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Alan Hubbard: Sheikh, rattle and roll out the money - it’s Arab springtime for sport

  • Inside the Blogs

This weekend, in a stadium just outside the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, a boxer named Fury will pocket around $4 million (£3.3 million/€3.7 million) for an eight-round contest to be screened around the world. 

citing an infection and broken rib.An attempt was made to reschedule the contest last August in the United

States but Fury had visa issues.Both are unbeaten in their respective forms of combat - Paul having

States and BT Sport Box Office in Britain, is the latest foray into sporting extravaganzas by the Saudis.However

spearheaded by the mysterious banker Sheikh Hasim Bin Hamed Al Thani, in an attempt to buy Manchester United

, just as the Saudis have acquired Newcastle United through shady Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman


Long Beach Olympic Hub for Los Angeles 2028 receives $30 million grant for shoreline improvement

  • Los Angeles 2028

The major Olympic Hub at Long Beach is to receive $30 million (£24.8 million/€28.2 million) to help the city re-align the shoreline in time for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics when the area will host eight Olympic sports.

host BMX, water polo, triathlon and open water swimming during LA 2028.The funding for announced by United

States House of Representatives member for California's 42nd district Robert Garcia."



Ukraine boycott IBA World Championships due to participation of "aggressor countries"

  • Boxing

The Boxing Federation of Ukraine (FBU) has announced that its athletes will not be competing at this year’s International Boxing Association (IBA) Women's and Men’s World Championships due to the presence of Russian and Belarusian boxers.

resulted in many national governing bodies pulling out of the IBA's flagship events.Ukraine has joined the United

States, Poland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Britain, Ireland, Czech Republic, Sweden and Canada in


AOC reiterates support of IOC's Russia stance despite Government's concerns

  • ONOC

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has reiterated its support of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) push to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals at next year's Olympics in Paris - a move that has been questioned by the country's Government.

bidding process, with Brisbane set to host the 2032 edition.Politicians from France, Italy and the United

States, which are due to stage the Games in 2024, 2026 and 2028 respectively, also signed the collective


ISU files CAS appeal in Valieva doping case after reviewing RUSADA ruling

  • Figure Skating

The International Skating Union (ISU) has revealed that it has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the doping case involving Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva.

would be handled "as quickly as possible" as it was "in the best interests of everyone involved".The United

States were the second-best team followed by Japan and Canada, and each would be bumped up a place if


IOC insists Olympics "cannot prevent wars" at "painful" one-year mark of Ukraine invasion

  • Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has insisted that the Olympic Games "cannot prevent wars" but "can inspire us to solve problems by building bridges" in a statement coming just two days before the "painful" one-year anniversary of the start of Russia's military assault on Ukraine.

battle at the age of 27 ©Getty Images"For this reason, the IOC sanctioned the Russian and Belarusian states

United in this Olympic spirit, on this painful one-year mark, the entire Olympic Movement reiterates


Smith allowed to defend The Open title as R&A refuses to ban LIV Golf players

  • Golf

Australia’s Cameron Smith will be able to defend his The Open Championship crown after tournament organisers agreed to allow LIV Golf players to compete.

Open last July before joining LIV Golf a month later.Fellow LIV Golf players Phil Mickleson of the United

States, Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa and Henrik Stenson of Sweden will also automatically qualify



Pettersen named as Europe captain for 2024 Solheim Cup

  • Golf

Two-time major winner Suzann Pettersen will be the captain of the 2024 European Solheim Cup golf team, reprising her role from the 2023 edition.

edition.The 2024 Solheim Cup is set to take place at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia, United

States from September 10 to 15 2024.Stacy Lewis has been named as captain of the US team for the 2023


WADA seeks four-year ban for Valieva after lodging CAS appeal

  • Beijing 2022

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced that it is seeking to ban Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva for a four-year period after lodging an appeal against the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

WADA succeed in its appeal, Valieva and the rest of her ROC team will be stripped of the title and the United

States will be promoted to gold-medal position.The International Olympic Committee told insidethegames

Travis Tygart, chief executive of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, who previously blasted RUSADA's

star of the ROC team that in February last year won the team gold medals at Beijing 2022, ahead of the United

States and Japan.But, after insidethegames exclusively revealed that Valieva had tested positive for



IOC says talks continue to define Russian neutrality as Australia join call for clarity

  • Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has welcomed "constructive questions" posed by a coalition of more than 30 countries over the definition of neutrality for athletes from Russia and Belarus to return to international competition.

passport, while noting that the explicit human rights concerns expressed by two special rapporteurs of the United

being left off the list issued by the British Government yesterday ©Getty ImagesThe IOC has also cited United

Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden and the United

States.