UAE national jiu-jitsu team eye fourth consecutive world championship title in Mongolia
ABU DHABI: The UAE’s national team have arrived in Mongolia for the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship where they are hoping to win a fourth consecutive title.
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England boss Sarina Wiegman speaks out about World Cup armbands controversy
England Lionesses manager, Sarina Wiegman, has spoken out about the ongoing controversy surrounding the choice of armbands for the team ahead of the upcoming Women's World Cup. In a tournament where wearing the rainbow One Love armband in support of LGBTQ+ rights is strictly prohibited, the teams have been provided with eight alternative options, each representing different causes.
Speak up! From mutiny and boycotts to equal-pay demands, women's game faces reckoning
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Grant, Jaravee share lead at LPGA’s Dana Open in Ohio
WASHINGTON: Sweden’s Linn Grant fired a bogey-free 7-under par 64 on Thursday to share the first-round lead at the US LPGA Dana Open with Thailand’s Jaravee Boonchant.
Fair play! ICC announce equal prize money in men's and women's cricket
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Thursday that it will distribute equal prize money to men's and women's teams from now on at its events.
Tunisian clubs get highest share from Qatar 2022 FIFA Club Benefit programme
Tunisian clubs, which provided the highest number of players from Africa at the Qatar 2022 World Cup, will receive the highest share of the proceeds from the FIFA Club Benefit programme.
FIFA bans Al-Nassr from registering new players over Musa’s Leicester deal
Nigeria’s forward Ahmed Musa celebrates after scoring their second goal during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group D football match between Nigeria and Iceland at the Volgograd Arena in Volgograd on June 22, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Mark RALSTON
Africa’s World Cup qualifying draw launches new format and at least 9 teams toward 2026 event
LONDON: Nigeria and South Africa were drawn in the same World Cup qualifying group on Thursday in a re-shaped African competition that will lead to at least nine teams at the 2026 showpiece in the US, Canada and Mexico.