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Boxing's Olympic Future Under Fresh Scrutiny

The International Olympic Committee's patience with boxing's troubled governing body looks to be wearing thin following "disturbing developments" at the IBA's extraordinary congress last weekend. An IOC spokesperson told AFP on Thursday the Olympic rulers were "extremely concerned" with the lack of a new election for the IBA presidency, and the suspension in the run-up to the congress in Yerevan of the Ukrainian boxing federation. In consequence the IOC's executive board "will have to fully review the situation" at its next meeting in December, the spokesperson said.

College football Power Rankings after Week 5

College football's first weekend in October has come and went, and the year of the «basketball school» continues on.

Wilfried Zaha hits out at Reece James in deleted social media post after Chelsea win

Wilfried Zaha has hit back at Reece James in a now deleted social media post after the Chelsea defender posted a somewhat inflammatory message of his own following Saturday’s dramatic win.

Violence, mismanagement plague volatile Indonesian football scene

football, left reeling from Saturday's rioting in East Java in which 174 people were killed following Arema FC's defeat by Persebaya Surabaya. The sport is the country's most popular, with huge crowds turning out for bitter clashes between local rivals in the 18-team top-flight league, but the game has been blighted by hooliganism, heavy-handed policing and mismanagement. Home to nearly 275 million people, Indonesia has rarely been able to harness its potential and has failed to qualify for the World Cup since its one and only appearance in 1938, when the country was still known as the Dutch East Indies.

Australia FA promise action after fans' 'anti-social behaviour' mars Australia Cup final

Football Australia on Sunday promised strong and swift action after the Australia Cup final was marred by "anti-social behaviour" from supporters.

London is stage for NFL's milestone 100th international game

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN

Commentary: High-performance EV sales pick up speed – but will they ever be loved as much as petrol cars?

SINGAPORE: After a two-year hiatus, the Formula One (F1) race has kicked off this weekend in Singapore.

At least 129 dead after riot at Indonesia football match

football stadium in Indonesia when thousands of fans invaded the pitch and police fired tear gas that triggered a stampede, authorities said Sunday. The tragedy on Saturday night, in the eastern city of Malangm was one of the world's deadliest sporting stadium disasters. Arema FC supporters at the Kanjuruhan stadium stormed the pitch late on Saturday after their team lost 3-2 to the visiting team and bitter rivals, Persebaya Surabaya. Police, who described the unrest as "riots", said they tried to persuade fans to return to the stands and fired tear gas after two officers were killed.

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Boxing's Olympic Future Under Fresh Scrutiny

College football Power Rankings after Week 5

Wilfried Zaha hits out at Reece James in deleted social media post after Chelsea win

Violence, mismanagement plague volatile Indonesian football scene

Australia FA promise action after fans' 'anti-social behaviour' mars Australia Cup final

London is stage for NFL's milestone 100th international game

Commentary: High-performance EV sales pick up speed – but will they ever be loved as much as petrol cars?

At least 129 dead after riot at Indonesia football match