Fans stay away from Qatar World Cup that doesn’t make them dream on October 22, 2022BERLIN: The Qatar World Cup was always going to be unique in several ways but one aspect FIFA would not have welcomed is that fans the world over are opting not to attend a tournament one supporter group said “doesn’t make fans dream”. There are many factors involved, which individually might have been minor deterrents […]
What to look forward to in 2022 on December 17, 2021BERLIN: Next year will kick off with the Africa Cup of Nations on Jan. 9 with every major European league forced to release players from the continent to compete for their national teams despite ongoing domestic club competitions. England’s Premier League clubs alone are expected to release some 40 players, with Arsenal, Crystal Palace losing […]
Governing bodies need to adapt to changes in world sports on March 1, 2019International sports federations must adapt to the rapid transformation in world sport, including growing athlete autonomy, or risk losing control of the industry, a report said on Thursday. The report, titled ‘The Future of Sport’, was conducted by the Association of summer Olympic international federations (ASOIF), which groups the games’ governing bodies. It is primarily […]
IOC faces 2026 Winter Games conundrum as cities flee on November 17, 2018ZURICH: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is facing its most serious bidding crisis in decades as cities drop out of the 2026 Winter Games bid race en masse, leaving a field of just two candidates. The Canadian city of Calgary on Tuesday became the latest to pull the plug on its 2026 Games candidacy after […]
Germany have set sights on defending title on May 24, 2018BERLIN: There is only one thing on Germany’s mind going into the World Cup and that is to defend their title and become the first team in more than half a century to do so. The Germans have lost just once in 23 games since their Euro 2016 semi-final defeat, cruising through the qualifiers with […]