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Asia football body axes tournaments, centralises Champions League

January 25, 2021

Forty-team Champions League will stage group games in one West Asian and one East Asian hub from mid-April amid COVID-19 pandemic. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has cancelled several

Chelsea fires coach Frank Lampard halfway through second season

January 25, 2021

Lampard leaves with the lowest points-per-game record of the dozen managers since 2003. Frank Lampard has been fired by Chelsea, halfway through his second season in charge, after being unable to

Remembering Tahrir Square, 10 years on

January 25, 2021

After watching the protests in Tahrir Square on January 25, 2011, from afar, Abdelrahman Ashraf, 34, a multimedia producer now based in Turkey, returned to Egypt to participate in the revolution.

Analysis: ‘The heartbroken march on’: The uprisings are not over

January 25, 2021

Ten years ago, the fabric of a world order began to split apart. The ripping sounds first heard in Sidi Bouzid and Tahrir Square were the beginnings of a tear which would reverberate across the

From Egypt to the US: Lessons for activists from the Arab Spring

January 24, 2021

We stood side by side on the steps of the Iowa State Capitol, our bodies moving in unison as I led hundreds of people in Al-Maghrib prayer – the sunset prayer. We were gathered to protest against

Poirier stuns McGregor in 2nd round in UFC 257 upset

January 24, 2021

Underdog Dustin Poirier stops Conor McGregor with a flurry of punches in the second round, avenging his loss to the Irish superstar. American underdog Dustin Poirier has shaken up the world of

Iran crypto miners cry foul over electricity backlash

January 22, 2021

Tehran, Iran – An Iranian newspaper this week shamed government authorities for allowing cryptocurrency farms – especially those belonging to the Chinese – to mine bitcoin in Iran. “Burning away

FIFA: Breakaway European Super League ‘would not be recognised’

January 21, 2021

World football’s governing body says players risk being banned from the World Cup and other tournaments if involved. FIFA has gone on the offensive amid ongoing speculation about a European Super

‘No plan B’: Postponed Tokyo Olympic Games set to go ahead this year

January 21, 2021

With just more than six months to go until the postponed Games, doubts have grown over the event with the pandemic still raging across much of the world. The Tokyo Olympic Games will go ahead

Living in the shadow of rebellion: India’s Gond tribe

January 21, 2021

Reena* was a teenager when she became inspired by the speeches of a Maoist leader who lived in her small hamlet in Abujmad, located in the Narayanpur district of the central Indian state of

Pakistan’s Amir to play for London Spirit in debut Hundred event

January 20, 2021

Pakistani paceman to play for Lord’s-based team in this year’s debut season of English cricket’s Hundred competition. Pakistan paceman Mohammad Amir will play for Lord’s-based London Spirit in

Bayern to face Al Ahly or Al Duhail in Club World Cup

January 19, 2021

Bayern Munich looking to add to the five trophies they won in 2020: Bundesliga, German Cup, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and German Super Cup. European champions Bayern Munich will face