FIFPRO against FIFA's interim changes to transfer rules
The world players' union has disagreed with interim changes to transfer rules introduced by FIFA in the wake of the landmark Lassana Diarra judgement.
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Players on edge after Sinner, Swiatek doping cases
BENGALURU : As Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek prepare for the new season after a year in which they fell foul of doping rules, positive drug tests due to contamination are a genuine fear for many of their fellow professionals.
Holders PSG Edge Through On Penalties In French Cup
Paris Saint-Germain began their defence of the French Cup by edging out Ligue 1 rivals Lens on penalties in the last 64 on Sunday, with goalkeeper Matvey Safonov their hero in the shootout. Starting in the absence of Gianluigi Donnarumma, who was recovering from a facial injury suffered against Monaco in midweek, Russian Safonov saved penalties from both M'Bala Nzola and Andy Diouf as PSG won the shootout 4-3 following a 1-1 draw. Earlier, Abdukodir Khusanov had given Lens the lead in the second half in the far north of France, only for Goncalo Ramos to quickly equalise for PSG.
Zelenskyy lauds champion Usyk's perseverance in victory over Fury
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed Oleksandr Usyk's victory over Tyson Fury to retain the WBA (Super), WBO and WBC world heavyweight titles in Riyadh, saying the boxer embodied the fighting spirit of Ukrainians.
Zelenskiy lauds champion Usyk's perseverance in victory over Fury
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed Oleksandr Usyk's victory over Tyson Fury to retain the WBA (Super), WBO and WBC world heavyweight titles in Riyadh, saying the boxer embodied the fighting spirit of Ukrainians.
Live build-up: Who is Tyson Fury?
Fury is a two-time heavyweight world champion and has been a professional boxer since 2008. The Manchester-born 36-year-old stands 2.06 metres (6 ft 9 inches) tall, with a record of 34 wins, 24 by knockout, and one defeat (34-1-1, 24 KOs).
'If we wish for peace, we have to prepare for war', says Finnish MP for Arctic Circle
But this year in Lapland, the hometown of Santa Claus, NATO held its largest ever artillery exercise. Finland joined NATO in 2023 in direct response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Russian troops close in on eastern Ukraine's Pokrovsk
Russian troops are closing in on Pokrovsk, a major logistics hub on the western edge of Ukraine's Donetsk region.