CNN — The Ireland women’s rugby team has made a permanent switch from white to navy shorts in response to players’ concerns about period anxieties. The navy shorts will be debuted in Ireland’s opening game of the Women’s Six Nations against Wales on March 25, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) said on Tuesday. “The […]
CNN — British high jump coach Fayaaz “Fuzz” Caan has been handed a three-year suspension following a UK Athletics (UKA) disciplinary investigation into his conduct, the sport’s national governing body has announced. A total of 12 misconduct charges were leveled against Caan after the investigation had concluded, with his responses included in the report published […]
CNN — The stars were out at Sunday’s NBA All-Star game in Salt Lake City, Utah – from basketball legends LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, to Nigerian musical titans Burna Boy, Tems, and Rema. The trio performed an Afrobeats-packed halftime show, a sign that the genre’s global rise is continuing into 2023. Grammy-winning Burna Boy […]
CNN — The protracted doping saga involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva entered another phase on Tuesday as the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Last month, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) effectively cleared Valieva of wrongdoing, saying that the 16-year-old had violated anti-doping rules but […]
CNN — The body of Ghana soccer star Christian Atsu arrived in Accra, Ghana on Sunday evening after it was flown from Turkey, Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (MFA) said. “The mortal remains of the former Ghana Black Stars player, the late Christian Atsu, whose demise occurred during the recent earthquake in […]
Seoul/Tokyo CNN — North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula early Monday, and leader Kim Jong Un’s sister warned of more to come unless the United States halts military drills with South Korea. Kim Yo Jong, one of the country’s top officials, said “the frequency of […]
CNN — The body of Ghana soccer star Christian Atsu was found under rubble on Saturday, according to his agent, almost two weeks after the earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce to all well wishers that sadly Christian Atsu’s body was recovered this […]
CNN — Belgian goalkeeper Arne Espeel has died aged 25 after reportedly collapsing following a penalty save during a match on Saturday. Espeel had played for Winkel Sport B which plays in the second provincial division of West Brabant in Belgium. According to reports in Belgian media, including Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, Winkel Sport B […]
CNN — It may be the start of a new knockout phase in the Champions League, but it looks to be the same story for Paris Saint-Germain. The French side has failed to progress beyond the round of 16 four times in the last six seasons and could be facing the same fate this year […]
Jakub Jankto: Czech footballer becomes first active international men’s player to announce he is gay
CNN — Czech football star Jakub Jankto has become the first active international men’s player to announce he is gay. “Like everybody else, I have my strengths, I have my weaknesses; I have a family, I have my friends,” Jankto said in a video released on social media Monday. “I have a job, which I […]
