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Fifa president Infantino defends giving peace prize to Trump
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» LONDON — Federation Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) chief Gianni Infantino defended his controversial decision to award a peace prize to United States president Donald Trump as he dismissed calls for a World Cup boycott.
Amateur football leagues win over cynical Chinese fans
AFP, Published on 31/07/2025
» SUZHOU, China - On a summer’s day in the city of Suzhou, about 40,000 people crowded into a stadium while thousands more gathered by public screens to watch China’s hottest sport — amateur football.
Athletics world watching as 'Grand Slam Track' prepares for launch
AFP, Published on 03/04/2025
» KINGSTON (JAMAICA) - What is being billed as a "revolution" for the sport of athletics gets under way in Kingston on Friday with the opening meeting of US sprinting legend Michael Johnson's ambitious Grand Slam Track series.
Sacred cow: Ball makers break taboos for India's favourite sport
AFP, Published on 27/09/2023
» MEERUT (INDIA) - Stitching together cricket balls is a wearisome task for leatherworker Bunty Sagar, whose labours are frowned upon by many fellow Indians even if he makes their favourite pastime possible.
Ronaldo tops Forbes' 2023 highest-paid athletes list
Sports, Published on 04/05/2023
» New york: Cristiano Ronaldo became the world's highest-paid athlete after his move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr nearly doubled his annual playing salary while Paris St-Germain duo Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe round off the top three, according to Forbes.
French MPs battle over AI-assisted Olympics surveillance
AFP, Published on 23/03/2023
» PARIS: French government plans to trial surveillance cameras upgraded with artificial intelligence at the 2024 Olympics have opponents fuming at what they say is unnecessary and dangerous security overreach.
World Cup kicked off non-True platforms again
Online Reporters, Published on 26/11/2022
» A day after the telecom regulator said that all IPTV operators must be allowed to carry World Cup matches for free, a court has upheld a complaint by True Corp, forcing its internet TV rivals to go dark again.
SAT defends broadcasting rights allocation as 'fair'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/11/2022
» Kongsak Yodmanee, governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT), insists that its allocation of rights for channels to broadcast football World Cup matches is fair.
SAT seeking lower rate for World Cup broadcast
Post Reporters, Published on 10/11/2022
» The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) says it’s trying its best to negotiate with Fifa to lower the price of the rights for Thailand to broadcast live World Cup 2022 matches.
China replicates Beijing Olympic 'bubble' for rare sports event
AFP, Published on 28/09/2022
» SHANGHAI - China will replicate its Covid-secure Olympic bubble when it hosts its first major international sports event since the Beijing Winter Games -- with organisers calling it a "roller-coaster ride".