CAF reviewing decision to play Africa Cup of Nations every four years
Oct 9 : Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe said the organisation was discussing reverting to hosting the Africa Cup of Nations every two years.
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Kevin McCarthy on Carrigaline’s rise and chasing history against Nemo Rangers
That Carrigaline are the only team to come through the group stage of the Cork Premier SFC with a 100% record speaks volumes.
Shorter regular season among drastic changes MLB proposes to players
Major League Baseball proposed to shorten the regular season to 154 games from 162 games starting in 2029 and expand the Division Series to best-of-seven in bargaining with players on Thursday.
Eddie Dunbar returns to competition weeks after collarbone fracture
Vuelta a España stage winner Eddie Dunbar made a return to racing on Thursday, less than a month after fracturing his collarbone in that event.
The Austrian justifies favouritism to claim 3-year-old handicap at Thurles
From the family of Snow Fairy and carrying the familiar Anamoine colours, The Austrian proved himself a progressive young stayer when defying top-weight and justifying 13-8 favouritism in the Killinan 3-Y-0 Handicap as Thurles staged its annual Flat meeting.
Rallying-Dakar organisers working on new Saudi route for race, sources say
PARIS, Oct 8 : Dakar Rally organisers are working on an alternative route for the January race to ensure it can go ahead in Saudi Arabia despite the ongoing situation in the Middle East, three people involved in the World Rally-Raid Championship told Reuters.
Singapore Grand Prix entertainment may be curbed if haze worsens, FIA says
SINGAPORE: There might be "some restrictions" on outdoor activity such as entertainment during this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix, but not on the race, if the haze currently blanketing the country worsens, the motor sports governing body said on Thursday (Oct 8).
India's 2036 Games bid fuels sporting superpower dreams but hurdles, heavyweight rivals remain
BENGALURU, Oct 7 : India's bid for the 2036 Olympics sits at the heart of a wider effort to transform the country into a sporting superpower and the Indian Olympic Association is convinced it can come out on top in a fiercely competitive process, its chief executive officer Raghuram Iyer told Reuters on Wednesday.