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US lawmakers call on FIFA to recognise exiled Afghanistan women's football team

WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers called on FIFA to recognise the exiled Afghanistan women's soccer team, in a letter sent to the sport's international governing body on Friday (Aug 11).

Mum who flew 4,000 miles to give birth on a beach is now ‘stranded’ with her four-month-old baby

A mum from Tameside is now ‘stranded’ off the coast of Grenada with her four-month-old baby after flying 4,000 miles across the world to give birth on a beach. Iuliia Gurzhii and her husband Clive say they ‘feel like prisoners’ as they cannot register their newborn’s birth or apply for a passport, forcing them to stay in the Caribbean country.

Wrestling Federation Polls, Scheduled On August 12, Put On Hold By Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday stayed the much-anticipated Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections slated for Saturday till further orders following a petition filed by the Haryana Wrestling Association (HWA). The order came following a petition filed by the HWA, challenging the move to allow Haryana Amateur Wrestling Association to cast votes in the WFI polls. Advocate Ravinder Malik, representing Haryana Wrestling Association which is headed by Member of Parliament Deepinder Hooda, said the HWA is a registered society in the state and is affiliated to the WFI.

On ICC, BCCI Revenue Sharing, Pakistan Board Reveals How They 'Took A Stand'

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Zaka Ashraf has opened up on his chat with ICC and the officials of the other board over the revenue distribution during the annual meet in South Africa. From the re-appointment on Inzamam-ul-Haq as the chairman of the selectors committee to the men's cricket team getting clearance to travel to India for the World Cup, Ashraf has overseen some major developments since returning to the helm of Pakistan cricket.