Sports

Chelsea cancels ‘inappropriate’ Premier League victory parade after Manchester bombing

May 24, 2017

Premier League champion Chelsea cancelled its victory parade in London on Sunday following the Manchester terror attack. “Everyone associated with Chelsea Football Club offers our heartfelt condolences to those affected by Monday’s terror attack in Manchester,” an official club [...]

‘Head of state’ security for Australian cricketers in Bangladesh

May 17, 2017

(AFP) Bangladesh will provide the highest level of security for Australia’s cricketers when they tour in August-September, organisers said Wednesday, after a spate of recent Islamist attacks. “What is usually reserved for a visiting head of state will be provided to them,” [...]

Qatar Airways announced as Official Partner and Official Airline of FIFA until 2022

May 7, 2017

Qatar Airways was announced today as an Official Partner and the Official Airline of FIFA as part of a sponsorship package lasting until 2022. Upcoming events sponsored by Qatar Airways will include the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017, the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, the FIFA Club World Cup, the [...]

Neymar ordered to stand trial for fraud in Spain

May 4, 2017

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona forward Neymar and his parents will stand trial over alleged fraud and corruption, making the Brazilian the latest football superstar to have to take the stand, a Spanish court ordered on Thursday. The National Court also ordered Barcelona president Josep Maria [...]

El Clasico: Lionel Messi Nets Twice as Barcelona Beat Real Madrid 3-2

April 24, 2017

Image credit: Getty Images. Madrid: Lionel Messi struck his 500th Barcelona goal with the last kick of the game to blow the La Liga title race wide open with a thrilling 3-2 win at Real Madrid on Sunday. Messi had broken a three-year goalless drought against Madrid to cancel out Casemiro’s [...]

N’Golo Kante is the PFA Player of the Year

April 24, 2017

N’Golo Kante followed his Leicester fairytale season by being voted Player of the Year by his fellow professionals. The Frenchman, who is on course to win back-to-back Premier League titles – and possibly the Double with Chelsea this season – saw off team-mate Eden Hazard as [...]

No repeat miracle for eliminated Barcelona as Juventus stand firm-Barcelona 0 – 0 Juventus

April 20, 2017

There was to be no Comeback Part II, no repetition of that night against Paris Saint-Germain, no sign of the “madness” that Luis Enrique had hoped for. As the final seconds slipped away, flags waved all around Camp Nou and the Barcelonafans sang. There was no recrimination and they had [...]

Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick seals Real Madrid win over Bayern Munich

April 19, 2017

Real Madrid are in the Champions League semi-final for the seventh successive year, having defeated Bayern Munich 4-2, but that does not even begin to tell the story. So much happened, so absorbing was this game, so impressive and so controversial too that it is difficult to know how to begin [...]

Nike has a new product for Muslim women: The ‘Pro Hijab’

March 8, 2017

Nike will soon begin selling a performance hijab for Muslim women athletes.The head cover, called the “Nike Pro Hijab,” boasts a single-layer pull-on design made from lightweight polyester in dark, neutral colors. The fabric’s tiny holes will make it breathable while remaining [...]

Ibrahimovic in elbow controversy after stamp in Bournemouth clash

March 4, 2017

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic escaped a red card despite appearing to intentionally elbow Bournemouth’s Tyrone Mings during Saturday’s Premier League game between the teams. Ibrahimovic caught Mings with his elbow late in the first half, moments after the Bournemouth [...]