New-look Team USA wins fourth straight gold at FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
SYDNEY — A fair amount of uncertainty surrounded USA Basketball as they entered a new chapter of the post-Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi era.
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Boli Bolingoli on catastrophic Celtic spell as flop finally admits 'mistake' that nearly shut Scottish football down
Celtic flop Boli Bolingoli has finally broken his silence over his Covid breach which saw First Minister Nicola Sturgeon threaten to shut down Scottish football and admitted he made a 'mistake'. Bolingoli made front page headlines in August 2020 when he went on a trip to Spain and failed to quarantine after returning and didn't inform the Parkhead club where he had been. He played the next game against Kilmarnock before his actions came to light.
Turmoil at home swirls around Iran team ahead of World Cup
GENEVA: Political issues are swirling around the Iran men’s soccer team amid turmoil on the streets at home just weeks before the World Cup where it will play the United States, Wales and England. At home in Iran, two weeks of demonstrations and a violent crackdown by state authorities have followed the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, in the custody of the morality police. She had been detained for allegedly wearing a mandatory headscarf too loosely.
International Olympic Committee renews Saudi Arabia’s membership for next four years
RIYADH: The International Olympic Committee on Friday announced that it is renewing three memberships for Saudi Arabia for the next four years, while adding a new fourth membership, the Saudi Press Agency reported. IOC President Dr.
Canada's Pospisil drops quarter-final match to Djokovic at Tel Aviv Open
No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic is into the semifinals after taking down Canada's Vasek Pospisil 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Friday in Israel.
Russian athletes 'could be allowed back in Olympcs' says IOC chief
Russian athletes could be allowed back to compete at Olympic Games, according to IOC chief Thomas Bach, but only if they don't support their country's war in Ukraine.
Russian athletes who do not back invasion of Ukraine could return to competing - IOC president
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering a return to competition of Russian athletes who do not support the country's invasion of Ukraine, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Friday.
Boxing's Olympic future under fresh scrutiny
The International Olympic Committee's patience with boxing's troubled governing body looks to be wearing thin following "disturbing developments" at the IBA's extraordinary congress last weekend.