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EOC reflective as it plans pioneering Refugee Team at 2023 European Games

  • The Big Read

In his closing remarks at the 43rd European Olympic Committees (EOC) Seminar in Paris yesterday, the EOC President Spyros Capralos observed: "There was no better way to finish this Seminar than hearing the words from our Ukrainian friends. They remind us that we need solidiarity, we need to work for peace, and I hope that we will all continue working together and providing our help  as we have done up to now for Ukraine."

part of the original programme of events in Paris, Arat adopted the phrase famously used about the United

States by President Kennedy: "To use the famous phrase of President John F Kennedy, we should think



Omanyala and Richardson speedy winners at Kip Keino Classic as Mahuchikh flies high

  • Athletics

Home sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala earned a third consecutive men’s 100 metres win at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, finishing the meeting on a high note as he clocked 9.84 seconds, the fastest time of the season so far.

clocking 10.76 at the opening Diamond League meeting of the season in Doha, Sha'Carri Richardson of the United

States won the women’s 200m in 22.07 - just 0.07 seconds off her personal best.Ukraine’s double world

of Jamaica’s 36-year-old women’s world 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Twanisha Terry of the United

States took full advantage to win with a wind-assisted time of 10.86.Zambia’s Commonwealth men’s 400m

States second in 44.68.Poland’s triple Olympic champion and four-time world champion in the women’s


Senior finals conclude action at IFMA World Championships

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Senior finals concluded competition at the International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA) World Championships at Central World in Bangkok, Thailand.

Artiom Livadari of Moldova by the same scoreline.The women’s under-54kg category saw Megan Washam of the United

States beat Laura Burgos of Mexico 30-27.Islay Erika Bomogao of the Philippines edged past Camilla Danielsson

victor against Tak Chuen Suen of Hong Kong.The women’s under-60kg title went to Tierra Brandt of the United

States who beat Ewin Ates of Sweden 30-27.Independent neutral athletes won the next two titles, with


FIFA promise glittering Los Angeles show to reveal "look" of 2026 World Cup

  • World Cup

WeAre26 launch event to reveal the "faces and places" of the 16 cities due host the tournament in the United

States, Canada and Mexico,

is an "unprecedented initiative to integrate local fans and cultures across Canada, Mexico and the United

States," each host city will also reveal its own "bespoke" brand, developed by FIFA."

FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) May 13, 2023The 2026 tournament will be the second to be held in the United

States after 1994, when 24 teams took part.Co-hosts Mexico staged the World Cup in 1970, when the finals



WBSC reveal format for softball tournaments at Chengdu 2025 as men return to World Games after 44-year gap

  • Chengdu 2025

A group of eight teams will compete in men’s and women’s softball tournaments at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, it has been announced following confirmation that the sport has been included on the programme.

sold for the tournament, including more than 10,000 for the final at the Hoover Met Stadium where the United

States avenged their Olympic defeat the previous year in Tokyo by beating Japan to win the gold medal.Baseball





Historic Saudi win among under-23 golds at IFMA World Championships

  • IFMA World Championships

Saudi Arabia's Hattan Alsaif won the country's first-ever gold medal at the International Federation of Muaythai Associations World Championships as under-23 finals were held in Bangkok.

Tran Thi Anh's win over Ghada Mobarak of Egypt.There was a history-making first women's gold for the United

Temaev beating Basta Abdelmouneme of Algeria at under-60kg.Maksim Miasnikov beat Ibrahem Bilal of the United

Dalian Dawody at under-71kg.At under-81kg, Kazakhstan's Alexandr Tsarikov beat Andy Kiecker of the United

States and Huxley Martin also missed out for the Americans as he lost to Palestine's Ahmad Bilal at


World Games Athlete of the Month for April once again awarded for performance in February

  • World Games

Water-skier Martin Labra has been named as the World Games Athlete of the Month for April, even though for the second month running they have given it for a performance that actually happened in February. 

Games in Birmingham in Alabama, finishing sixth in the trick ski competition as Adam Pickos of the United

States won gold.The teenager can now set his sights on the 2025 World Games in Chendgu in China, as


Unilever signs sponsorship deal to start with 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

  • Football

Unilever has signed a sponsorship deal with FIFA which will run through until 2027.

sponsors of this year's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.The 2026 men's World Cup in the United

States, Canada and Mexico is also part of the deal, as well as the FIFAe Finals.This is the first time


Peacock to stream every event as NBCUniversal announces Paris 2024 plans

  • Paris 2024

NBCUniversal has promised a "Summer Games first" at Paris 2024 as every sport and event will be streamed on its Peacock platform.

sports athletics, gymnastics and swimming.Because of the timezone difference between France and the United

States, many events will be shown in the morning and afternoon.A three-hour primetime show will then