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Kuwait amends sports laws but MPs say bans likely to remain
Kuwaiti lawmakers have approved sweeping changes to the country's sports laws likely to prolong bans imposed by international football and the Olympics.
World football's governing body FIFA and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended Kuwait...
Mo Farah pays tribute to Ali in style
British athletics great Mo Farah paid a handsome tribute to the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali on Sunday as he broke David Moorcroft's 34-year-old British 3000 metres record at the Birmingham Diamond League meeting.
The...
Muhammad Ali, “The Greatest”, passes away age 74
The death of Muhammad Ali, the former heavyweight champion known as much for his political activism as his boxing brilliance, triggered a worldwide outpouring of affection and admiration for one of the best-known figures...
Benzema accuses Deschamps of bowing to racist pressure
Karim Benzema has accused Didier Deschamps of giving in to pressure from racists when the France coach decided not to include him in the squad for the European Championship.
In an interview with Spanish sports...
UEFA votes to make Kosovo 55th member
UEFA accepted Kosovo as its 55th member in a close vote at a congress by Europe's football governing body on Tuesday.
A vote on the former Serbian province's membership was passed by 28 votes to...
Kenyans favoured in London marathon
Ethiopian athletes may have obliterated their opponents in Monday's Boston marathon, the opener in this season's World Marathon Majors (WMM), but Kenyans are strong favourites to win Sunday's London race.
Kenyan men have won seven...
Qatar FA loses German lawsuit over ‘cancer on football’ comment
A German court on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit brought by the Qatar Football Association (QFA) against ex-German FA boss Theo Zwanziger for describing their right to host the 2002 World Cup as a...
UN report: FIFA must step up human rights commitment
Soccer's embattled world governing body must make human rights one of its primary goals, on a par with promoting the sport and making money, according to a set of recommendations by a top UN...
Benzema cut from Euro 2016 to avoid upsetting French ‘spirit’
Karim Benzema was axed from France's Euro 2016 squad so as not to "disrupt the spirit" in the national squad, French football chief Noel Le Graet told sports daily L'Equipe on Thursday.
The French Football...
Kobe scores 60 points in farewell victory
Kobe Bryant went out with a Hollywood ending to his remarkable career.
He scored 60 points in his final NBA game Wednesday night, wrapping up 20 years in the NBA with an unbelievable offensive showcase...
