Real Madrid see off Al Ahly to advance to Club World Cup final
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Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay launch WC2030 bid
President of Conmebol Alejandro Dominguez (L), President of the Argentine Football Association Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia (C) and Argentine Tourism and Sports Minister Matias Lammens (R) pose for a picture during a press conference to launch the joint candidacy of Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay to organize the 2030 World Cup at AFA’s headquarters in Buenos Aires on February 7, 2023. – The governments and football federations of Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile launched on Tuesday in Buenos Aires the official candidacy to host the 2030 World Cup, a year that will coincide with the centenary of the first World Cup in Montevideo. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)
Confusion over Ghana midfielder Atsu’s safety after Turkey earthquake
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 26, 2019 Ghana’s midfielder Christian Atsu chases down the ball during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) football match between Ghana and Benin at the Ismailia Stadium. – Ghana national player and former Newcastle midfielder Christian Atsu has been found alive in the rubble of an earthquake that killed more than 4,800 people in Turkey and neighbouring Syria, Ghana’s ambassador to Turkey said February 7, 2023. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP)
FIFA rules panel to debate more stoppage time in games
ZURICH: The 10-plus minutes of stoppage time that were a regular feature of games at the World Cup in Qatar are back on soccer’s agenda. FIFA’s rule-making panel known as IFAB put additional time on the agenda published Wednesday for its annual meeting next month. Changes agreed on March 4 can take effect next season.
Saez eyes Saudi Cup Jockeys Challenge prize
Luiz Saez will ride in the International Jockeys Challenge (IJC) at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on Feb. 24, the opening day of The Saudi Cup meeting.
FIA boss to step back from daily F1 management
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem will step back from the daily management of Formula One, his organisation confirmed on Wednesday, as tensions between the sport and its governing body soar following controversies involving him.
Brittney Griner absent from USA camp, but keeping in touch
DUBAI: Brittney Griner texted her good friend Diana Taurasi on Tuesday asking how the USA Basketball training camp was going.Griner was back in Arizona, choosing to skip the camp in Minnesota so she can be with her partner and recover from her time in a Russian jail. She returned to the US in December after a dramatic prisoner swap.“She wants to be a part of this like no one else,” Taurasi said. “So, she’ll get there eventually.
Confusion over Ghana midfielder Atsu's safety after Turkey earthquake
The coach of Christian Atsu's Turkish club Hatayspor said on Wednesday the Ghana midfielder is yet to be found despite Ghana's Football Association (GFA) announcing earlier this week that he had been.