Italy dismisses ‘shameful’ idea to replace Iran at football World Cup
Italian sports officials say four-time champion Italy is not interested in replacing Iran at the upcoming World Cup following a…
Leading Trump envoy suggests FIFA replace Iran with Italy at World Cup
A top envoy to US President Donald Trump has asked FIFA to replace Iran with Italy in the upcoming World…
Argentina vs Spain Finalissima football match called off amid Middle East war
UEFA says the football international between Argentina and Spain known as Finalissima that was supposed to be held in Qatar…
Fifth member of Iranian women’s soccer team leaves Australia
A fifth member of the Iranian women’s football team withdrew her asylum claim and left the country overnight, the federal…
Players flee court at UAE tennis event after security alert amid Middle East war
An ATP Challenger tennis tournament in the United Arab Emirates was halted abruptly due to a security alert amid the…
Major Liz Daly’s Invictus journey from peacekeeper to competitor
Major Liz Daly will never forget the sound of missiles flying and tanks rumbling while trapped for 24 days, unarmed,…
Pro-Palestine banner removed during Australia-Pakistan Test, spectators evicted
A banner bearing the same messages Usman Khawaja had written on his shoes has been taken down by security during…
‘My heart can’t take it’: Emotional Khawaja won’t wear ‘political’ shoes, but will fight ICC ruling
Australian batsman Usman Khawaja says he will not wear his shoes bearing the words “all lives are equal” during the…
Europe’s last dictator celebrated this young tennis star. Then Aryna Sabalenka publicly disowned him
Aryna Sabalenka has been on the end of a thrashing she usually reserves for on-court opponents as the tennis media…
‘Directly raising level of tension’: Tennis official takes aim at Djokovic over Kosovo comments
Kosovo’s tennis federation has accused Serbia’s Novak Djokovic of aggravating an already tense situation after the world number three wrote…