Parlow Cone says US Soccer argument vs women was mistake
AP :As a different set of lawyers took over for the U.S. Soccer Federation, new USSF President Cindy Parlow Cone disavowed papers submitted by the...
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Inside China’s tough swimming regime that shaped Sun Yang
A former team-mate of banned Olympic champion Sun Yang has given AFP a rare insight into how China drives its swimmers hard from childhood in...
Tokyo 1940: The Games that became the ‘Missing Olympics’
Fears are growing that this year’s Olympics may be postponed or axed because of the coronavirus pandemic but Japan has been here before — the...
Man Utd trigger extension in Matic contract
Manchester United have triggered a clause to extend midfielder Nemanja Matic’s contract by one year.The 31-year-old, whose three-year contract was due to expire this summer,...
Flamengo coach tests positive for coronavirus
Flamengo coach Jorge Jesus has tested positive for coronavirus and is under quarantine in Rio de Janeiro while doctors perform a second confirmatory test, he...
Shakib pays tribute to Bangabandhu on birth centenary
Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan paid his tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his birth centenary on Tuesday. Shakib, who...
Don’t understand why people want Kohli to mellow down: Madan Lal
Former India cricketer and member of BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), Madan Lal questioned present Indian captain Virat Kohli’s critics, who often denounce Kohli’s aggressive...
No deadline for Olympic decision – IOC’s Coates
The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s point man for the Tokyo Games has insisted there’s no deadline to call off the event and that it was...
Tokyo 2020 torch handover to take place in empty Athens stadium
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games flame handover in Athens next week will be done in an empty stadium amid the coronavirus outbreak, Greece’s Olympic Committee...
Bangladesh postpones all sports activities
All sorts of sports activities in Bangladesh have been postponed until March 31 as a precaution to combat the spread of coronavirus in the country,...