Beijing has been selected to host the 2022 winter olympics, becoming the first city awarded both the winter and summer games.
South Korean billionaire joins FIFA presidential race
There’s a new candidate in the race to become the next president of FIFA. South Korean billionaire Chung Mong-Joon says his clean record makes him the right person to lead the football […]
Montreal goes crazy as ex-Chelsea superstar Didier Drogba arrives at the airport!
Didier Drogba arrived in Canada yesterday , to play with the Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer. 37-year-old proved he was still widely popular as he was raided at the airport by […]
Jewish athletes gather in Berlin for Maccabi Games
Seven decades after the end of World War ll and the Maccabi Games are being held in Germany for the first time. It’s Europe’s largest Jewish sporting event and athletes will compete […]
Are Footballers Mathematical Geniuses?
Alan Davies and Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University, look at the maths involved in attending a football match. Taken from Why Maths Doesn’t Add Up.
Chelsea fans banned for up to 5 years over Paris metro racism
“Football still has a problem with racism”, said the judge as he handed down 3 to 5 year bans from matches for Chelsea fans found guilty of racial abuse. The 4 had […]
Spotlight: Women’s football – Growing the sport in Singapore
With women’s football slowly growing in Singapore, Channel NewsAsia explores the efforts being done to boost the sport, with an eventual goal of taking part in the Women’s World Cup.
Tour de France 2015 Stage 3 crash
Witness the aftermath of the horror stage 3 crash at the 2015 Tour de France through the eyes of the ORICA-GreenEDGE Mechanic Fausto Oppici. Video thanks to Velon CC and GoPro.
The first ever African team in the Tour de France
Two cyclists from Eritrea, Daniel Teklehaimanot and Merhawi Kudus, are making history in the world’s most famous bicycle race. The two riders are members of MTN Khubeka, the first ever African team […]
The Iranian volleyball team beat the U.S. in the world league series
Twelve thousand men watched the Iranian volleyball team beat the US in the world league series in Tehran on Friday night. But very few women were in the crowd after ultra-conservative scholars […]