The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has joined UEFA and CONCACAF in opposing FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s proposal to allow private investors to acquire minority stakes in the commercial rights of the FIFA World Cup and other global tournaments, significantly escalating resistance to one of the governing body’s most ambitious commercial plans.In a strongly worded statement…
Infantino’s trusted adviser quits, denounces World Cup plan as ‘a bad deal for football’/ Image:X Pressure on FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his controversial World Cup investment proposal has deepened after one of his closest advisers, Carlos Cordeiro, resigned in protest, becoming the most senior figure within the governing body’s leadership to publicly break ranks…
Commonwealth Games 2026 LIVE UPDATES Day 9: India’s Preeti in the women’s 54kg boxing Commonwealth Games 2026 LIVE UPDATES Day 9: Plenty of action is in store on July 31, with the main focus on Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and India’s boxing contingent. Neeraj will be chasing his second Commonwealth Games medal, adding to the…
The Indian hockey jersey colour change controversy is refusing to die down. Hockey India president and former player Dilip Tirkey has asked for an explanation as to how the decision to change the colour of the jersey was made without following the proper process. There is an email doing the rounds, and apparently it has…
Former AC Milan captain Franco Baresi, one of Italian football’s greatest players ever, has died at the age of 66. The legendary’s centre-back’s passing was mourned by his former club in an emotional statement. Franco Baresi was a young member of Italy’s victorious 1982 World Cup squad. (REUTERS) “The entire history of AC Milan is…
Daniel Rodriguez (Image credit: MMA) Daniel Rodriguez will walk out at the Belgrade Arena on Saturday night having never headlined a UFC card before. He is 39, twenty-five professional fights deep, and this is the first time his name sits at the top of a poster.He is also coming off the longest gap of his…
Quote of the day by Neeraj Chopra (AP photo) Sport is full of predictions made long before anyone actually competes, favourites picked out in advance, rankings treated almost like guarantees. Neeraj Chopra, India’s Olympic javelin champion, put it more simply than most. “Medals are decided on the day, not before that,” he said. Past results…
The Commonwealth Games 2026 are in progress in Glasgow, and Friday, July 31, will see Neeraj Chopra compete in the men’s javelin throw final as he looks to add another medal to his collection. Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh have also qualified, giving India three finalists in the event.India will also begin their campaign…
The controversy surrounding the Indian hockey teams’ change in jersey colour ahead of the World Cup took a fresh turn on Friday after Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey — a veteran of 412 internationals for India — wrote to the federation’s executive board claiming that the decision was taken without his knowledge.In an email sent…
FIFA has vigorously defended its controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) project, pushing back against accusations that the governing body is attempting to privatise the World Cup. FIFA President Gianni Infantino is very unpopular today. (REUTERS) The proposal would see FIFA’s commercial and operational event delivery activities moved into a new subsidiary organisation. This initiative recently…
