Ramsdale hoping team makes up for World Cup beer ban Posted December 25, 2022 With beer sales banned at World Cup stadiums in Qatar, England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale is hoping his team can lift the spirits of soccer fans in other ways. …
Belgium to reinforce soccer stadium security after violence Posted December 18, 2022 Belgium's Interior minister met with league and club officials to present them with details of a draft law aimed at reinforcing the fight against soccer hooliganism
Hamilton becomes honorary citizen of Brazil before race Posted December 10, 2022 Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton became a Brazilian driver. Hamilton received honorary citize…
Vancouver’s shot at hosting 2030 Winter Olympics dims Posted December 3, 2022 British Columbia's government will not support Vancouver's bid to hold the 2030 Olympics in the province, a move that places Salt Lake City closer to bringing the Games back to Ut…
Pandas sent by China arrive in Qatar ahead of World Cup Posted November 25, 2022 A pair of giant pandas sent as a gift from China arrived in Qatar on Oct. 19 a month ahead of the World Cup. They are taking up reside…
Take note: Utah Jazz may have lost their hashtag to Apple Posted November 17, 2022 Take note: The Utah Jazz evidently need a new hashtag. The team's long-used hashtag — #TakeNote — was used by Apple CEO Tim Cook in a tweet, accompanied by an …
Fewer willows worry Kashmir’s cricket bat makers Posted November 8, 2022 Lines of shops display neat stacks of willow wood along a nondescript motorway in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s Sangam village. Behind the shops ar…
Rebekah Vardy to pay $1.7M in costs after losing court fight Posted November 1, 2022 Rebekah Vardy, the wife of English soccer player Jamie Vardy, has to pay about 1.5 million pounds ($1.7 million) in legal costs to fellow soccer spouse Coleen Rooney after losing …
Paris taps French stage director Jolly for Olympic opening Posted October 24, 2022 Paris Olympic organizers appointed prize-winning French theater director Thomas Jolly to direct the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2024 Games and the Paral…
Argentina’s government joins World Cup sticker dispute Posted October 17, 2022 Argentina's government has joined the squabble between shop owners and the local manufacturers of popular but scarce World Cup sticker albums. Soccer fans in the South American…