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FIFA President Gianni Infantino called the plan to sell stakes in the World Cup a proposal but ‘not an obligation’ after the idea provoked a furious response from some football ...

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine has begun the process of appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to ...

Argentina’s contentious exit from the World Cup could end up having long-term consequences, as FIFA on Monday announced assault charges against two Albiceleste players and an assistant coach. Midfielder ...

Omonia were eliminated from the Uefa Champions League on Wednesday after losing 6-5 on penalties to Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty in their second qualifying round tie, with the capital side ...

FIFA’s proposal to sell stakes in a $20 billion commercial subsidiary has drawn strong criticism from soccer’s regional confederations, which said they were blindsided by the world governing body’...

Wimbledon enjoyed a record attendance and generated nearly 5 billion social media “impressions” despite competition from the soccer World Cup, the All England Club said on Wednesday. A cumulative 550,151 fans passed ...

Spain defender Marc Cucurella proved he was a man of his word when he made good his promise of getting a tattoo of his national team coach Luis de la ...

UEFA is looking to hold an emergency meeting with its 55 member associations this week to discuss FIFA’s proposed sale of equity to outside investors, the BBC and ESPN reported. ...

Former Italy manager Roberto Mancini will return for a second spell as national team coach, Italian Football Federation (FIGC) President Giovanni Malago said on Tuesday, while Claudio Ranieri will take ...

Cyprus gymnastics star Marios Georgiou capped a memorable 24 hours for the island when he won silver medals in the Men’s Parallel Bars and the Men’s Horizontal Bar at ...

France football great and former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane will take over as the new national team head coach, the French National Football Team said on Tuesday in a ...

After the gloom of successive 17th-placed finishes in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur’s club-record summer spending spree has transformed the mood at the London club, according to Dutch defender ...

Cyprus’ four UEFA representatives – Apollon, Omonia, Pafos FC, and AEK Larnaca – are at a crucial stage in their European campaigns, preparing for important second-leg matches this week. Apollon is in ...

Maria Erokhina secured her place in the 100m breaststroke semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, marking the first time a Cypriot swimmer has qualified for a semi-final at the ...

Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides has achieved a significant milestone, earning his 30th medal at a major international event with a silver at the Los Angeles Grand Slam. This latest podium ...

Cyprus’ athletics team will begin its campaign at the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday, with four athletes in action as they target places in the finals and a ...

A female referee suffered concussion when she was knocked to the ground as she tried to break up a melee between male players during a friendly between French club Metz ...

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar secured a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title on Sunday after safely navigating the final stage, won by Mathieu van der Poel, to seal a third ...

Formula One champion Lando Norris celebrated McLaren’s first victory of the season in Hungary on Sunday while Mercedes’s Kimi Antonelli extended his overall lead to 50 points after a ...

Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has welcomed the appointment of Mark van Bommel as the country’s new coach and said he would talk to him about whether he continues his ...

Andrea Pirlo’s possible appointment as Italy head coach has hit political resistance over his commercial ties to a Russian betting company. The 47-year-old World Cup winner had emerged as ...

Malaysia’s Sepang circuit will host a rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix in October, Formula One announced on Sunday. The Liberty Media-owned sport said in a statement at the Hungarian Grand ...

Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua survived a trial by fire before beating Albania’s Kristian Prenga in Jeddah in the early hours of Sunday and talk immediately turned to ...

McLaren’s Formula One world champion Lando Norris denied Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton a first pole position since 2023 with a last-lap blast in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday. It ...