JAKARTA: Indonesian football players, fans and pundits reacted with anger and sadness on Thursday (Mar 30) after FIFA pulled the Under-20 World Cup from the host nation weeks before it was due to kick off, following protests against Israel’s participation. The humiliating loss came after two influential governors advocated banningContinue Reading
Indonesia has been stripped of the right to host the under-20 football World Cup, global governing body FIFA said on Wednesday (Mar 29). The decision to remove Indonesia as host of the May 20 to Jun 11 tournament was taken after its football federation (PSSI) said it had cancelled theContinue Reading
BEIJING: Two top football officials in China are being investigated over “serious violations of the law”, the country’s sports authority said Friday (Mar 24), as a government crackdown spread deeper into the game. Those under investigation are Huang Song, the head of the competition department at the Chinese Football AssociationContinue Reading
SURABAYA, Indonesia: An Indonesian court sentenced a football match official to one and a half years in prison on Thursday (Mar 9) after finding him guilty of negligence over one of the world’s deadliest stadium stampedes. The October 2022 derby match in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and PersebayaContinue Reading
SURABAYA, Indonesia: An Indonesian court sentenced a football match official to one and a half years in prison on Thursday (Mar 9) after finding him guilty of negligence over one of the world’s deadliest stadium stampedes. The October 2022 derby match in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and PersebayaContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japanese prosecutors on Tuesday (Feb 28) indicted six companies including advertising giant Dentsu Group and seven individuals over the suspected rigging of bids worth US$320 million for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. The indictments follow months of investigations into alleged corruption in the planning and sponsorship of theContinue Reading
BEIJING: In just his running gear, cap and wind-resistant glasses, Beijinger Oscar Wu braced the morning chill to meet up with other members of his running club for training ahead of a landmark marathon in the Chinese capital. Over 26,000 runners have registered to run the 42.195km route on NovContinue Reading
This year, the stadium is capped at 85 per cent capacity because of pandemic rules and organisers are aiming for 30,000-plus a day. A major test for the tournament will be bringing back overseas spectators – who used to account for nearly half of ticket sales – weeks after HongContinue Reading
MELBOURNE: General chit-chats about families and cars are how players from India and Pakistan defuse the hype that surrounds a contest between the bitter neighbours, rival captains Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam said on Saturday (Oct 15). Bilateral cricket between the arch-rivals remains suspended, thanks to their soured political relation,Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES: Manny Pacquiao called an exhibition fight in December against a South Korean YouTuber his “comeback to the ring”, saying he wants to show he “is still there in boxing”. The 43-year-old boxing legend retired from the sport last year to make a failed crack at the presidency ofContinue Reading