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Klinsmann lands return to international football management with South Korea

  • Football

German football legend and FIFA World Cup winner Jürgen Klinsmann has been appointed as manager of South Korea's men's national team.

when he stepped down after just 10 weeks at German club Hertha Berlin.Klinsmann previously coached the United

States from 2011 to 2016, guiding them to the last-16 of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.However, he was

career for West Germany and Germany, he scored 47 goals in 108 appearances.Jürgen Klinsmann led the United

States to the last 16 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but was sacked as the team struggled in qualifying



Paris 2024 breaking qualifying begins with victories for Zakirov and Liu in Kokura

  • Breaking

Kazakhstan's Amir Zakirov and China's Liu Qingyi triumphed at the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) Breaking for Gold World Series event in Kokura, the first ranking event to determine progress to next year's Paris 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series.

semi-finals at the Kitakyushu Convention and Visitors Association.He faced Jeffrey Mike Louis of the United

States in the final, and dominated the first two sets 8-1 and 7-2 to clinch victory.Olympic hopefuls


Bontis quits as Canada Soccer President after calls to resign over pay dispute

  • Football

Nick Bontis has announced his resignation as head of Canada Soccer after failing to settle a pay dispute with the country’s men’s and women’s national teams.

U-turn after legal threats from Canada Soccer.Participation in the invitational SheBelievesCup in the United

States had been in doubt but the players called off the strike action after missing one day of training


Montagliani latest football official re-elected unopposed as CONCACAF President

  • Football

Canadian official Victor Montagliani has been re-elected unopposed as President of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) at the Ordinary Congress attended by FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Antigua Guatemala.

to include CONCACAF nations staging the men's FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1994, with the United

States, Canada and Mexico due to co-host the 2026 edition.He thanked National Federations for their


Argentina fail to qualify for men's Basketball World Cup for first time in more than 40 years

  • Basketball

International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup runners-up Argentina have failed to qualify for the 2023 event taking place in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia.

Brazil, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Jordan, Mexico, Montenegro, Puerto Rico, Serbia, the United

States, and Venezuela booked their place in the tournament scheduled for August 25 to September 10.The


Russian Sports Minister Matytsin placed on United States sanctions list

  • Olympics

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has been placed on the United States sanctions list but insists

result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of the persons above that are in the United

States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC [Office

All transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property


Norway refusing to compete in IBA events where Russia-Belarus participate

  • Boxing

The Norwegian Boxing Association (NBF) has decided to boycott next month’s International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Championships, warning it will not participate in any event where Russian or Belarusian boxers participate.

event.Norway is the 11th country to boycott the tournament, due to be held from March 15 to 26, after the United

States, Ukraine, Poland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Britain, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Sweden


Muir succeeds White as USOPC Collegiate Advisory Council chair

  • Universiade

Director of athletics at Stanford University Bernard Muir has been appointed as the new chair of the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Collegiate Advisory Council (CAC).

Collegiate Advisory Council aims to bridge the gap between university and national team sport in the United

States ©Getty ImagesThe Council is now in its sixth year of administration and aims to bring collegiate


Messi and Putellas crowned best players of 2022 in Paris

  • Football

Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas were named the best players of 2022 at the Best FIFA Football Awards in Paris.

player of the year for the second consecutive year, ahead of Beth Mead of England and Alex Morgan of the United

States."


Kleveland wins second straight gold, Brookes becomes youngest champion at Bakuriani 2023

  • Skiing

Norway's Marcus Kleveland earned his second straight gold in the men's snowboard slopestyle, while 16-year-old Mia Brookes became the youngest-ever world champion at the Bakuriani 2023 International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships.

slopestyle snowboarding event in two consecutive World Championships ©Getty ImagesChris Corning of the United

States ended up in the final podium spot, as the Utah 2019 world champion scored 82.18 points, while



Zeidler reclaims title as Buryak wins again at World Rowing Indoor Championships

  • Rowing

Germany’s Oliver Zeidler overcame two-time defending champion Ward Lemmelijn of Belgium to clinch men’s 2,000 metres gold at the World Rowing Indoor Championships.

Cameron Wharram.Clapp clocked 1:11.2 for gold, beating Wharram by just 0.1, while Matt Snare of the United

States finished in 1:15.6 for bronze.The first-ever World Rowing Versa Challenge was also contested


Steen Olsen claims dramatic slalom Alpine Skiing World Cup victory in Palisades Tahoe after Ginnis disqualified

  • Alpine Skiing

Greece's AJ Ginnis was denied a first International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup victory as he was disqualified after the conclusion of the men's slalom competition in Palisades Tahoe, with Norway's Alexander Steen Olsen promoted into first place.

silver in the slalom in Chamonix in February 2020.Athens-born Ginnis, who formerly represented the United

States, made history for Greece at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships earlier this month, as his