European leagues to honor Pele with pre-match tributes
LONDON: Top flight football matches in England, Spain, Italy, France will all honor Pele before each match in the upcoming round of games, it was announced Friday.
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Australian leagues slammed for selling Grand Finals to Sydney
MELBOURNE : Australia's top flight soccer competitions have sold their title-deciding 'Grand Finals' to Sydney until 2025 in a deal condemned by fans.
Pollard, Rashid to lead MI teams in UAE and S Africa leagues
NEW DELHI : West Indies stalwart Kieron Pollard will lead MI Emirates and Afghan all-rounder Rashid Khan will captain MI Cape Town in the two new T20 leagues beginning next month, the owners of the franchises said on Friday.
49% international cricketers ready to leave country's central contracts if they are paid more to play in T20 leagues: FICA report
The survey doesn't include the Indian cricketers as the Indian players' body is not under the aegis of FICA. "49% would consider rejecting a central contract if they were paid more to play in domestic leagues," according to the latest FICA report.
Full face shields could become mandatory in December for Junior A hockey leagues like the SJHL
Full face shields could become mandatory for Junior A hockey players by mid-December, according to Hockey Canada.
UAE Pro League completes preparations for World Leagues Forum
ABU DHABI: The UAE will host the annual meeting of the World Leagues Forum (WLF), being held for the first time in the region, on October 18 and 19. The UAE Pro League has finalized preparations to host the WLF, which is set to be attended by an elite group of decision-makers and football experts in Dubai, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Saturday.
New study recommends youth hockey leagues ban bodychecking until age 18
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Football injuries 'up 20 percent' in Europe's top leagues
football's congested calendar ahead of the World Cup. The study by insurance brokers Howden found clubs paid a record-high price for injuries of £513 million ($550 million) last season. Injury cost was calculated by multiplying the cost per day of a player by the number of days they were unavailable because of an injury.