Barcelona, Barcelona’s CEO has said the club supported the European Super League to enforce tighter financial controls on teams as UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) model plays into the hands of state-backed clubs such as Paris St Germain and Manchester…
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Player charged with attempted murder after attacking referee
Sao Paulo, A Brazilian soccer player has been charged with attempted murder after he brutally kicked a referee in the head during a lower league game in the south of the country.The player, William Ribeiro of Sport Club Sao Paulo, attacked the referee …
Read moreVerstappen: losing F1 title race ‘won’t change my life’
Berlin, Max Verstappen is not obsessed with winning the Formula One world championship as he said losing a tense title duel with Lewis Hamilton won’t be the end of the world for him. “You cannot force things. You just have to work well and work hard to…
Read moreFutsal World Ranking: Morocco Jumps to 14th Spot
Rabat – Morocco ranks 14th in the latest futsal world ranking issued on Tuesday.The Kingdom, which ranks first in Africa, has moved up by seven spots to rank 14th in the world with 1,369 points.Spain, Brazil and Argentina are the three top sides in the…
Read more680 exhibitors to participate in ADIHEX
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi will tomorrow host the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) 2021 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC). The eighteenth edition (ADIHEX 2021), organised by the Emirates Falconers’ Club (EFC)…
Read moreSomalia-born Runners Shine at Tokyo Olympics
Somali-born Dutch runner Abdi Nageeye encouraged his friend to keep up the pace moments before the duo finished second and third in Sunday’s men’s marathon at the Olympics in Tokyo. “Stay with me, we are going to make history! Don’t fall behind,” Na…
Read moreGuinea Reverses Decision to Pull Out of Tokyo Olympics
The West African country of Guinea has reversed an earlier decision to pull out of the Olympics and will send a delegation of five athletes to the Tokyo Games.Minister of Sports Sanoussy Bantama Sow made the announcement Thursday after national and int…
Read moreSemenya Misses Tokyo, May be Forced out of Olympics for Good
This could be it for Caster Semenya and the Olympics. Forced out of her favorite race by World Athletics’ testosterone rules, the two-time Olympic champion in the 800 meters took a late shot at qualifying for Tokyo in the 5,000 meters, an event not af…
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