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Major League Soccer to align calendar with world's top football leagues
AFP, Published on 14/11/2025
» NEW YORK - Major League Soccer will change its competition schedule in 2027 to align with the world's top football leagues in a decision commissioner Don Garber Thursday called one of the most important in the history of the 30-year-old league.
Indonesia defiant as IOC decries ban on Israeli gymnasts
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesia has vowed to play an “active role” in global sports after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urged federations not to stage events there following the country’s ban on Israeli gymnasts.
NBA approves $6.1bn sale of Boston Celtics
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» NEW YORK - The NBA on Wednesday approved the sale of the Boston Celtics to an investment group led by Bill Chisholm, five months after the deal worth a then-record $6.1 billion was agreed.
19 sports set for regional spectacle
Sports, Published on 14/03/2025
» The Board of Governors (BoG) of the Asean Para Sports Federation has granted conditional approval and endorsement of 19 sports to be contested at the 13th Asean Para Games Thailand 2025.
Indonesian football rivals meet for first time since stadium tragedy
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» JAKARTA: Two Indonesian football teams whose last game ended in one of the deadliest disasters in the sport's history met again under heavy security and without spectators.
Anger in Indonesia as Fifa pulls U-20 World Cup
AFP, Published on 30/03/2023
» JAKARTA: Indonesian football players, fans and pundits reacted with anger and sadness Thursday after Fifa pulled the Under-20 World Cup from the host nation weeks before it was due to kick off, following protests against Israel's participation.
Buriram in League Cup semis
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 24/02/2023
» Buriram United coach Masatada Ishii made no effort to conceal his joy after the Thunder Castle booked their place in the League Cup semi-finals with a 3-0 rout of Bangkok United on Wednesday night.
Copa America limps to start line despite pandemic
AFP, Published on 11/06/2021
» RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil kicks-off the Copa America that almost never was on Sunday, on home soil for the second time in three years with minnows Venezuela as their opponents in a tournament already dominated by issues off the pitch.
Brazil Supreme Court allows Copa America to go ahead
AFP, Published on 11/06/2021
» BRASILIA: Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Thursday the country can host the Copa America despite the coronavirus pandemic, clearing the way for the troubled football tournament to go ahead in three days.
Criticism, jokes as Copa America moved to Brazil over Covid
AFP, Published on 01/06/2021
» BRASíLIA - When Covid-19 overwhelmed Argentina too badly to host the South American football championships, officials decided to move the tournament to pandemic-battered Brazil of all places, drawing criticism from epidemiologists and a flurry of jokes.