2 November 2024
Lyon: Ongoing violence in Place Bellecour after France lost in the FIFAWorldCup final. Police use tear gas canisters
France for tomorrow's match France - Morocco mobilizes 10,000 police and gendarmes, 5,000 of them in the Paris region
Supporters in the streets of Calais-Nord to celebrate Les Bleus soccer
Police used tear gas and water cannons against crowds in Brussels as violence broke out in the aftermath of Belgium's 2-0 defeat to Morocco in the FIFA World Cup
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has appealed to world leaders to call a 'temporary ceasefire' to conflict during the Qatar World Cup1 year ago
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has appealed to world leaders to call a 'temporary ceasefire' to conflict during the Qatar World Cup
Death toll in Indonesia soccer disaster rises to 174
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member, Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho: .@FIFAWorldCup's proposal to rebuild sports arenas & host soccer games in Syria is likely a clear violation of the CaesarAct. It's shameful FIFA would seek to rehabilitate the Assad government. The int'l community should instead focus on accountability for Assad's atrocities
"It's unacceptable, and I call on Russia to release her immediately so she can be with her wife, loved ones, friends, and teammates," says @POTUS in statement, reacting to the prison sentence in Russia for @brittneygriner
2 year ago
4 people injured in explosion at cricket stadium in Kabul
2 year ago
Ukrainian ambassador in Ankara @VasylBodnar after @Fenerbahce fans chanting "Putin.", in a game they lost against Dynamo Kiyv: "Dynamo Kyiv was stronger yesterday. It is very sad to hear the words of support in favor of the Russian killer and aggressor who bombed our country
Reuters: The United States and its allies are calling on international sports federations to suspend Russia and Belarus
10 police officers were injured, 60 fans were arrested on Tuesday evening, after thousands of fans descended into Tirana from Italy and The Netherlands for the Conference League Final
The National Police arrest the President of the RFEF, Luis Rubiales
2 year ago
Reuters: "Saudi Grand Prix would have been cancelled if there were a security threat, sports minister says"
A court in Moscow extended detention of US Olympic champion Brittney Griner on charges of drug smuggling2 year ago
A court in Moscow extended detention of US Olympic champion Brittney Griner on charges of drug smuggling
2 year ago
A man from Jackson, Ohio, was being treated for injuries in a Columbus hospital after an explosion at a motorsports garage, firefighters say
2 year ago
Russia expelled from World Cup following Ukraine invasion - FIFA
FIFA will ban Russia and its teams, ejecting the country from qualifying for the 2022 World Cup only weeks before it was to play for one of Europe's final places in the tournament. UEFA will join FIFA in issuing and honoring the ban2 year ago
FIFA will ban Russia and its teams, ejecting the country from qualifying for the 2022 World Cup only weeks before it was to play for one of Europe's final places in the tournament. UEFA will join FIFA in issuing and honoring the ban
Russia Grand Prix has been cancelled, the football champions league final has been moved out of Russia AND Russia has been suspended from the Eurovision contest, says @JosepBorrellF
Possible Russia invasion of Ukraine - "I do want to be clear" per @JakeSullivan46 "It could begin during the olympics despite a lot of speculation that it would only happen after"
A Ukrainian skeleton athlete flashed a small sign that read " No War in Ukraine " to the cameras as he finished a run at the Beijing Olympics on Friday night, a plea for peace at a time of rising tensions - @AP
US President Joe Biden said Monday at a meeting with Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz that the two countries are "in lockstep" on confronting Russia over Ukraine
Putin met Xi Jinping in Beijing
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov has arrived in Beijing2 year ago
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov has arrived in Beijing
Poland's President Duda will present China's Xi with a "different, European perspective" on Ukraine during his trip to Beijing to attend the Winter Olympics, his office told @POLITICOEurope
A court in Tehran, Iran sentenced a man to 148 lashes and prison for robbing Ali Daei, a famous former Iranian soccer player. Lashes are tantamount to torture yet the government flogs political prisoners, thieves & everyone in between.
2 year ago
Chief of Russian Foreign Intelligence service: we have information about possible U.S. and allies campaign to discredit Olympic games in Beijing
Beijing Olympics will not sell tickets to public
2 year ago
Serbian president accuses Australian PM of 'mistreating' Djokovic
Alex Hawke's statement revoking Djokovic's visa