Denmark’s cultural minister opposes Russian athletes competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics. Russia must be banned from all international sports, Jakob Engel-Schmidt says. Athletes from Russia may be permitted to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games. Denmark‘s cultural minister opposes Russian athletes competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Paris, even if they are flying … Read more
Saudi Arabia has won the bid to host the 2027 Asian Cup. The news was made during the AFC Congress in Manama, Bahrain. Prince bin Turki Al-Faisal said “The kingdom is changing before our eyes”. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia has won the bid to host the 2027 Asian … Read more
Beijing sealed up its Winter Olympic “bubble” on Tuesday, preparing the Games venues, transport and staff for the world’s strictest mass sporting event since the global pandemic. China, where the virus emerged toward the end of 2019, has pursued a zero-tolerance strategy on Covid-19 and is taking the same approach to limit the pandemic’s potential … Read more
