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England cerebral palsy captain hopes to close gap at the top

  • Football News

Matt Crossen, England Cerebral Palsy (CP) captain, has supported his team to bridge the gap further against the leading nations at the 2022 International Federation Cerebral Palsy Football (IPCPF) World Cup in Barcelona.

against @England CP in prep for their 2022 World Cup in Barcelona…. pic.twitter.com/UIeHF7K4dj— Redditch United

England played their first match in two years against Redditch United Under-19s on the last weekend of

’ playing style to aid the team’s preparation.Other pre-tournament matches include Scotland and the United

States at England’s training ground in March.The tournament is scheduled to take place between April


Global Esports Games 2021 in Singapore records millions of views online

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The Global Esports Federation (GEF) has classed 2021 as a breakthrough year following the first Singapore Global Esports Games 2021 (GEG).

this year.After Istanbul 2022, Saudi Arabia will host the GEG edition in Riyadh in 2023.China, the United

Arab Emirates, and the United States will follow in 2024, 2025 and 2026.



Bach claims Beijing 2022 enjoys international support with Olympics fending off boycott ghosts

  • Beijing 2022

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics here enjoy the "strong support of the international community", triumphantly hailing that the Games' unifying message has fended off the "boycott ghosts of the past".

treatment of the Uyghur Muslim population.China denies the allegations.A group of nations, led by the United

States, and including Australia, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania and New Zealand

unifying mission of the Olympic Games across to as many leaders and decision-makers as possible: the United

Bach highlighted the 193 United Nations (UN) member states passing the Olympic Truce Resolution, followed

States of trying to provoke a conflict in the area to "contain Russia’s development".Chinese leader


Putin praises Beijing 2022 organisation but hits out at diplomatic boycott again

  • Beijing 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin has again condemned the diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games on the eve of the Opening of Beijing 2022, which he is expected to attend.

Politicians and diplomats from several countries, led by the United States, and including Australia,

February 2, 2022Putin had visited the last Olympic Games in the city 14 years ago, when he met the then United

States President George W.


Michael Houston: The athletes written off but now with their sights set on Beijing 2022 glory

  • Inside the Blogs

I was fortunate enough to go back to familiar grounds for the opening session of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, reuniting with the curling community at the Ice Cube here for the first mixed doubles matches last night. 

Turin 2006, Shuster had little success as a skip of his own team at the start and was dropped from the United

States' high performance programme, along with John Landsteiner.


Top seed Ding withdraws from opening FIDE Grand Prix in Berlin

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Germany's capital Berlin is set to stage the first leg of this year's International Chess Federation Grand Prix, with top seed Ding Liren of China one of two players forced to withdraw shortly before the tournament starts because of "visa and health issues".

Grand Prix is set to be held from tomorrow until February 17.World number six Levon Aronian of the United

States is now the top seed at World Chess Club Berlin, where he is set to play India's Vidit Gujrathi


Hanyu believes quad Axel can lead to a hat-trick of Olympic gold medals

  • Beijing 2022

Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu believes an unprecedented quadruple Axel could help him to become the first man in almost a century to win three Olympic singles golds in a row.

 Triple world Champion Nathan Chen from the United States is expected to be Hanyu's main obstacle



ITA reports 80 per cent of testing recommendations implemented pre-Beijing 2022

  • Beijing 2022

The International Testing Agency (ITA) has published the results of its pre-Games anti-doping programme which, it claims, covers a "higher risk period for doping offences" prior to the Winter Olympics here.

not going to participate in the Games".It is reported by the ITA that NADOs in Russia, Germany, the United

States, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, France and Sweden were issued the most testing



China targets best-ever Winter Olympics and no doping cases in team at Beijing 2022

  • Beijing 2022

China is looking to produce its best-ever showing in its Winter Olympic history here as well as ensuring that there are no doping cases within its team, according to Ni Huizhong, secretary general of the Chinese Olympic Committee.

Only China, Russia, the United States and the Czech Republic will compete in all 15 disciplines at Beijing


Djokovic and Barty among nominees for 2022 Laureus World Sports Awards

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Tennis stars Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty are among the nominees for the 2022 Laureus Sports Awards, which were announced today. 

 The United States five-time Olympic swimming gold medallist Caeleb Dressel, and Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge

Titmus, 20, defeated defending champion Ledecky in the 200m and 400m.Multiple sporting stars from the United

, recovered from a fractured skull to win a bronze medal at the Olympics.Other nominees include the United

States' Simone Biles for winning an Olympic bronze medal after the American had failed to live up to