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8 February 2019
Former West Indies cricket great: ‘We have to put a lot of things right to sustain that level of play’
West Indian cricket fans are longing for a return to their side's glory days, but cricket veteran Deryck Murray says there's still a lot of work to be done.
1 February 2019
Pressure mounts for Thailand to free Melbourne-based Bahraini refugee Hakeem al-Araibi
"Australia just gave our highest award to 2 divers for risking their lives to rescue 12 Thai boys from underground caves. We know where Hakeem is. He just needs a...
31 January 2019
Dota 2 stormed Kyrgyzstan's state opera house and left a trail of destruction in its wake
A theatre boss looked to a cybersport tournament to generate much-needed revenue and got sacked for his troubles.
5 December 2018
Trinidad & Tobago court rules Olympian's dreams were killed by ‘biased’ gymnastics federation
The whole fiasco had more twists and turns than a gymnastics routine, but many believe Williams' forced withdrawal was illegal and her attorneys have been fighting for justice ever since.
28 September 2018
Indian football is fighting a losing battle to keep its fans
A decent outing for the national team at next year's AFC Asian Cup might help lift some of the gloom surrounding the sport.
3 August 2018
Cricket Australia under fire for sacking female employee over abortion reform tweets
"Clearly 1951 rolls on down the corridors of Cricket Australia, a halcyon place where a woman’s place is out the door. It’s not Cricket. It’s institutional misogyny."
27 July 2018
Will a World Cup joke force France to have a necessary conversation about Africa?

"By calling them an African team it seems you are denying their Frenchness."
2 July 2018
The ‘future belongs’ to Afghanistan's spinning cricket star Rashid Khan
Sachin Tendulkar, a retired Indian batsman often viewed as the greatest of all time, says Khan is the best spin bowler in T20I cricket.
1 July 2018
Peru bids untimely farewell to World Cup Russia 2018 with heads high and a smile
"Peru is disqualified from this football world cup [...but is] backed by one of the best group of fans ever seen..."
30 June 2018
The dark side of World Cup fun in Russia: Online mobs are bullying women getting ‘too friendly’ with foreigners

The World Cup euphoria will fade in a few weeks, but hard questions about women's rights in Russia are still lingering, it seems.
26 June 2018
During the World Cup, Mexico gets in trouble when their fans’ chants are called ‘foul’
"In addition to being considered a homophobic scream, the “EEEEEH P…” could cause serious problems for the Mexican National Team" according to FIFA rules.
25 June 2018
Rising star footballer is among more than a million Uyghurs sent to Chinese ‘re-education’ camps
More than one million Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang province have been sent to re-education camps to unlearn and correct their religious and political views.
22 June 2018
‘Internet is not for the Tajik language'? A crowdsourced soccer blog marks 10 years


"I had volunteers. Many of them!"
17 June 2018
Russians thrilled by World Cup's kick off, despite looming pension and tax reforms

With the effect of soft power on display for the rest of the world to see, how have Russians been reacting to the influx of large, eager crowds of foreigners?
16 May 2018
Nepal’s Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for a record 22nd time
"Summiting Everest? It's just like another daily chore."
1 May 2018
After a 36-year absence, Peruvians qualify for the World Cup and a trading card frenzy ensues
"For about 25 years, I've collected the Panini album, and it's the first time I paste a card of a Peruvian player."
30 April 2018
At the World Cup in Russia this summer, Central Asia will be supporting Mohamed Salah
"Salah, with his glorious football talent and good behaviour is introducing the real Islam to the world."
20 April 2018
‘Compromising journalism. Compromising a young woman's right to be herself. Compromising the nation.’
A Trinidad & Tobago newspaper is slammed for its "homophobic" coverage of history-making sprinter Michelle Lee Ahye.
12 April 2018
#GirlsOnBikes: Women Ride Bicycles To Reclaim Public Spaces in Pakistan
"We wish to encourage each other to participate in this collective movement to assert our right to navigate public spaces on our own terms."