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Chinese football club given 2-year ban after no-show
Reuters, Published on 05/08/2025
» MELBOURNE — Chinese club Shandong Taishan has been banned from Asian club competition for two years for its no-show against South Korean side Ulsan HD in the Asian Champions League (ACL) Elite in February.
Red Bull sack F1 team chief Horner
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» LONDON - Christian Horner was sacked by Red Bull on Wednesday after 20 years as team principal of the Formula One racing outfit.
ONE Championship: Nabil Anane refuses Thai boxing call-up, says pressure feels ‘wrong’ and ‘forced’
Nick Atkin, Published on 21/05/2025
» ONE Championship rising superstar Nabil Anane has pushed back against suggestions he would join Thailand’s amateur boxing team – insisting the pressure felt “wrong” and “forced”, with no discussion or agreement from himself.
ONE Championship boss Chatri retracts comments after Kaito demands apology – ‘it was inappropriate’
Nicolas Atkin, Published on 27/03/2025
» ONE Championship chairman Chatri Sityodtong has retracted comments criticising Kaito Ono after the Japanese kickboxing star demanded an apology.
Football Australia slams 'unacceptable' remarks about Matildas by radio host
AFP, Published on 26/02/2025
» SYDNEY — Football Australia condemned Wednesday "inappropriate and unacceptable" remarks by a radio host about their women's team and urged more respectful commentary on women's sport.
Panama football boss suspended for calling player 'fat'
AFP, Published on 17/01/2025
» PANAMA CITY - The Panamanian Football Federation said on Thursday Fifa had banned its boss Manuel Arias from performing his functions for six months for calling a player "fat."
Thai fans, football chief hail War Elephants after shocking South Korea with 1-1 draw
Online Reporters, Published on 22/03/2024
» The Thailand men's football team have received praise from supporters, including Football Association of Thailand (FAT) president Nualphan Lamsam, after they deservedly earned a 1-1 draw with favoured South Korea in the second round of Asia's qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday night.
UK car show Top Gear paused for 'foreseeable future': BBC
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» LONDON - Motoring show Top Gear, one of the BBC's most successful global exports, will be shelved for the "foreseeable future" following last year's crash that seriously injured host Andrew Flintoff, the broadcaster said Tuesday.
Spain's RFEF sorry for Rubiales scandal, fires women's coach
AFP, Published on 06/09/2023
» MADRID - Spain's football federation on Tuesday apologised for the "totally unacceptable behaviour" of Luis Rubiales over his World Cup kiss and fired the team's controversial coach, appointing a woman in his sted as part of an overhaul.
Rubiales kiss 'should never have happened', says FIFA chief Infantino
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» PARIS - FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Thursday that Luis Rubiales' kiss on the mouth of Spanish women's football star Jenni Hermoso "should never have happened".