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
Indonesia President Joko Widodo on Friday (Oct 7) said that football world governing body FIFA will not impose sanctions on the country over a stadium stampede last week that killed 131 people. In a video message, the president said Indonesia would work with FIFA to improve its management of footballContinue Reading
JAKARTA: At least 129 people were killed and around 180 injured at a football match in Indonesia after a crowd stampede during a riot, police said on Sunday (Oct 2), in what appears to be one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. The stadium had been been filled beyond capacity, said Indonesia’sContinue Reading
Nelson, 49, is described by her sponsor, The North Face, as “the most prolific ski mountaineer of her generation”. A decade ago, she became the first woman to summit both the highest mountain in the world, Everest, and the adjacent Lhotse peak within the span of 24 hours. In 2018,Continue Reading