Germany coach Hansi Flick is not taking part in FIFA online video conferences this week about the possible introduction of World Cups every two years, the German Football Federation told dpa. FIFA said every men’s national team coach had been invited t…
Olympic flame handed over to China ahead of Beijing Winter Games
The Olympic flame for the 2022 Beijing Winter Games was handed over to the Chinese organizing committee in Athens on Tuesday. The ceremony was held in the Panathenaic Stadium, built entirely of marble. The first modern Olympic Games took place there in…
Leipzig without Olmo for crucial Paris Saint-Germain trip
RB Leipzig will be without Dani Olmo for Tuesday’s Champions League trip to Paris Saint-Germain after the Spanish midfielder missed the team’s final training session on Monday. Olmo, 23, was given an extended holiday after playing Euro 2020 and at the …
Olympic flame lit for 2022 Winter Games in Beijing
The flame for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing was lit on Monday in ancient Olympia in Greece in a ceremony restricted to only a few specially invited guests amid the coronavirus pandemic. A concave focussing light from the sun will ignite the flame in…
Leipzig without Olmo for crucial Paris Saint-Germain trip
RB Leipzig will be without Dani Olmo for Tuesday’s Champions League trip to Paris Saint-Germain after the Spanish midfielder missed the team’s final training session on Monday. Olmo, 23, was given an extended holiday after playing Euro 2020 and at the …
Olympic flame lit for 2022 Winter Games in Beijing
The flame for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing was lit on Monday in ancient Olympia in Greece in a ceremony restricted to only a few specially invited guests amid the coronavirus pandemic. A concave focussing light from the sun will ignite the flame in…
FIFA boss didn’t contact Olympic chief over World Cup plans, IOC says
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has not discussed plans for a World Cup every two years with International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach. “The FIFA President never approached the IOC President to discuss the proposals,” the IOC said on Sund…
Young people exposed to ‘widespread’ anti-Semitism on social media
Anti-Semitism is “rife” across social media, with young people being introduced to hateful content via platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, new research says. A report by campaign group Hope Not Hate found that anti-Semitism is commonly and widely s…
Former Croatia president Grabar-Kitarovic named IOC commission chair
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, the former President of Croatia, has been named chair of the Olympic Future Host Commission. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said that Grabar-Kitarovic starts with immediate effect in succession of Kristin Kloster Aa…
Three anti-doping charges brought against Nigerian sprinter Okagbare
Three anti-doping charges have been filed against Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare, who missed the Tokyo Olympic Games after a positive doping test, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said Thursday. The 32-year-old Okagbare, who has an Olympic silve…