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Former Spurs director Paratici returns to club after 30-month FIFA ban
Fabio Paratici has returned to Tottenham Hotspur as a sporting director, the Premier League club said on Wednesday, after the Italian had finished serving a 30-month ban from football.
Donald Trump: FIFA would ‘very easily’ move World Cup matches if asked
United States president Donald Trump says his FIFA counterpart Gianni Infantino would “very easily” move 2026 World Cup matches away from designated host cities if he asked him to.
Saudi sports minister congratulates Green Falcons on World Cup qualification
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Sport Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal has congratulated the Green Falcons for qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Nigerian teenage girls chase football dreams in Muslim north
ILORIN, Nigeria: In north central Nigeria's Muslim-majority state of Kwara, where religious traditions shape daily life, a group of girls are challenging cultural norms by playing football.
Arnold criticises format after Iraq miss automatic World Cup qualification
JEDDAH :Iraq coach Graham Arnold questioned the fairness of the format used in the latest phase of Asia's preliminaries for the World Cup after seeing his side beaten to a place in next summer's finals by Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
Saudi boxer Yara Al-Amri’s life changed after history-making Asian medal win
RIYADH: The end of 2024 will always hold special memories for Yara Al-Amri. In December last year the young boxer made history by becoming the first Saudi woman to win an Asian medal in boxing — a new milestone for the Kingdom’s fast-growing women’s sports scene.
Pep talks with Djokovic as Sabalenka vows to improve ‘in everything’
HONG KONG: World number one Aryna Sabalenka said she needs to improve her tennis “in literally everything” and how Novak Djokovic is helping her do it on and off the court. In a wide-ranging interview, the four-time Grand Slam champion talked about ignoring hate on social media, nearly quitting and her hopes and fears for life after tennis. The 27-year-old from Belarus is now the undoubted women’s number one but it was hard work and suffering which got her there, and some of it played out very publicly. Sabalenka, then two in the world, was reduced to tears as her serve spectacularly deserted her at a tournament in the lead-up to the 2022 Australian Open. “I couldn’t put one serve in. I was double-faulting 40 times.