Puma signs long-term deal with Portuguese Football Federation
:German sportswear maker Puma said on Wednesday it signed a long-term kit deal with the Portuguese Football Federation, replacing long-serving U.S. rival Nike.
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Taiwan Olympic boxing champion quits event after gender questions
TAIPEI: Taiwan's Olympic boxing gold medallist Lin Yu-ting has pulled out of an international competition in Britain after the organiser questioned her gender eligibility, Taiwanese sports officials said on Wednesday (Nov 27).
FIFA launches 2022 World Cup legacy fund for initiatives with WHO, WTO and UNHCR
FIFA launched a $50 million legacy fund for social programmes on Wednesday in collaboration with 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar and the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
South Africa 80-4 on rain-affected first day v Sri Lanka
DURBAN :There was no play possible between lunch and tea on the first day of the first test between hosts South Africa and Sri Lanka at a rain-sodden Kingsmead in Durban on Wednesday, with little prospect in the afternoon either with the home side on 80-4.
Man City boss Guardiola clarifies comments after self-harm remark
MANCHESTER, England : Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he did not intend to make light of the "very serious issue of self harm" with a joke he made after Tuesday's 3-3 draw with Feyenoord at Etihad Stadium.
Prophetic Asani hits winner as Gwangju stay second in Asian Champions League
HONG KONG : Substitute Jasir Asani scored with this first touch to earn Gwangju FC a 1-0 win over Shanghai Shenhua that kept the South Koreans in second in the league phase of the Asian Champions League Elite as Yokohama F Marinos defeated Pohang Steelers.
Norgaard red card against Everton overturned on appeal
Brentford's Christian Norgaard had his red card in a 0-0 draw with Everton overturned by England's Football Association on Wednesday, meaning the Danish midfielder will not serve a three-match ban.
Sri Lanka leave South Africa 80-4 at lunch on day one
DURBAN :Lahiru Kumara took 2-35 as Sri Lanka used the seamer friendly conditions at Kingsmead to reduce hosts South Africa to 80 for four at lunch on the opening day of the first test in Durban on Wednesday.