's failure to qualify for Euro 2024, extending the 1994 World Cup semi-finalists' absence from major finals to two decades, has sparked demands from fans and analysts for radical change at the helm of the football federation.
Miami to host 2024 Copa America final as Atlanta gets opener
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» MIAMI - Next year's 48th edition of the Copa America, featuring 10 South American nations and six North American teams, will start in Atlanta and end in Miami, organizers said Monday.
Players 'abandoned' over rainbow armbands in Qatar: Deschamps
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» PARIS - France coach Didier Deschamps told a French National Assembly committee on Thursday that national teams had been "abandoned" over the issue of rainbow armbands at last year's World Cup in Qatar.
Saudi Arabia only bidder for 2034 World Cup
AFP, Published on 01/11/2023
» LAUSANNE - Saudi Arabia is in line to host the 2034 World Cup after FIFA announced that the kingdom had submitted the only "expression of interest" in hosting the tournament.
FIFA bans Rubiales for 3 years for forced kiss on Spain player
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» GENEVA - FIFA announced Monday it had imposed a three-year ban on former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales following his forced kiss on the lips of World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso.
Swiss probe into Fifa chief Infantino dropped
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» GENEVA - Swiss prosecutors have dropped their three-year criminal proceedings against Fifa president Gianni Infantino over suspected collusion with officials concerning the corruption scandal that engulfed world football's governing body.