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Sale near for Thai-owned Sheffield Wednesday
Online Reporters, Published on 01/04/2026
» Progress has been reported in efforts to sell the troubled English football club Sheffield Wednesday, with the head of an American private equity group scheduled to meet with team staff this week, according to UK media reports.
Senegal stripped of AFCON title, Morocco declared champions
AFP, Published on 18/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Senegal say they will appeal after they were sensationally stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title on Tuesday and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) instead declared Morocco champions, two months after their chaotic final.
Winter Paralympics to start with icy blast as Ukraine lead ceremony boycott
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (ITALY) - The Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics start on Friday but the atmosphere at the opening ceremony has been dampened by Ukraine leading a boycott against the presence of a handful of Russian competitors in the competition.
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.
Lassana Diarra seeks €65 million from Fifa, Belgian FA in transfer case
AFP, Published on 19/08/2025
» PARIS - Former France international Lassana Diarra is seeking €65 million (US$76 million) from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) and the Belgian football association as part of a long-running legal battle, the player's lawyer announced on Monday.
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.
Ko ties record round, Thai duo in hunt
Sports, Published on 14/03/2025
» Phuket: South Korea's Ko Ji-U defied the challenging hilly layout of the Blue Canyon Country Club to fire a scintillating seven-under-par 65, matching the tournament record after the opening round of the US$800,000 Blue Canyon Ladies Championship 2025 yesterday.
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.