Imane Khelif – boxer in gender row and now Olympic champion
A strong athlete, she played football with the boys in her village of Biban Mesbah, but beating them in matches...
From fighting boys to Saudi Olympic history for female taekwondo star
Abha, Saudi Arabia - Saudi taekwondo standout Donia Abu Taleb had an unusual introduction to the sport: for years she trained...
YouTube TV wins right to broadcast NFL games starting in 2023
YouTube TV subscribers, who now pay $64.99 a month for a viewing package, will have to pay an added fee...
- Google will pay around $2 billion a year over seven years, US media reported, for the right to broadcast Sunday games on its subscription YouTube TV service
- NFL's YouTube channel currently has more than 10 million subscribers, who regularly watch short videos showing high points from one of the world's most powerful sports
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Qatar sees off World Cup criticism to claim diplomatic victory
The emirate went into the tournament under scrutiny for its treatment of foreign workers and LGBTQ people but one of...
- As a major supplier of natural gas and an intermediary in conflict zones such as Afghanistan, Qatar already possessed diplomatic clout but struggled to gain public recognition.
- The public airing of the Palestinian cause in stadiums and Morocco's surge to the tournament's semi-finals also boosted feelings of Arab pride.
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Aborted World Cup bus parade a snapshot of Argentina’s charm and vice
Millions of Argentines who crammed the streets of Buenos Aires to celebrate an unforgettable moment with Lionel Messi and his...
- From early morning there was a constant swarm of people flowing down every road leading to Obelisk monument in Buenos Aires, where the World Cup winners were due end their parade
- A hastily arranged helicopter tour that took Messi, Scaloni and midfielder Rodrigo De Paul over the main parade sites was little consolation for those who hoped to see them
Morocco World Cup team arrives home to heroes’ welcome
The team and their coach Walid Regragui waved from an open-topped bus as they were driven from the airport and...
- The crowd cheered and some waved flares as fireworks crackled in the sky over the seaside capital, AFP correspondents said
- The king, alongside crown prince Moulay Hassan, handed out awards to the president of the Moroccan football federation
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Critics see Macron ‘offside’ in World Cup final
The French President delivered a wide-ranging performance at the World Cup final that was not to everyone's taste.
- He was an unmissable presence at the game at the Lusail stadium in Qatar, even making an appearance in the team's changing room to deliver an emotional post-game pep talk.
- "We must not politicize sport," the incoming leader of the ultra-left France Unbowed party Manuel Bompard, wrote ironically on Twitter.
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After hosting World Cup, Qatar looks to secure 2036 Olympics
During the tournament, Qatar was awarded the 2025 world table tennis championships and the opening race of the world endurance...
- The 2036 Olympics is the next big prize. The emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, is an IOC member and Qatar has already bid for the 2016, 2020 and 2032 Games.
- The IOC has a declared policy of rotating the Games, and the Olympics have never been held in the Middle East. Qatar could face competition from Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
Mbappe heroics in vain but justify Pele comparisons
The Paris Saint-Germain forward scored only the second hat-trick in World Cup final history but his bid to become the...
- Mbappe has scored 253 times in 363 games for club and country, a tally that far exceeds those of Messi and Ronaldo
- He is already up to sixth on France's list of all-time top scorers with 36 goals, one behind Karim Benzema
FIFA readies 48-team World Cup as Eyes Turn to 2026
The enlarged competition represents a triumph for FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who made expanding the World Cup a priority after...
- For the first time, football's greatest tournament will be held across three host nations -- the United States, Canada and Mexico.
- The tournament will notably see an expansion to 48 teams, up from the current 32-team format that has been in place since 1998
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Argentina beat France on penalties to win World Cup
Argentina defeated France 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out to win the World Cup for the third time on Sunday. Argentina...
- France had fought back from 2-0 down and 3-2 down in extra-time to make it 3-3 and take the game to penalties.
- Messi had given Argentina the lead from the penalty spot in the first half before Angel Di Maria made it 2-0.
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Messi’s Argentina set to take on France in World Cup final
Messi, 35, has collected seven Ballon d'Or awards for the best player in the world, but the last time he...
- Messi has been brilliant in his fifth World Cup and Sunday's final is likely to be his last chance to match the achievement of Diego Maradona
- The next World Cup in 2026 will be expanded to 48 teams and Africa will have nine slots, up from five at present
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Turkish top-flight suspended after ‘vile, inhumane’ referee attack
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Saudi-backed Newcastle face Champions League reality check
Manchester, United Kingdom - Newcastle must overcome the might of Paris Saint-Germain and a mounting injury list if the Magpies' first...
- Damaging back-to-back defeats to Borussia Dortmund have left Eddie Howe's men sitting bottom of a devilishly difficult Group F
- Newcastle are aiming to follow in the footsteps of Manchester City as a state-backed project that can go onto dominate English football and conquer Europe
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Leclerc fastest, Sainz crashes as Ferrari out-pace Mercedes
On a day of mixed fortunes for the 'scarlet scuderia' at the Yas Marina Circuit, the luckless Sainz – who...
- Leclerc topped the times by 0.043 seconds ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris, who is chasing the first win of his career, with three-time champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull third
- Verstappen, who is seeking a record-enhancing 19th win of the season and 54th of his career in Sunday’s race, has won the last three Abu Dhabi events from pole position
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Messi’s World Cup jerseys up for $10m auction
If the jerseys sell for above $10m, that could make the sale the most valuable collection of sports memorabilia ever...
- He donned these shirts during the first halves of the group-stage rounds against Saudi Arabia and Mexico, as well as later games against Australia, the Netherlands and Croatia.
- The most expensive individual jersey ever sold at auction was one that basketball legend Michael Jordan wore during his NBA finals run in 1998. It sold for $10.1m.