FIFA invites bids for 2025 Club World Cup broadcast rights

LONDON: Just 11 months before the inaugural 32-team Club World Cup in men’s soccer, FIFA invited bids for rights to broadcast the 63-game tournament to be staged in the United States. FIFA on Monday published an “invitation to tender in the Americas, Asia, and Middle East and North Africa” weeks after talks with tech giant […]

Bailey shuts door on Warner’s possible Champions Trophy return

CANBERRA: David Warner announced his retirement from the T20I format following Australia’s exit from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, marking the end of his international cricket career after retiring from ODIs and Tests earlier this year. However, a couple of weeks later, the explosive southpaw indicated in a social media post that the […]

Root says England ‘shouldn’t have’ toured Australia for Ashes in 2021/22

LONDON: England were thrashed 4-0 in 2021/22 Ashes. Skipper Joe Root and Head Coach Chris Silverwood were criticized heavily at the time for the selection calls and tactics used in the games. The team also had to deal with quarantines because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the management to counter mental fatigue rested and rotated […]

Spain midfielder Rodri says winning Euro 2024 is ‘the best day of my career’

BERLIN: He only played half the game, but Spain midfielder Rodri called it the best day of his career. Spain looked to have suffered a major blow when Rodri went off with an unspecified injury at halftime in the European Championship final against England on Sunday with the score at 0-0. Rodri said he felt […]