FIFA officially confirms Canadian men's automatic 2026 World Cup qualification
The Canadian men's national soccer team has officially qualified for the 2026 FIFA men's World Cup.
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Manchester City midfielder Laura Coombs in 'shock' after England call-up eight years after last cap
Laura Coombs has spoken of her shock as she prepares to win her first England cap for eight years. The Manchester City midfielder has played for her country twice but the second of those caps came in 2015 against Australia under former Lionesses boss Mark Sampson. Ad In 2020, she was called up to Phil Neville’s final training camp of the year but did not play.
England to test their mettle in Arnold Clark Cup
MANCHESTER, England : England have their sights set on a first ever Women's World Cup title this year and begin their preparation this week with a defence of the Arnold Clark Cup on home soil to get their calendar year under way.
Lack of Winter Olympic bids may lead to rotating fixed host cities
Considering the dearth of candidates to stage the Winter Olympics amid spiraling venue costs, the International Olympic Committee may have to resort to lining up a list of fixed, rotating hosts.
IOC president Bach says Olympics on history's side in Russia issue
Insisting sports had to respect the human rights of all athletes, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach on Sunday denied the organization was on the wrong side of history by helping Russians and Belarusians qualify for the 2024 Paris Summer Games.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor Wins Gold In Shot Put At Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
Tajinderpal Singh Toor, India's current national record holder in men's outside shot put, clinched a gold medal with a personal indoor best of 19.49 m at the ongoing Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2023 held in Astana, Kazakhstan on Friday. As per the Olympics.com, he is an Asian Games gold medalist (2018), outdoor Asian champion (2019). He won a silver medal in the last edition of the championships in Tehran back in 2018 with a throw of 19.18 m. On Friday, Toor committed a foul in his first attempt, but made the winning throw of 19.49 m in his third and fifth attempts to clinch his first-ever gold in the championships.
SA's Ockie Strydom almost a no-show, but triumphs at Singapore Classic instead
South African golfer Ockie Strydom set a course-record final round to win the Singapore Classic by one stroke on Sunday.
Tom McKibbin well placed ahead of final round at the Singapore Classic
Tom McKibbin remains in contention at the Singapore Classic after a one-under 71 leaves him two shots behind co-leaders Alejandro Del Rey and Jeung-Hun Wang ahead of the final round.