Real Madrid rejects idea of Barcelona playing in Messi’s Miami
The Spanish football federation has already approved a request for Barcelona against Villarreal to be played in Miami.
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Italian athlete dies at World Games in China
Mattia Debertolis discovered unconscious during an orienteering event in Chengdu on August 8 and died four days later.
Carter feared racist abuse for James after penalty miss in Euros shootout
England beat Sweden on penalties in the Euro 2025 quarterfinal before going on to beat Spain in the final.
Illia Zabarnyi: PSG sign Ukraine defender from Bournemouth
Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain sign Ukraine international defender Illia Zabarnyi from Bournemouth.
PSG vs Tottenham: UEFA Super Cup – teams, start, lineups
UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain face Europa League Tottenham in European football's curtain raiser.
Barcelona and Villarreal set for La Liga game at Messi’s Miami
Spain's football federation has approved a request for Villarreal's home La Liga game with Barcelona to move to Miami.
Farmers displaced by $1.5bn Trump golf course reportedly being offered rice and cash
White House denies suggestions resort in Vietnam presents conflict of interest amid row over compensation rates
Villagers whose farms in Vietnam will be bulldozed to make way for a $1.5bn golf resort backed by the Trump family have reportedly been offered rice provisions and cash compensation of as little as $12 for a square metre of land by state authorities.
Thousands of villagers will be offered compensation based on land size and location, according to a report by Reuters. The agency spoke to elderly farmers who said they feared they would struggle to find a stable livelihood.
Continue reading...Japan boxing to hold emergency meeting following fighters’ deaths
Boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa died following fights on the same card in Tokyo last week.
Japan rocked by bullying scandal after team withdraws from high school baseball tournament
Koryo high pulled out of the popular competition after an outcry over reports that some of its members had bullied a junior player
One of Japan’s most popular sports tournaments is reeling after the sudden withdrawal of a team whose teenage players have been accused of abusing a younger teammate.
Koryo high school, which had been representing Hiroshima prefecture in the summer high school baseball championships, announced on Sunday it would no longer take part.
Continue reading...New-look Liverpool beaten by Crystal Palace in Community Shield
FA Cup winners Crystal Palace upset Premier League champions Liverpool in English season opening Community Shield.
Two fighters die from brain injuries in boxing bouts in Japan
Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa pass away within a day of each other after separate bouts on the same card.
Al Hilal sign Darwin Nunez from Liverpool
Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez completes $62m move from Premier League champions Liverpool to Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal.
Salah criticises UEFA tribute to ‘Palestinian Pele’
Former Palestinian international player Suleiman Al-Obeid killed by Israeli attack on aid seekers in Gaza on Wednesday.
Who are Premier League title favourites: Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Utd?
Liverpool stormed the Premier League last season - can anyone stop them from claiming a record 21st title?
Benjamin Sesko: Manchester United complete signing from Leipzig
The Slovenia striker was also a target for Newcastle United, having scored 39 times in two years for RB Leipzig.
Ballon d’Or holder Rodri suffers latest Man City injury setback
The Spanish midfielder missed the majority of last season due to injury and will miss the start of the new campaign.
Security in focus as arrests made in spat of sex toy disruptions in WNBA
How does the WNBA deal with sex-toy throwers? What to know about arrests and security.
Barcelona’s ter Stegen loses captaincy while Lewandowski woes continues
Barcelona has temporarily stripped Marc-Andre ter Stegen of the captaincy over his refusal to sign a medical report.
Russian football clubs secure €10.8m in Uefa ‘solidarity’ funds since Ukraine invasion
Exclusive: Five Ukraine clubs failed to win similar payments due to allegedly being located in ‘zone of military operations’
Uefa has paid more than €10.8m (£9.4m) in “solidarity” funds to Russian football clubs since they were banned from taking part in European tournaments after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, the Guardian can reveal.
The payments were made despite five Ukrainian clubs failing to receive similar such funds allegedly due to their locations being in a “zone of military operations”.
Continue reading...‘Palestinian Pelé’ killed in Israeli attack in southern Gaza
Palestine Football Association says Suleiman al-Obeid, 41, died during attack on people waiting for humanitarian aid
A footballer known as the “Palestinian Pelé” has been killed in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza, according to the Palestine Football Association (PFA).
Suleiman al-Obeid was killed on Wednesday when Israeli forces attacked civilians waiting for humanitarian aid, the PFA said.
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