insert_link APO International FIFA Museum announces new acquisitions and the opening of a FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ showcase From 12 December, the World Cup Gallery at the FIFA Museum in Zurich will feature an exciting addition: The showcase of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia&New Zealand 2023TM (www.FIFA.com), a celebration of women’s football that offers visitors a glimpse of some of the standout objects collected by the FIFA Museum during the recent tournament. The FIFA Museum, the home of international football history, heritage, and culture, is proud […] todayDecember 12, 2023 2
insert_link Sport Manchester United in the brink of UEFA exit Erik ten Hag insisted his faltering Manchester United team would continue to "think positive" as they prepare for a must-win Champions League match against Bayern Munich at Old Trafford on Tuesday. Victory over the German giants is a bare minimum for United if they are to avoid an early exit from Europe's elite club tournament, having managed just four points to be bottom of Group A. Not only do […] todayDecember 12, 2023 4
insert_link Sport Osimhen named men’s African Player of the Year by CAF Napoli's Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen was named men's African player of the year on Monday during a ceremony organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Marrakesh, Morocco. Osimhen, who led Napoli to win the Italian League title last season, beat Paris Saint-Germain's Morocco right-back, Achraf Hakimi and Liverpool's Egypt winger, Mohamed Salah, to win the top award. "It's a dream come true for me," Osimhen said. "I […] todayDecember 12, 2023 4
insert_link Sport Lyles wins big World Athletics award American sprinter Noah Lyles and Kenya's Faith Kipyegon were named the men's and women's track athletes of the year by World Athletics on Monday. Lyles was recognised for the three gold medals he won at the world championships in Budapest. After an all-conquering 2023, the 26-year-old will now turn his focus to next year's Paris Olympics where he is targeting gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay and […] todayDecember 12, 2023
insert_link Sport Online abuse widespread at FIFA Women’s World Cup One in five players at this year's Women's World Cup were targeted by online abuse, according to a study released Monday by FIFA and the FIFPRO global players body. The findings emerged from analysis of 5.1million posts and comments relating to 697 players and coaches taking part in the tournament in Australia and New Zealand. Football's world governing body FIFA said in a statement 152 players received targeted […] todayDecember 12, 2023
insert_link Sport Warner takes centre stage in last Test series David Warner will take centre stage when the three-match series against Pakistan begins on Thursday ahead of what is expected to be the Australian opener's farewell to Test cricket. The 37-year-old has indicated that he plans to quit the five-day game after the third Test at his home Sydney Cricket Ground early next year. Warner has been a mainstay of the Australian team for more than a decade […] todayDecember 12, 2023 1
insert_link Sport Netball Australia CEO resigns Netball Australia's chief executive resigned on Tuesday in the wake of a protracted contract dispute that allegedly left unpaid players sleeping in their cars. Australia are netball world champions but the sport in the country is in financial turmoil after struggling to lure major sponsors and losing government funding. Union officials in November said players in the domestic Super Netball competition had not been paid for two months, […] todayDecember 12, 2023 4
insert_link Sport Springboks to host Ireland South Africa will host Ireland, the only country they lost to when winning the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, in a two-Test series next July. SA Rugby announced on Friday that the countries will meet in Pretoria on July 6 and in Durban on July 13. Since the Springboks won a home series against the Irish in 2016, they have met three times with Ireland winning each international. […] todayDecember 9, 2023 5
insert_link Sport Russia denounces “discriminatory conditions” Russia denounced Friday the "discriminatory conditions" imposed by the International Olympic Committee for Russian athletes to take part in the Paris 2024 Games, requiring them to compete as neutrals and not actively support the Ukraine offensive. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) earlier on Friday allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate as neutrals. "The conditions are discriminatory, they are going against the principles of sport," said Russian sports minister […] todayDecember 9, 2023 1
