Donald Trump envoy suggests Italy should replace Iran at this summer’s World Cup
An envoy to United States President Donald Trump has suggested Italy should replace Iran at this summer’s World Cup.
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Sport-Book on how coaches deal with the media up for honours
LONDON, April 23 : Eddie Jones saw every press conference as an opportunity, while Roy Hodgson could barely hide his disdain for journalists, and a fascinating insight into how coaches deal with the media has been shortlisted for the Sports Entertainment Book Of The Year.
FIFA to put more more World Cup tickets on sale after adding new, more expensive categories
WASHINGTON: FIFA is putting more World Cup tickets on sale after angering some fans by adding new, more expensive categories. Soccer’s governing body announced Tuesday it will make more tickets available at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday for all 104 games in Categories 1, 2 and 3 plus the new “front category” pricing it added this month. The new category sparked online complaints from fans who said they thought the better seats in the categories they had bought tickets for were withheld and they were assigned less favorable locations. FIFA in December put tickets on sale at prices ranging from $140 for Category 3 in the first round to $8,680 for the final, then raised prices to as much as $10,990 when sales reopened on April 1. FIFA did not respond to an April 9 request for comment about the new ticket categories it added. Also Tuesday, The Athletic reported that tickets sales are lagging for the US opener against Paraguay on June 12 at Inglewood, California.
Wright wants full shift against Hurricanes as Brumbies eye Kiwi sweep
MELBOURNE, April 21 : ACT Brumbies fullback Tom Wright says he is ready to test out his reconstructed knee for a full 80 minutes as the Canberra side looks to complete an unprecedented sweep of New Zealand's original Super Rugby teams against the Wellington Hurricanes.
Fast Eddie Nketia adds fuel to Australia's sprinting ambitions
MELBOURNE, April 20 : A week after Australians absorbed Gout Gout's impressive 200 metres run at national championships, excitement surged again as the unheralded Eddie Nketia clocked a wind-assisted 9.84 seconds in the 100m at a U.S. college meet over the weekend.
Canadian women's rugby 7s fall to New Zealand in Hong Kong semis
Canada’s run at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong SVNS event ended Sunday with a 31–12 semifinal loss to the New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team. The Black Ferns went undefeated in the tournament, winning the Cup final with a 19-14 victory over Australia.
Golden try gives Chiefs narrow win over Hurricanes
SYDNEY, April 18 : Waikato Chiefs snatched a dramatic extra-time try to come from behind and beat Wellington Hurricanes 22-17 on Saturday in their Super Rugby Pacific top-of-the-table clash.
Recent UFC champion Carlos Ulberg says he lost title belt while celebrating the win
OutKick's Bobby Burack on the newly announced UFC Freedom 250 White House fight card featuring Topuria vs. Gaethje and Team USA facing Mexico in the World Baseball Classic on FOX.