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Brazil awarded 2027 Women’s World Cup
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.
Gaza war overshadows football as Asian Cup looms for Palestine
AFP, Published on 02/01/2024
» JERUSALEM - Two weeks ahead of Palestine's opening game at the 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar, the team is struggling to focus as war rages on in Gaza, where thousands have been killed.
Khawaja insists armband was not political, after ICC reprimand
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» MELBOURNE - Australia's Usman Khawaja said Friday that a black armband he wore in the first Test against Pakistan was for a "personal bereavement" and not politically motivated, after the star batter was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Salah calls for end to 'massacres', aid to be allowed into Gaza
AFP, Published on 19/10/2023
» LIVERPOOL - Liverpool and Egypt football star Mohamed Salah called for humanitarian aid to be allowed into Gaza on Wednesday as he pleaded for an end to "massacres" in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Israelis slam hero Blatt's firing as Cleveland Cavaliers coach
AFP, Published on 24/01/2016
» JERUSALEM - Israelis on Sunday harshly criticised the firing of local hero David Blatt as coach of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, calling him the victim of superstar LeBron James's influence over the team.
Sexwale vows push for free movement of Palestinian footballers
AFP, Published on 17/12/2015
» JERICHO (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - FIFA presidential hopeful Tokyo Sexwale pledged on Wednesday to push for free movement for Palestinian footballers during a visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Palestinians reunited: Symbolic football match back on
AFP, Published on 12/08/2015
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Football players from the Gaza Strip were able to exit the coastal enclave Wednesday for the return leg of a match being seen as a symbolic step toward Palestinian unity, officials said.
Israel eager to see David conquer Goliath -- on the court
AFP, Published on 15/06/2015
» JERUSALEM - It was well before dawn, but a couple of religious students in skull caps sat in a Jerusalem bar before one of seven televisions, all of them beaming a basketball game from faraway America.
FIFA chief's Mideast peace bid fails
AFP, Published on 20/05/2015
» RAMALLAH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter saw his Mideast peace-making mission crumble on Wednesday after the Palestinians vowed to press efforts to have Israel suspended at the upcoming world football congress.