Capitalists and Athletes

I visited the World Track & Field Championships last month. Americans adore their football and basketball, but track and field and Olympic sports hold a unique place in my heart. These sports are carnivals of excitement, inspiration, and positive national pride at the world championship level...

Munich 2022

According to European Championships Management (ECM), all nine of the sports that are being contested for in the Munich 2022 European Championships, which started today, will be shown for free on television in Ukraine. These championships are being held in Munich in 2022. This is being done "...

Members of the EBU will provide thorough coverage of the European Aquatics Championships. ROME 2022

The 36th LEN European Aquatics Championships, which will take place in Rome in 2022, will be thoroughly covered by EBU Members as the unparalleled year of aquatics action on free-to-air TV in Europe continues.

From August 11 to 21, the European Aquatics Championships will include compet...

Youth MMA World Championships to be held in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates in 2022; Registration is now open

The 2022 Youth MMA World Championships, open to competitors aged 12 to 17, will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from August 17–20, according to the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMF). The tournament will be live-streamed on IMMAF.TV and is sponsored by the UAE Ji...

Filipinas Start the AFF Stint Against A Young Australian Squad

A young Australian team in search of experience will be facing the Philippines at the beginning of the 2022 ASEAN Football Federation Women’s Championships at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium on Monday in Malate, Manilla.

The team is called Commbankk Young Matildas and is being...

AFTER THE FINA AGREEMENT WAS EXTENDED, MORE THAN 20 EBU MEMBERS WILL BROADCAST BUDAPEST 2022

Budapest 2022, the special edition of the FINA World Championships in aquatics, will be broadcast live by at least 23 broadcasters, including 22 EBU Members, from June 18 to July 3, 2022.

Despite the exceptional, out-of-sequence championships awarded to Budapest as recently as February,...

Australia defeats Peru in a sudden-death match for a World Cup spot

On Monday, Australia won a sudden death penalty shootout against Peru to earn the penultimate free spot in the 2022 World Cup championships.

After 120 minutes, the playoff between Asian and South American qualifiers remained goalless, and it was only settled when Peru's Alex Valera ...

Melbourne will host the world's greatest athletes for the World Championships

Melbourne is preparing to cement its reputation as one of the world's athletic capitals by hosting one of swimming's most prestigious championships in December.

Swimming Australia and FINA, the worldwide federation, are pleased to announce Melbourne as the new host city for the ...

Singapore is 'without a doubt' capable of holding world-class athletic events: Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee

On Thursday, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach stated that Singapore is "without a doubt" capable of hosting major athletic events (Apr 28).

Mr Bach was speaking to the media during a lunch with the Singapore sports fraternity at Swissotel, where he i...

The Spartan World Championships will return to Abu Dhabi, but with a new location and obstacle course

This is the capital's second year hosting the race, which is organised by Spartan, a leading endurance sports and extreme wellness brand. The Spartan World Championship will come back to Abu Dhabi this year in an even tougher agility course designed to put some of the world's most determi...

Sweden is adamant about not playing Russia in the Women's European Championships if the ban is lifted

Regardless of the outcome of the appeal, Sweden has said that its national team will not play Russia.

The Swedish Football Association (SvFF) president and first vice-president of UEFA, Karl-Erik Nilsson, has indicated that his country's national team would not meet Russia in the 20...

Archery Has Brought Hope and Positivity to Bakhtawar’s Life

Twenty-eight-year-old Pakistani citizen Bakhtawar Khalid Kayani believes that sports have the potential to change anyone’s life. For her, this sport was archery.

Archery did not only give her a new sense of direction in life but also a completely new personality, which according t...

UAE TO HOST THE PARALYMPIC SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIPS OF 2022

The United Arab Emirates will be hosting the 2022 World Paralympic Shooting Championships for the first time. The event will take place from 3rd November to 17th November.

The event will be hosted at the Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting and Golf Club and organized by the Zayed Higher Organiz...

Singapore’s First National Arm-Wrestling Championships

An increase in the popularity of arm wrestling in Singapore has been observed in the last few years. The sport has received a lot of coverage on YouTube and even an app was launched to promote the sport called Armbet.

The treasurer of Singapore Armwrestling, Desmond Lau, said that these...

The Fina World Swimming Championships in UAE Come to an End

On Tuesday, spectators at the Etihad Arena in UAE witnessed the closing ceremony of the 15th edition of the Fina World Swimming Championships. The event featured world-class sporting competitions. 

Officials from Fina and the Abu Dhabi Sports Council attended the closing ceremony o...

Singapore’s Paul Lim Participates in World Darts Championship

The 2022 PDC World Darts Championships start on Wednesday 15th December. Singapore’s 67-year-old slinger Paul Lim has qualified for the championship. Lim will be the oldest participant in the tournament.

The event holds promise to be the most interesting in the tournament’s ...

PARIS: EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

Highlights

• The event which was scheduled in the month of August is now scrapped by the LOC and FFA

• Cancellation of this event raises doubt over the future of Tour de France and French Open

Coronavirus outbreak has resulted into cancellation of several s...

Kenya is hosting the U-20 World Athletics Championships

NAIROBI— Kenya is still on track to host the World U-20 Athletics Championships in July in Nairobi.

Sports Cabinet Secretary Sports Amina Mohamed allayed any concerns regarding the major event which is about to take place in the upcoming July that the country would fall behind say...

The president of World Athletics wishes to entice more young athletes

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe claims that track and field are well on course to become one of the top world four sports over the next few years on the basis of this year's slew of "advances" and enhanced financial security.

Taking stock of the year that saw the s...

South Africa wins its first gold medal in DWC

South Africa's first gold medal at the 2019 Dubai World Championships was won by 27-year-old Anrune Weyers (Liebenberg) in the 400-meter women's T47 with a championship record (55.79), which was not even anticipated by the 27-year-old sprinter. Two other South Africans won bronze.