Barcelona to feature UN refugee agency logo on jerseys Posted July 10, 2022 "Barcelona will promote the U.N. refugee agency's logo on the back of its jerseys for the next four seasons under a partnership announced on July 5. The agreement comes after t…
Refugee Olympic team awarded prestigious Spanish prize Posted June 23, 2022 The Olympic Refugee Foundation and the refugee Olympics team are the winners of this year’s Princess of Asturias Award for sports, the Spanish foundation that organizes the prizes…
Soccer player Ubogagu banned for unintentional doping breach Posted June 14, 2022 English soccer player Chioma Ubogagu is serving a nine-month suspension for failing a doping test after medication for a skin condition contained a prohibited sub…
Afghan women’s team plays first game in Australia Posted May 23, 2022 Afghanistan’s women’s soccer team has played its first match since its evacuation from the Taliban-led country last year, helped by A-League team the Melbourne Victory. The Mel…
FIFA takes on streaming companies with own soccer platform Posted May 7, 2022 FIFA is getting into the streaming platform business with a soccer version of Netflix and Amazon Prime. The service is free and largely featuring documentaries and some live ga…
Qatar makes play into padel with new sports tour investment Posted April 9, 2022 Qatar's investment in sports has extended to the ownership of Paris Saint-Germain launching a new global tour for the squash-tennis racket game o…
Italy helps Ukrainian synchronized swim team reach Rome Posted April 3, 2022 Most members of the Ukrainian women’s synchronized swim team arrived in Rome on Tuesday after fleeing the war in their homeland with Italian help. Ten athletes…
Swallows beat Buffaloes to win 1st Japan Series title since ’01 Posted January 21, 2022 Tokyo Yakult Swallows overcame the best pitcher in Japan to become the best team in Japan. Pinch hitter Shingo Kawabata hit a bloop single to left to bring in the go-ahead run …
Unseeded for US Open, Emma Raducanu dominates final in fairy-tale ending Posted November 15, 2021 Britain’s Emma Raducanu completed a Grand Slam fairy tale Sept. 11 by beating Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 in a clash of the teens to be crowned U.S. Open champion. The 1…
New friends, put to the test: skateboarding at Tokyo 2020 Part 2 Posted September 26, 2021 Continued from Part 1… With high-adrenaline acrobatics akin to those seen on the snow, skateboarding promises to wow and hook both existing and untapp…