Canadian women's soccer coach Bev Priestman says foiled plan to attack Olympic matches 'a concern'
Canadian women's national team coach Bev Priestman says news of a foiled plan to attack soccer matches at the Paris Olympics is "a concern."
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Attack averted on French Olympic soccer match in St Etienne, authorities say
PARIS :An 18-year-old Chechen man was arrested in the French town of Saint-Etienne this month, suspected of planning an attack in the name of Islamic State at the city's soccer stadium during this summer's Olympics, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday.
France filed preliminary terrorism charges against teenager accused of plan to attack Olympic fans
French authorities on Friday raised preliminary terrorism charges against an 18-year-old accused of a plot targeting spectators attending soccer games at the upcoming Paris Olympics. The interior minister said it was the first such thwarted plot targeting the Games, which start in eight weeks as France is on its highest threat alert level.
France says it foiled attack targeting Olympic Games at St Etienne
PARIS :French security forces arrested earlier this month in Saint-Etienne an 18-year old Chechen suspected of planning an attack at the city's soccer stadium during this summer's Olympic Games, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.
Germany and France agree Ukraine may strike Russian military targets
The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the French President Emmanuel Macron showed their joint support for Ukraine during a Franco-German defence and security council in Meseberg on Tuesday.
Loh Kean Yew loses to China’s Li Shi Feng in quarters, eliminated from Singapore Open
SINGAPORE: Loh Kean Yew was eliminated from the Singapore Open on Friday (May 31) after he fell to world No 6 Li Shi Feng in the men’s singles quarterfinals.
French police arrest man over Olympic soccer attack plan - ESPN
The French interior minister said Friday that security authorities have foiled a plan to attack soccer events during the Paris Olympics.
Tickets for sold-out Singapore-South Korea World Cup match going for up to 3 times the price on Carousell
SINGAPORE: Match tickets for Singapore's sold-out World Cup qualifier against South Korea on Jun 6 are being resold online for significantly higher prices, prompting the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) to warn of the potential risk of buying through unauthorised channels.